Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Thus I’m getting more questions on new mechanisms, like crowd funding, or going public through the side door as a reverse merger. It better be an established company, with millions of dollars in annual revenue and profits, following generally accepted accounting, reporting, and audit procedures. Yet reverse mergers are not all bad.

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Merger OTC IPO Due Diligence 261

VC Cafe

JULY 13, 2022

With today’s news on the merger between Unity and Ironsource (valuing the latter at $4.4 billion in revenue in 2021, 5% of global industry revenues in 2021 ($175 billion) ? billion in revenue in 2021. billion), Israel is incredibly well positioned to be a leader in gaming tech and infrastructure. Proud to take part!

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Technical Review Israel Early Stage Merger 159

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2014

Thus I’m getting more questions on new mechanisms, like crowd funding, and an old one long out of favor, the so-called “reverse merger.” It better be an established company, with millions of dollars in annual revenue and profits, following generally accepted accounting, reporting, and audit procedures.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2010

How much dilution should I take for it?&# My friend’s company was pre-revenue. I lived through the era of companies doing premature mergers. That’s why immature teams spend so much time on mergers. A merger is not the panacea. There is no such thing a “merger of equals&#. This is a good thing.

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Merger Technical Review Early Stage Dilution 276

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2019

This often means mergers and acquisitions, incremental innovation, marketing, and global expansion – which, over the long-term, only widen the gulf between the company and its customers. New customers are expensive to acquire, and typically produce less revenue than would current, satisfied customers. Here’s a look: 1.

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Technical Review Technology Customer Qatar 145

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2012

Yet a creative collaboration with your biggest competitor may be the best opportunity for revenue and survival. As a result of our increased coverage and wider range of solutions, we both gained revenue and credibility, while reducing marketing and development. Cost sharing and economies of scale.

Non-Compete 241

Non-Compete Merger Technical Review Software Review 241

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Even still, in the context of all three points, I recommend that you evaluate the most common exit alternatives and considerations, and integrate the right one into your startup strategy and plan: M&A - merger or acquisition by another company. Most experts don’t recommend this approach as your default strategy anymore.

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Exit Strategy Entrepreneur IPO Startup 289

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2013

The single most important ingredient of success is not the idea, but having a team in place that has impeccable integrity, can iterate the product quickly, pivot the business model as necessary, and keep costs down in the process. This requires a visible focus on the company’s revenue model, the costs to get there, and cash on hand.

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Angel Investor Cram Down Intellectual Property Venture Capital 269

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

The primary source of your funds should be your paying customers, i.e., your business should generate enough revenues and profits to fund the growth and expansion. It is going to cost a lot of money just to get the initial batch of products to test the market and would definitely require external funding. Incubators and Accelerators.

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VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2022

The merger of Unity and Ironsource (a $4.4 NPD reported on Friday that consumers spent 10% less in the first six months of 2022 than they did during the same time period last year, with game industry revenue down to $26.3 While mobile game revenue was down 6.6% Gaming M&A in H1 2022. Blockchain gaming is growing.

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Forecast IP Mobile Acquisition 190

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2011

Yet a creative collaboration with your biggest competitor may be the best opportunity for revenue and survival. As a result of our increased coverage and wider range of solutions, we both gained revenue and credibility, while reducing marketing and development. Cost sharing and economies of scale.

Partner 225

Partner Non-Compete Merger Technical Review 225

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2022

In addition, you need to focus on the unique value you bring, and maintaining the gap between what customers are willing to pay versus your best cost. Smart companies use acquisitions to enhance momentum and accelerate revenue growth. In many cases, the return is not worth the cost.

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Intellectual Property Acquisition Non-Compete Merger 322

Up and Running

JULY 22, 2014

It’s a table that lists all of your revenue streams and all of your expenses—typically for a three-month period—and lists at the very bottom the total amount of net profit or loss. A typical profit and loss statement should include: your revenue (also called sales), followed by. how you make money.

