Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Median valuations for early-stage valuations tripled from around $20m pre-money valuations to $60m with plenty of deals being prices above $100m. When you look at how much median valuations were driven up in the past 5 years alone it’s bananas.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2021

If you need funding for these early stage activities, I have some suggestions on better strategies to follow. In this context, there are at least six stages often included in the scope of R&D to narrow your focus: Search for new technologies.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 10, 2020

In the early stages, it isn’t uncommon for businesses to bank their earnings on a handful of customers (or sometimes, just one). As such, business owners need to ask themselves if they are still as implicated now as they were in the early stages of their business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2020

Because these considerations can be quite complex, very emotional, and have long-term implications, smart entrepreneurs don’t hesitate to get some legal advice at this early stage, in drawing up an agreement document to be signed by each of the co-founders.

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TechEmpower

AUGUST 7, 2023

That’s why the CTO’s attention is on programming for the earliest stage. Hiring a hands-on lead developer might seem like the right move for an early stage startup. Closing the Gap: Hiring A Fractional Startup CTO We’re not suggesting that early-stage startups should hire a full-time CTO.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2025

For startups, building a reserve fund may seem challenging, especially in the early stages. Setting aside a percentage of monthly revenue creates a financial buffer that can cover urgent expenses when needed. However, even small contributions over time can add up.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2021

Budget relatively small “educational investments” at early stages, to learn from a target firm without a full commitment, or without leading either partner astray. Here is also an ideal opportunity to use your external advisors and Board to help identify external resources, potential partnerships, and acquisition opportunities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2022

In addition to being the startup entrepreneur, there are other key roles where Boomers can be a force in driving successful startups, in concert with leaders from Gen-X and Gen-Y: Early-stage angel investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Set expectations accordingly. Solicit funds from friends and family.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Welcome to the first installment of the NextView Ventures Early Stage Startup Guides. Every stage of building a company comes with a certain set of challenges, and we have written a lot of content around the earliest set of challenges. The first guide we are releasing is around product. Download guide today. Click to download.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2020

Early stage burn rates over $50K per month, or a runway of less than six months may indicate an inefficient or desperate startup. These terms quantify how fast money is being spent, and how long the business can survive before another round of investments is required. Think twice before you jump in.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

A new report collated by F2 Capital and derived from a survey of 25 early-stage VCs in Israel (including our input at Remagine Ventures ), analysed investment trends for pre-seed in 2024 and reviewed the expectations for 2025.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Planning for the future must be a regular activity, not just an early-stage or once-a-year event. Strategic planning is a required ongoing investment. If you wait for a growth crisis to kick off your next step, it’s probably too late. Change happens every day, and it takes time and effort to prepare you for the next step.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

For early-stage startups, the goodwill component can easily exceed the size of all the financial elements together, or can just as easily mark a company with good financials as not investable. In the investment community, these leadership elements are often called “goodwill.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2020

In addition to being the startup entrepreneur, there are other key roles where Boomers can be a force in driving successful startups, in concert with leaders from Gen-X and Gen-Y: Early-stage angel investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2020

For early-stage startups, the goodwill component can easily exceed the size of all the financial elements together, or can just as easily mark a company with good financials as not investable. In the investment community, these leadership elements are often called “goodwill.”

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Valuation Technical Review Due Diligence Leadership 311

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2022

In fact, it’s all about the “focus” required to get early stage technology products across the deadly chasm from early adopters to mainstream customers. Everyone in the business world has heard of the classic bestseller by Geoffrey A.

