Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2023

After you have heard a few startup success stories, like Google, Facebook, and Microsoft, you may be tempted to invest some money yourself, maybe by pooling your funds with other investors who claim to have a great track record. My advice is to leave the investing in startups to the professionals (or friends and fools). By commission?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2011

After you have heard a few startup success stories, like Google, Facebook, and Microsoft, you may be tempted to invest some money yourself, maybe by pooling your funds with other investors who claim to have a great track record. My advice is to leave the investing in startups to the professionals (or friends and fools). By commission?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2010

See this LA Times article from last year about a likely scammer closer to startups, and an ongoing saga of events from the victim’s perspective. So what can you do, and what are the “red flags” to look for as you do your due diligence before pooling your money with other investors, or accepting money for your startup from investors?

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Gust

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Securities and Exchange Commission , which have not yet been released. It is also incredibly difficult to be successful, and will likely be very challenging to finance. You should also engage an attorney familiar with early stage financing to advise you on the legality of your plans.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Public accounting helps ensure that your company is meeting the guidelines set by the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), as well as the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Separate Your Personal And Business Finances – Startup businesses usually have limited financial resources.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

August 20, 2017: This is another in my series of posts all leading up to a book on Startup Decision Making. One of the most common mistakes I see in startups is making decisions that lose sight of the context , including the past, present, and future. Sooner or later everybody in a startup knows what everyone else is getting paid.

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SiliconHills

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Early next year, startups may be able to raise money from the general public to finance their ventures. The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday released its long-awaited proposed rules governing the practice of equity-based crowdfunding that allows startups to sell securities directly to the public.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission is lifting an 80-year-ban on the practice , freeing up privately-owned businesses across the country to openly seek investment funding. As of September 23, 2013, American businesses can advertise that they are raising money, and it won’t be considered a crime.

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SiliconHills

MARCH 19, 2018

Outdoor Voices, a high-tech fashionable line of athletic apparel, has raised $34 million in additional financing, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Austin-based startup received the funding from Google Ventures, according to an article by CNBC.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Really, seriously: we teach this, we write this, we talk about it, but people ( and yes, I mean you ) somehow think it’s about some theoretical storybook startup, and not about them. You go to a local startups meeting after dinner, and the panelists tell the crowd they’re looking for investor. They’re immune.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Given the high cost of capital for private SaaS companies, wise executives will often offer slight MRR discounts to customers in exchange for quarterly or annual pre-payment terms, and provide incentives for their sales force accordingly. Together, CMRR, Cashflow, Churn, CAC, and CLTV make up the “5 C’s of SaaS Finance.

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Early Growth Financial Services

APRIL 30, 2013

These entrepreneurs envisioned joining their tech-savvy competitors and colleagues in the new world of “crowdfunding,” where startups vie for average investors’ dollars through website offerings unencumbered by the strict rules and regulations that govern other types of financings.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Securities and Exchange Commission investigates these schemes; however, by the time they shut them down, the investors have lost the investment money. The post Entrepreneurs, Be Careful to Avoid Penny Stock Scams appeared first on The Startup Magazine. Offshore Scams. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 17, 2011

Worth, called valuation when we talk about startups, is what somebody will pay for something. This chart shows how founders’ ownership gets diluted as a successful startup collects investment through various rounds. And the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has some serious restrictions on selling this stock.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 10, 2016

For the first time in 80 years, startups and small businesses can raise up to $1M from their friends, family, and customers via online websites registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. They were initially seeking $250,000 to finance the construction of the restaurant and working capital.

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Startup Company Lawyer

MAY 26, 2012

President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (known as the JOBS Act) into law on April 5, 2012. ” Title III enables “crowdfunding,” or the ability to sell securities in small amounts to a large number of investors. Crowdfunding: Its Practical Effect May Be Unclear Until SEC Rulemaking is Complete.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 19, 2020

For many entrepreneurs and startups, investing in stocks is a good option for building more capital. They are sold and bought in stock markets such as NASDAQ, New York Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange, Japan Stock Exchange, etc. So knowing more about stocks and trading is critical. through a process of stockbroking.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 26, 2009

The motivation in the mid 1950’s for these new startups was a crisis – we were in the midst of the cold war and the United States military and intelligence agencies were rearming as fast as they could. These technology startups had no risk capital – just customers/purchase orders from government/military/intelligence agencies.

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