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Balance Sheet Forecast Equity .Net 148

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2016

Even still, in the context of all three points, I recommend that you evaluate the most common exit alternatives and considerations, and integrate the right one into your startup strategy and plan: M&A - merger or acquisition by another company. Most experts don’t recommend this approach as your default strategy anymore.

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Equity Exit Strategy Private Equity Startup 120

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 18, 2009

We had been working on a merger between BuildOnline and a competitor called iScraper. The agreement was that both sets of investors would fund the combined entity, we would reduce overlapped costs and become a healthier company. We committed to cost focus, customer adoption and delivering our numbers. But we did $2.1

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Germany Entrepreneur Merger Los Angeles 298

Mike Michalowicz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

By focusing on reducing human touches and automating the sales and recruitment process, Angelichio and the Judge Group are able to minimize the cost associated with hiring additional internal staff while meeting their market demand in record time! The truth is economies change, revenues change, and sometimes things just happen.

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CPA Software Review LLC Technical Review 76

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2015

Thus I’m getting more questions on new mechanisms, like crowd funding, or going public through the backdoor as a reverse merger. It better be an established company, with millions of dollars in annual revenue and profits, following generally accepted accounting, reporting, and audit procedures. Yet reverse mergers are not all bad.

Merger 120

Merger OTC IPO Due Diligence 120

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 21, 2013

Startups are usually so focused on selling more of their branded product or service to their own customer base (organic growth) that they don’t consider the more indirect methods (non-organic growth) of increasing revenue and market share. Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came quickly. Fresh customer base. Economies of scale.

Merger 243

Merger Acquisition Startup Bandwidth 243

ReadWriteStart

JULY 17, 2023

In the financial year ending in March this year, the startup generated a revenue of $18.5 This could lead to a wave of mergers and acquisitions in the industry, with larger players acquiring smaller ones to gain a larger market share. The platform has raised over $225 million through equity and debt financing to date.

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India Acquisition Merger Curation 104

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

So a lot of times we'll help, 'em understand they wanna buy controllership work, which is just the, you know, the full on financial cash movement of all of their revenue through all of their systems. They do get more complicated as you get larger, but really, uh, revenue recognition is a phrase. A lot of them are trying to maintain.

CPA 85

CPA Technical Review Revenue Forecast 85

Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2019

You’ve launched your new restaurant and you’re starting to see customers, but running a restaurant is serious business, especially because your financial livelihood is most likely tied up in startup costs. . The high cost of marketing, salaries, appliances, ambiance, and so on will dry up incoming revenue instantly.

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Technical Review SBA Merger Customer 86

Berkonomics

JUNE 4, 2015

I have a positive fetish for recurring revenue. Especially for a provider of a virtual good or service, costs of goods sold do not scale with sales, as they do in the real world. In the virtual world, a much higher percentage of incremental revenue falls straight to the bottom line.

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Revenue Acquisition Houston Merger 48

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 6, 2013

Obviously you need to clearly understand your situation and your cost benefit analysis so that you can go into the deal with a solid understanding of what is a huge success for yourself. Being wholly owned has the same effect, but it does obviously require a merger or an acquisition to occur. Understand your deal limitations.

Technical Review 164

Technical Review Securities and Exchange Commission Non-disclosure Agreement Due Diligence 164

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2016

But in my experience as a startup advisor, too many entrepreneurs get stuck there, and always find excuses for not really exploring mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and alliance alternatives. Of course, they all prefer cash, but some may work for future revenue or startup equity. Investigate strategic alliance alternatives.

Merger 120

Merger Intellectual Property Startup Acquisition 120

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2014

Projecting the financials should be the last step of your business plan preparation, since it assumes you already know the opportunity size, customer buying habits, pricing, costs, and competition. Aggressive revenue projections and growth rate. Gross margins greater than 50%. Show red ink to match your funding request.