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TechEmpower

AUGUST 14, 2023

Conclusion Bottom line – if you are an early-stage startup with online or mobile technology as part of your solution, you ABSOLUTELY NEED a technical advisor. After the initial money has mostly been spent, it can be very tough to recover. Having a strategic and tactical advisor can greatly reduce the chance you’ll get stuck.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2021

This would be ideal for someone who is at the early stages of building their business and looking to stick to a limited budget. What made the board popular is the fact that it supports all types of code. In fact, one of the major goals of the Raspberry Pi foundation was to provide an affordable way to learn programming.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

And with so many new funds in the market and looking to put capital to work it’s no surprise that there was an even bigger boom in the numbers of deals being funded in the early-stage markets. I launched my first startup in 1999 so I know the economics of launching from first-hand experience.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2020

Since your product or technology may still be in the early stages of development, the investor in actually investing in you, and your previous achievements, as much as your current startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2020

In fact, perhaps the most important model, equity crowdfunding for non-accredited investors was only legalized via the SEC in 2016, so its impact is still in the early stages. The primary challenge seems to be that the crowdfunding term is used to encompass so many different concepts that everyone is confused.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

I will tell you brief details about seed stage funding, and deal sourcing on this page, so read the conclusion until the end. The following is a condensed explanation of seed funding: Seed money is a form of early-stage financing that new businesses receive from investors in exchange for a share of ownership in the company.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 13, 2021

It turns out capital is not a weapon, especially in the early stages of building a business, and even experienced founders who can raise huge sums often realize this and right-size their asks. But what has also happened over the last 10 years is the massive expansion of the series A and lifecycle fund market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2021

Don’t waste time talking to VCs for requests less than $1M, or very early stage, and don’t expect professional investors to jump in if you have no “skin in the game.” It is not helpful to you for funders to love an idea that does not fit the criteria for their investing capability. Not doing due diligence on the funding source.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Funding for early-stage startups is more available than ever. The median deal size is back over $100 million. Investors are showing an increased appetite for new stocks, with a good percentage of deals pricing above the marketed share price range.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2023

Because these considerations can be quite complex, very emotional, and have long-term implications, smart entrepreneurs don’t hesitate to get some legal advice at this early stage, in drawing up an agreement document to be signed by each of the cofounders.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

I genuinely believe that the next 24-36 months will be a great vintage to invest in early stage. Shameless plug, at Remagine Ventures we’re one of those specialists funds, investing in the future of interactive entertainment tech, gaming and next-gen consumer startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Since your product or technology may still be in the early stages of development, the investor in actually investing in you, and your previous achievements, as much as your current startup.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 20, 2024

Early-stage startups often operate with tight budgets, making it impractical to hire a full-time CMO. link] Cost-Effective Solution for High-Level Leadership Startups must be judicious with their spending, particularly in the early stages. You need not worry about the financial burden of a full-time salary.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 30, 2022

In the early stages of your new e-commerce venture, the expense of various small business shipping choices can add up quickly. It’s likely that you already know how expensive shipping can be for small businesses. Gaining and retaining consumers depends on providing rapid and free shipping.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2019

In fact, it’s all about the “focus” required to get early stage technology products across the deadly chasm from early adopters to mainstream customers. Image via Picpedia Everyone in the business world has heard of the old bestseller by Geoffrey A.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Venture Capitalist : An early-stage VC requires some of the same skills as a Case Officer – spotting, assessing, developing, recruiting, and handling founders building a company amid an uncertain operating environment that will bring a heavy return on investment. Most startups fail, especially those in the early stages.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 21, 2023

There are a few situations where cutting corners, even in the early stages, can cause big headaches (and significant real money costs) in the future.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In this exploration, we’re diving deep into how venture capital firms like Steve Streit’s SWS Venture Capital are broadening their horizons, not just dabbling but deeply investing in both early and late-stage opportunities. The strategic importance of late-stage investments cannot be overstated.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 31, 2020

While we are in the early stages of technological development in the virtual assistant space, a Jarvis-like computer that does all the busy work for small businesses is not too far away. And by being faster, more accurate, and much more affordable, this will be a game-changer for small businesses across the board.

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TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

Still, if you’re a business leader and your developers haven’t asked you these questions, look for a Fractional CTO to help navigate the critical early stage of development. The innovator/developer relationship needs to be a conversation.

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