Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2013

I like the work just published by Bob Rice in “ The Alternative Answer ,” which does a great job of summarizing the investment universe, starting with the “conventional” stocks, bonds, and real estate, but moving on through more esoteric alternatives, including hedge funds, private equity, real assets, managed futures, and finally venture funding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2013

Convincingly presents a patent, trademark, or other “secret sauce” that can create equity value, not just current cash flow for the owners. This has value now, and is critical for maximum value in a merger or acquisition. Values intellectual property. Not in a heated rush. Calm and self-assured, rather than desperate.

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Technical Review Intellectual Property Angel Investor Elevator Pitch 273

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Dilute your cash, equity or both. Create hassles for post-merger integration of technology or teams. What will it do? Focus the most senior person in the company’s time away from critical decision making on daily business. Lead to bad blood on your existing team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2016

Yet one of the first things a potential equity investor asks about is your exit strategy. Equity investments are not loans, so there is no loan payback period or interest payments. Equity investments are not loans, so there is no loan payback period or interest payments. Find a private equity firm or friendly individual.

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Equity Exit Strategy Private Equity Startup 120

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Convincingly presents a patent, trademark, or other “secret sauce” that can create equity value, not just current cash flow for the owners. This has value now, and is critical for maximum value in a merger or acquisition. Values intellectual property. Not in a heated rush. Calm and self-assured, rather than desperate.

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Angel Investor Technical Review Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch 241

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

Forms of funding. ? Equity investment. Equity investment is the most popular and most talked-about avenue for startup funding. These investments are made instead of shares or equity in your startup. Equity investors. The third source of funding is from equity investors. Stages of Equity-based funding. ?

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Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Techventure 2011 – one of Asia’s topmost events for the venture capital community to engage with the latest technology entrepreneurs organized by Asiasons WFG and presented by National Research Foundation (NRF) and Singapore Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SVCA) – will celebrate its 15th year on October 13 and 14.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

3) invest in and take equity stakes in exchange for capital. The Rise of Mergers and Acquisitions -– March 2003 -2008 After the dot.com bubble collapsed, the IPO market (and most tech M&A deals) shutdown for technology companies. Each VC firm/partner has a different spin on what to weigh more.) So what’s left?

Silicon Valley 237

Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 237

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

As NBC (founding shareholder at Hulu) and Comcast complete their merger I suspect the pressure on and control of Hulu will be even firmer. They raised $100 million from Providence Equity Partners at a $1 billion valuation and have thus proven that they understand that a degree of independence is vital for their success.

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Video Technical Review Advertising Distribution 292

Up and Running

JULY 22, 2014

Major corporations use pro forma statements to illustrate projected numbers, like in the case of a merger or acquisition, or to emphasize certain current figures. equity (for most small businesses, this is just the owner’s equity, but it could include investors’ shares, retained earnings, stock proceeds, etc.). return on sales.

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Balance Sheet Forecast Equity .Net 148

thinkspace.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

How to Divide Equity to Startup Founders, Advisors, and Employees. The part that I’d like to zero in on is when you’ve got a high growth company what are some of the best practices out there to distribute equity to the founders, advisors, and employees? Equity for Founders. Equity for Employees. Bookkeeper.

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Equity Employee Founder CTO Hire 62

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Mr. Parekh started his career at Goldman Sachs, developing the firm’s equities business in the Middle East, with high net worth family offices and sovereign wealth funds. Panel 2 – How Social Investing is Disrupting Investments in Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds, and Other Alternatives.

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Technical Review Technology North Carolina Switzerland 128

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Common exit strategies include being acquired by another company, the sale of equity, or a management or employee buyout. Acquisition: The acquisition is often known as a “merger and acquisition.” An acquisition or merger does not have to happen on a big scale. Who needs an exit strategy? Management buyout.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 6, 2013

Being wholly owned has the same effect, but it does obviously require a merger or an acquisition to occur. Many Berkshire Hathaway companies utilize this position as an advantage. In Advance vs. Arrears. Payment terms can always be a sticky point based upon who has the advantage and who is taking on the risk.

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

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. As soon as you bring in investors, they force you to plan for an exit (merger or sale) in three to five years. Don’t think about the exit. Marty Zwilling.

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Equity Bootstrapping Startup Merger 241

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Will Work for Equity. Dave Graham Business Venture Capital Private Equity GlobalLogic Inc. Determined not to miss another opportunity, Graham has begun waiving fees and instead taking equity in clients he thinks have a good shot at success. Theres a huge opportunity cost in not taking equity," he says. Honorees Resources.

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Hunter Walker

APRIL 17, 2025

Since I’m always interested in startup outcomes – especially those where there’s a private equity-like exit , Joe was kind enough to share the backstory with me, and here with you! I ran into Joe Hyrkin after his company Issuu (where he’d been CEO) was been purchased by Bending Spoons.

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Covenant Acquisition IPO Artificial Inteligence 77

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Don’t be afraid to give up equity to get a small share of a very large pot. The smartest ventures are always courting a multi-billion dollar sale or merger with giants in the industry, including Google (YouTube), Microsoft (Skype), and Facebook (WhatsApp). Opportunity and scalability are unlimited.

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Intellectual Property Valuation Merger Exit Strategy 120

NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Remuneration will reflect the stage of the startup but it’s generally at a rate of about $500-1000 a meeting or directors might be paid in equity at about 0.5-0.75% This equity will vest over 2-3 years. 0.75% for directors and 1-2% for the chair.

