Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

Some businesses require very little capital and the founder can self-finance the enterprise and retain 100% of its ownership and control from ignition through liquidity event (startup through sale). And even with the significant cost of credit card debt, many entrepreneurs aggressively use existing cards to finance a startup.

Private Equity 106

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 106

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

You have to be selected to present and it is typically reserved for companies that have already raised early-stage capital and are well into revenue growth. Banks are particularly helpful with raising money from “strategic&# investors, which often means corporate investors such as Intuit, SAP, AMD, Salesforce.com and the like.

IPO 242

IPO Venture Capital Private Placement Cofounder 242

Hunter Walker

JUNE 7, 2016

Bento Box – our mobile-friendly website was created by them to help drive revenue and customers. HW: How have you financed your business to date? We had an initial valuation made on our existing farmers market business and we secured a small business loan from a local bank to help finance much of our build-out costs.

Caching 73

Caching DC Social Media Cofounder 73

Hunter Walker

JUNE 7, 2016

Bento Box – our mobile-friendly website was created by them to help drive revenue and customers. HW: How have you financed your business to date? We had an initial valuation made on our existing farmers market business and we secured a small business loan from a local bank to help finance much of our build-out costs.

Caching 48

Caching DC Social Media Cofounder 48

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

C eleno Communications, developer of Wi-Fi chips for high-definition multimedia and entertainment home networking applications, has raised $12 million in a financing round. Previous Celeno investors Pitango Venture Capital , Greylock Partners , Miven Venture Partners, and Cisco Systems Inc. Israeli Startups Funding Rounds.

Israel 94

Israel Flash Venture Capital Acquisition 94

BeyondVC

NOVEMBER 12, 2003

This does not mean that a company looking for funding will get a strategic partnership before a financing. One of the questions I was asked today was how an early stage company can make a strategic investment successful. Show me the revenue-I would rather have an OEM or reseller deal than a strategic investment.

Strategic Investors 60

Strategic Investors Due Diligence Early Stage Exit Strategy 60

Berkonomics

JANUARY 20, 2010

Some businesses require very little capital and the founder is able to self-finance the enterprise and retain 100% of its ownership and control from ignition through liquidity event (startup through sale). And even with the significant cost of credit card debt, many entrepreneurs aggressively use existing cards to finance a startup.

Private Equity 69

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 69

BeyondVC

OCTOBER 11, 2007

Put yourself in these entrepreneurs’ shoes – you launch a great product or service today, usage is growing, revenue is nil or minimal, and cocktail party chatter and buzz are at its highest. F irst, what is your appetite for calculated risk – in finance there is a direct correlation to risk and reward.

Net Present Value 60

Net Present Value Strategic Investors Early Stage Revenue 60

VC Cafe

APRIL 15, 2024

These platforms, leveraging vast amounts of user data, were able to offer targeted advertising solutions that were both more effective and appealing to advertisers, significantly eroding the ad revenue streams that publishers had relied on. It could help bring back some of that classified ad revenue that was lost. What do you think?

Generative AI 142

Generative AI Media Artificial Inteligence Vertical 142