Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2010

Investors are looking for commercial products to make money, rather than R&D sunk costs, so your investment hopes are sunk as well. A successful result is a one-of-a-kind technology that shows enough promise both technically and economically to warrant demonstration. It may entail a number of false starts, but no products.

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Board Effect

JUNE 21, 2019

If your search committee is executing the search, create a master list of potential sources that shows the cost and the committee member who will serve as contact for each. Indicate that meeting the gold standard is worth three points, silver is worth two and less than that is worth one (or zero, if warranted).

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

We have lots of extra infrastructure now and can grow capacity when it is warranted.”. It is a constantly coordinated, ongoing set of relationships with customers, government officials, craftspeople, and your internal people. Cash must be available to cover costs and offset delays. Costs vary by scope, location, and market.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Startups often hand out shares, options, and warrants for employees and for contractors rendering needed services. Board and Governance issues arise from day one in most startups. Can you acquire them at a sustainable cost? Your Cap Table is something that deserves constant care and attention. Are the logistics manageable?

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Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 14, 2010

In a typical venture financing, there is a voting agreement that governs how specific board seats will be filled. As a practical matter, investors don’t sue companies for a breach of reps and warranties, so reps and warrants basically serve to flush out diligence issues. Voting agreement. Legal opinion. Investor pressure.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

Entrepreneurs forget that investors are looking for commercial products to make money, rather than R&D sunk costs, so investment hopes are sunk as well. A successful result is a one-of-a-kind technology that shows enough promise both technically and economically to warrant demonstration. Prototype development.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Repaid 12-36 months with ability to prepay at reduced cost. Like other RBI firms, Decathlon does not require warrants, governance involvement, or the types of financial covenants that are often associated with other venture debt type solutions. Capital need of up to $1.5M over next 12 months. Facility sizes of 2-5x MRR .

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 4, 2012

The best providers make it easy to file paperwork and identify which government agencies you'll need to file with. For legal services, both LegalZoom and RocketLawyer both warranted five stars. We last wrote about NextAdvisor in December and their independent reviews of several business card scanners.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 28, 2022

Other aspects of organizational governance. Warrants are a kind of equity that are often attached to a corporate bond issuance or preferred stock to make the transaction more appealing to investors. However, the holder of a warrant holds a leveraged bet on the corporation’s common shares. The selection of Senior Officers.

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Gust

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Likewise, founders can benefit from understanding basic characteristics of the overall legal structure, formation and governance documents, rights and responsibilities of team members, etc. Stepping off the soapbox, let’s examine the highest level “To Do” list for a new startup: Formation, Governance and Equity. Newco, Inc.”)

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Board Effect

AUGUST 29, 2022

For instance, technology eliminates the cost and burden of travel while enabling individuals who wouldn’t otherwise be available to serve on boards. Typically, the governance committee is responsible for tracking attendance at board meetings. Of course, the use of technology can present its own challenges. Is there a minimum of 60%?

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Berkonomics

JULY 16, 2020

One of the important items in a calculation of amounts available to be borrowed is the amount of qualifying collateral, defined usually as the amount of net accounts receivable less than 60 days old, after deducting government billing – and all receivables from companies with some balances over 60 days.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 21, 2013

One of the important items in a calculation of amounts available to be borrowed is the amount of qualifying collateral, defined usually as the amount of net accounts receivable less than 60 days old, after deducting government billing – and all receivables from companies with some balances over 60 days.

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Board Effect

JUNE 10, 2019

Every decision must consider issues like current costs, future costs, repayment terms, and any trade-offs for ownership and control. Government grants may be easier to get, but they often have complicated government rules and restrictions and may contain terms and language that’s hard to understand.

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Board Effect

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Another cue that nonprofits have taken from the corporate world is having a focus on environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) and they need leaders that can lead in the area of these issues. Some of the sources include: Government grants. This level of responsibility warrants higher compensation. Private donations.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

AUGUST 16, 2020

The US Supreme Court Judge, Justice Douglas had once famously remarked that the powers, which are possessed by the government are too huge for anyone to ignore. If the government wants, it can use its entire state machinery to present you as guilty even if you are not one. Do Not Allow a Search of Your home Without a Warrant.

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David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Many industries are very difficult to penetrate from the outside, e.g. healthcare, education, government services, and more. In exchange for equity, we discount the project cost, which is already low because we offshore most of our development, by 10-15%. There’s a huge caveat to the above comments. Rock Health).

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 14, 2020

Also, microgrids produce energy in a cost-effective manner. Also, clean energy derived from natural sources keeps costs down. Green Energy: Rather than wait for the government, some companies are putting up solar panels today. The panels are usually warranted to last for about 25 years. Offer Remote Work.

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ctotodevelopers.blogspot.com

JULY 11, 2012

The x-axis depicts technical complexity, risk, and cost which are all related. decide on success metrics, measure, and then decide if additional investment is warranted. Use prototyping to lower technical risks and costs. Instead, the bottom of the axis depicts when the value is unknown or difficult to measure. More to come.

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Reid Hoffman

MAY 21, 2020

Its streamlined nature makes it more responsive than most governments. So in the early days and weeks of the pandemic, when our own federal government seemed largely paralyzed or in denial about how to respond to the rapid global spread of the disease, the Gates Foundation continued to escalate its investments.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 7, 2020

As a result, we helped save millions of dollars in economic loss and firefighting costs for the nation. We ended up receiving a $5m term sheet from investors, dozens of government customers from all across the western United States, and several offers to acquire us for 10x the initial investment. Getting there was a struggle.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2025

At Securiti dot ai, we saw firsthand how embracing AI-driven solutions allowed us to stay ahead in privacy and data governance, even as regulations and customer expectations grew more complex. The ongoing technological evolution, driven by AI and IoT adoption, warranted a complete revamping of our traditional business models.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Shame on you for spinning your desire for junior developers as being solely related to cost. As much as I love Linux (and would love to make it my primary OS across all of my development systems), it simply lacks the market share necessary to warrant the investment of my efforts. March 26, 2011 at 8:24 pm. originalgeek.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 10, 2023

And so you have to empower yourself with the knowledge because you know, the, the stakes that might be changing for something like the, the levels of debt and, and, you know, internal promises of the US government are gonna be very different than say if we go to a central bank digital currency. And if you do those things, you get good marks.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

This single decision wound up costing the company significant revenue and over the course of several months sent its customer growth into decline. In the end, we managed to repair the damage, but only after losing a lot of time and at significant opportunity cost. In a history of totalitarian governments, there's one common thing.

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 21, 2016

But Jen has been one of the leaders over this past decade of finding ways to marry technology and government. Donate , come work at Code for America , work in government , or join your local Code for America Brigade ! Back then, very few people in the consumer technology world thought about working for or in government.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 4, 2024

“Pave the way for future economic Greatness by Leading the world in emerging Industries—industry number one crypto… We will ensure every American has a right to self custody of the digital assets and transact free from government surveillance and control…” [Women’s bodies have entered the chat.]

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