Liquidity Event 249

Liquidity Event Equity Venture Capital Merger 249

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Bootstrapping avoids all the cost, pain, and distractions of finding angels or VCs, and allows you to keep control and all your hard-earned equity for yourself. Every outside hire increases your cost and risk. As soon as you bring in investors, they force you to plan for an exit (merger or sale) in three to five years.

Bootstrapping 278

Bootstrapping Startup Merger Salary 278

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

6 Ways You Can Improve Churn Rate and Increase Revenue | KISSmetrics blog - [link]. 6 Ways You Can Improve Churn Rate and Increase Revenue | KISSmetrics blog - [link]. The Ugly Numbers Behind The Viggle-GetGlue Merger | TechCrunch – [link]. Cigarettes Should Cost $25 a Pack | Harvard Business Review – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Cofounder 107

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2013

Projecting the financials should be the last step of your business plan preparation, since it assumes you already know the opportunity size, customer buying habits, pricing, costs, and competition. Aggressive revenue projections and growth rate. Gross margins greater than 50%. Show red ink to match your funding request.

Liquidity Event 243

Liquidity Event Startup Equity Venture Capital 243

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2010

Startups are usually so focused on selling more of their branded product or service to their own customer base (organic growth) that they don’t consider the more indirect methods (non-organic growth) of increasing revenue and market share. Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came early. Fresh customer base. Economies of scale.

Acquisition 214

Acquisition Merger Startup Bandwidth 214

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

We will invest pre-revenue and even pre-product if we have discovered the right team in the right kind of market. You had a very interesting perspective on the AOL/Time Warner merger. With this strategic position, and their prescient understanding of where the industry was going, it is hard to argue with the concept of the merger.

Cofounder 277

Cofounder Merger Founder Venture Capital 277

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2013

Bootstrapping avoids all the cost, pain, and distractions of finding angels or VCs, and allows you to keep control and all your hard-earned equity for yourself. Every outside hire increases your cost and risk. As soon as you bring in investors, they force you to plan for an exit (merger or sale) in three to five years.

Equity 241

Equity Bootstrapping Startup Merger 241

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2012

Startups are usually so focused on selling more of their branded product or service to their own customer base (organic growth) that they don’t consider the more indirect methods (non-organic growth) of increasing revenue and market share. Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came early. Fresh customer base. Economies of scale.

Entrepreneur 249

Entrepreneur Merger Bandwidth Acquisition 249

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

Explain in terms your mother could understand, and quantify the “cost-of-pain” in dollars or time. Clearly define the customer, channel, and revenue model associated with this solution. In this section, you need to be passionate about revenue, profit, and volume growth. Industry & market sizing. Explain the business model.

Business Plan 283

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 283

Gust

AUGUST 10, 2014

Projecting the financials should be the last step of your business plan preparation, since it assumes you already know the opportunity size, customer buying habits, pricing, costs, and competition. Aggressive revenue projections and growth rate. Gross margins greater than 50%. Show red ink to match your funding request.

Liquidity Event 176

Liquidity Event Equity Venture Capital Merger 176

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2012

Explain in analogies your mother could understand, and quantify the “cost-of-pain” in dollars or time. In this section, you need to be passionate about recurring revenue, profit margin, and volume growth. Project both revenues and expense totals for next five years, and past three years. Solution product & technology.

Elevator Pitch 247

Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 247

Gust

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Bootstrapping avoids all the cost, pain, and distractions of finding angels or VCs, and allows you to keep control and all your hard-earned equity for yourself. Every outside hire increases your cost and risk. As soon as you bring in investors, they force you to plan for an exit (merger or sale) in three to five years.

Bootstrapping 176

Bootstrapping Startup Merger Salary 176

YoungUpstarts

MAY 18, 2015

Many business owners forego the advice of an expert accountant because they have financial/accounting experience or are cutting costs by taking responsibility into their own hands. The time saved can be put towards revenue-generating activities and possibly go well past paying the charge of the CPA.

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Due Diligence CPA Merger Acquisition 100