YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 31, 2017

And as the Internal Revenue Service continues to wage war against fraud and identity theft, filing clean, complete returns is key — especially as your business scales. If your startup is eyeing international expansion early on, your tax compliance and planning needs, both home and abroad, immediately ratchet up.

Ratchet 113

Ratchet Merger New York Engineer 113

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The key is to have realistic expectations while still demanding a high quality of output. The problem is that the employee is likely to be distracted by all his or her demands when working from a residence. Unless a worker is normally allowed work-from-home options, be careful about granting this privilege during the holidays.

Product 99

Product Ratchet Employee Demand 99

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

3]   However, if they are built bottom up, they demonstrate and make explicit a range of business model assumptions the entrepreneur is using to think about his business and its revenue model.   Pre-bubble Siliicon Valley deals were popularly valued at multiples of revenue. This is why a bottom up approach is more credible.

Term Sheet 68

Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

Up and Running

APRIL 27, 2012

A more fundamental problem that entrepreneurs can control, however, is related to their understanding of the key revenue drivers of their businesses. So instead they plough on building and coding, without paying attention to the fact that demand may be weak; customer input has been negligible; and cash is dwindling. But they don’t.

Metrics 68

Metrics Nigeria Ratchet Churn Rate 68

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

A high performing, high-growth SAAS company that may have been worth 10 or more times revenue was suddenly worth 4-7 times revenue. Examples of dirty terms include guaranteed IPO returns, ratchets, PIK Dividends, series-based M&A vetoes, and superior preferences or liquidity rights.

IPO 40

IPO Term Sheet Silicon Valley Valuation 40

Steve Blank

JUNE 18, 2020

The goal is to meet its local chip demand by 2030. This return to the status quo, with a restoration of Huawei’s access to TSMC’s foundry, may simply require negotiating some form of trade deal or agreeing to restrictions on the sale of Huawei networking gear ( 34% of their revenue ). This is a massive national effort.

Taiwan 436

Taiwan China United States Arizona 436