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Technical Review Software Review New Zealand Due Diligence 105

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2021

Of course, that means a mindset willing to give up much more equity, and taking on a whole new level of risk. Utilize mergers and acquisitions to accelerate growth. As you might imagine, even with the proper planning, mergers and acquisitions are difficult to pull off.

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Merger Due Diligence SEC IPO 379

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2018

In fact, there are many types of crowdfunding, including donations, reward, pre-orders, loans, and equity. Professional investors, and more serious entrepreneurs, are most interested in money for ownership of a portion of the business (equity), and equity crowdfunding is still a small portion of the total (less than 10 percent), but growing.

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Equity Due Diligence Angel Groups Liquidity Event 180

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Eighteen months ago, San Diego-based MergerLabs was born out of CAPTARGET, a leader in private equity deal origination, owned and operated by Gabe Galvez. Galvez, a major player in private equity and investment banking, saw the need for marketing services geared toward these sectors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2020

The new investors you need at this stage are investment bankers, private equity, or competitors, to buy you out via merger or acquisition (M&A), or to go public with an Initial Public Offering (IPO). “The ride has been fun, but I need my money out to start the next big thing.”

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Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 370

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2021

Equity investors realize that they won’t see any real return until an exit occurs, such as a sale, merger, or IPO. This may include plans to merge or buy competitors, as well as a continuing plan to introduce new innovations. Present a viable exit strategy for investors to cash out.

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Exit Strategy Merger Angel Investor IPO 406

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2020

A few, like Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), actually do provide management services to startups, invest in startups, or provide early-stage venture capital, but that is not called an investment service and is part of a function called Emerging Technologies, or sometimes Private Equity.

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Silicon Valley Private Equity Initial Public Offering Term Sheet 362

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

We are a venture capital growth equity fund in Washington DC with about $500m invested. You had a very interesting perspective on the AOL/Time Warner merger. That was a very interesting time for me, I was in a unique position of getting a chance to witness a merger (that I still believe was a good idea) go horribly wrong.

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Cofounder Merger Founder Venture Capital 277

venturebeat.com

JULY 12, 2012

The Bing Fund will invest $50,000-$100,000 in early-stage startups, through standard convertible notes (loans that convert to equity at Microsoft’s option). After playing coy and dropping hints for weeks, Microsoft has finally announced its newest incubator, the Bing Fund. Skip to secondary content.

Detroit 69

Detroit Incubator Technical Review Venture Capital 69

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 21, 2013

Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came quickly. These relationships need not require cash investments; often they are done with exchanges of equity or assets. acquisitions business entrepreneur growth mergers organic growth' Economies of scale. Marty Zwilling.

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Merger Acquisition Startup Bandwidth 243

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2022

Today most startup investors still register with the SEC as “ accredited ” investors before they buy any startup equity in the U.S. These requirements for equity investing have been relaxed only a bit, with caveats, with relevant crowdfunding changes. There you can get in for as little as $20, or even less.

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Liquidity Event Angel Investor SEC Accredited Investor 300

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Because of their high visibility and huge portfolios, this new class of investors can match the right talent to the right startup quickly and efficiently with introductions and mergers. It’s the right way to get money without giving up too much equity or control of your business.

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Angel Investor Silicon Valley Venture Capital Portfolio 342

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2023

The new investors you need at this stage are investment bankers, private equity, or competitors, to buy you out via merger or acquisition (M&A), or to go public with an Initial Public Offering (IPO). “The ride has been fun, but I need my money out to start the next big thing.”

Angel Investor 313

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 313

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Maybe you are more comfortable going slow, with limited resources, or aiming high and giving up equity. Scaling is the holy grail of every new venture – from local to global, from online to brick-and-mortar to partners to mergers and acquisitions, from a private company to a public company, from cash-flow-positive to the next unicorn.

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Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Incubator Merger 348

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Watch out for complex areas such as accounting for revenue, inventory, contingencies, equity instruments and consolidation. With over 22 years of experience, he specializes in revenue recognition, complex debt/equity transactions accounting for income taxes, and purchase accounting. Employees and contractors.

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Acquisition Intellectual Property Technical Review Due Diligence 100

VC Cafe

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Despite the war, Israels technology industry presented record figures for mergers and acquisitions according to a new report from Vintage Investment Partners. Kol hakavod Dave Waiser and team Accumulator on raising $46M to help founders navigate illiquid wealth with an equity pooling platform ! May their memories be a blessing.

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Israel Technical Review Early Stage Venture Capital 78

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 19, 2020

Because of their high visibility and huge portfolios, this new class of investors can match the right talent to the right startup quickly and efficiently with introductions and mergers. It’s the right way to get money without giving up too much equity or control of your business.

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Angel Investor Silicon Valley Venture Capital Startup 314

www.founderinstitute.com

MARCH 2, 2010

August practices in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, commercial transactions, general corporate law and business bankruptcy. Participation" means that investors "double dip" by getting both their liquidation preference and their equity allocation. - This is a downside protection term.

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Term Sheet Liquidation Preference Vesting San Diego 40

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2010

Even mergers and acquisitions (M&A) came early. These relationships need not require cash investments; often they are done with exchanges of equity or assets. Tags: entrepreneur startup merger acquisition business. Economies of scale. No growth” or even slow-growth companies waiting for an angel may have a long wait.

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Acquisition Merger Startup Bandwidth 214