Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2020

Calculate employee stock option values and vesting times, as well as salary. Since nine out of ten startups fail completely, serious investors look for a 10X return on their investment within five years. Look for examples of similar companies and revenue multiples achieved from acquirers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Equity is stock, but private company stock has no market value until the company goes public or is sold or merged with another company. IPO – public company initial public stock offering. Here are three important reasons for the question: Good investment paybacks normally require an exit event.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Outside professionals are always available, but they may have their own agenda, such as building a career, making money quickly, or managing up the stock price for a quick exit. The rest can come from early hires (with stock options to assure commitment), equity investors, or even strategic partners. The operations superstar.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Outside professionals are always available, but they may have their own agenda, such as building a career, making money quickly, or managing up the stock price for a quick exit. The rest can come from early hires (with stock options to assure commitment), equity investors, or even strategic partners. The operations superstar.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 27, 2020

You stock the products in a warehouse or your garage, then ship them off as the orders come in. Even worse, the images are just stock photos of a product, rather than showing the real thing in action. You don’t find many startup ideas as straightforward as an online store. Well, not in theory at least!

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 24, 2024

Efficient management of stock levels is also important, as excess inventory can lead to higher storage and removal fees. These tools can help you maintain the right stock levels, ensuring you can meet customer demand without overstocking.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 10, 2020

Zain Jaffer is a serial entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of Zain Ventures , an investment firm that invests globally in start-ups, real estate, stocks, fixed income, hedge funds, and private equity. This could be the precursor that ultimately wins back their trust and gets them onboard for good.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Whether you are the company CEO, or a stock room clerk, you can make a difference by refusing to succumb to the negativity of others around you. Offer positive solutions to your business challenges, rather than just highlighting the problem, assigning blame, or delivering angry diatribes.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 17, 2024

It sounds simple, though mistakes are bound to happen – especially when stocking is involved! Image via Unsplash (CC0 License) By “stocking”, we’re talking about the physical stock you sell to people. Many startups make this mistake as they don’t have enough storage space for their stock.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2018

At the time he was not only running GM but was a major Wall Street speculator (even on GM stock) and was big in the New York social scene. Meanwhile, inventory was piling up, the stock was cratering, and the company was running out of cash. Durant had another great four years at the helm of GM. But trouble was on the horizon.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

During that period, it is very difficult for either party to get out of the deal, since there is no public market for the stock, and business divorces normally mean bankruptcy. Startup equity investments imply a long-term business relationship, lasting an average of five years. Marty Zwilling

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2022

People today put great stock in the online feedback from other customers, and they note how and if you appear to be listening and responding. The businesses that are most successful at converting users into growth are those who interact with their followers the most and frequently post content related to their brand.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2023

Day trading is one of the most popular and profitable ways to invest in the stock market. Investing blindly can be dangerous, so studying economic news and market trends and familiarizing yourself with different stocks and sectors to make informed decisions when investing is vital.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 13, 2022

We’ll address the fundamental considerations to consider when distributing stock in a business, including the method of dividing equity among founders and typical traps to avoid, in this post. As a result, you will have no dividend or voting rights until you convert your options to stock. Required funds.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Maintaining your team’s passion and freedom to focus first on innovating for customers are only a couple of the reasons for thinking hard before you seek money from crowdfunding, angel investors, venture capital organizations, or attempt to qualify for a public stock offering.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Great team members may take more time to find, and cost you stock options, but a qualified and highly motivated team that stretches your budget is a good calculated risk. Recruit the best team members and provide incentives. Trying to save money by recruiting family members, or hiring only interns, is a bad risk.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Investors are showing an increased appetite for new stocks, with a good percentage of deals pricing above the marketed share price range. Statistica reports that almost 20 percent more companies went public in 2018 versus 2017. The median deal size is back over $100 million. Funding for early-stage startups is more available than ever.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Humans have been investing in silver for decades, with the precious metal serving as a valuable alternative to traditional stock trading. Finally, there are also ETFs and stocks, which are a way to buy silver. Like gold, silver is a safe haven asset. In this article, we’re going to answer just that.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2023

Even with an agreed initial equity split, it’s smart to have Founder’s stock actually issue or vest over a period of at least two years, on a month-by-month basis. Obviously it should be amended later, as roles are more clearly defined, and execution proceeds.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

If your goal is a large national corporation with more than 100 investors, and multiple classes of stock, you might prefer a C-Corp or S-Corp. The most common business entity used for startups is a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC), which is the cheapest and simplest to manage. Quantify the market opportunity in business terms.

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View from Seed

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

For reference, high-flying megacap tech stocks like Apple and Google have operating income margins >20% and Facebook and Microsoft have operating income margins >30%. So the big question is of course over the long run, both post-COVID and as a more mature business, what sort of profitability profile might Airbnb have?

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Tech IPO prices exploded and subsequent trading prices rose to dizzying heights as the stock prices became disconnected from the traditional metrics of revenue and profits. Almost overnight the floodgates opened, and risk capital was available at scale from venture capital investors who rushed their startups toward public offerings.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Great team members may take more time to find, and cost you stock options, but a qualified and highly motivated team that stretches your budget is a good calculated risk. Recruit the best team members and provide incentives. Trying to save money by recruiting family members, or hiring only interns, is a bad risk.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 20, 2021

Thinking of trading stocks? The post Thinking About Trading Stocks? Here's a quick overview of how to begin your trading journey to have the best chance of success. Here’s Where To Begin appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Detailed Attention to Complex Tax Situations Complex tax situations, like owning a business or having stock investments, need detailed attention. If you have real estate, work for yourself, or own stocks, you might want to talk to an accountant. These experts know about things like tax-advantaged accounts and depreciation.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 20, 2021

Both forex pairs and stocks can be good instruments to take advantage of in the financial markets. The post The Differences Between Trading Stocks And Forex Pairs appeared first on Young Upstarts. Regardless of which asset class you choose, remember to diversify and manage your risk diligently.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 24, 2020

This can influence what products you decide to stock in the future or what part of your inventory you may decide to let go for future seasons. Another advantage of Retail 4.0 is the amount of data that it allows you to collect around your inventory. In real time, you can see what the majority of your customers are buying.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Stock trading apps allow anyone and everyone who has a bank account and a smartphone to be able to purchase any stock they want. The post How Trading Apps Make Stock Trading And Investments More Accessible appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

When an entrepreneur first incorporates a business, they may find themselves the proud owner of 10 million shares of common stock, commonly called founder’s shares. Make sure the government waits for a stock sale to collect taxes. Spread stock issuance over an earning period. This is called stock dilution control.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Maintaining your team’s passion and freedom to focus first on innovating for customers are only a couple of the reasons for thinking hard before you seek money from crowdfunding, angel investors, venture capital organizations, or attempt to qualify for a public stock offering.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The post How to Take Advantage Of Stock Market Off Hours appeared first on Young Upstarts. Understanding how trading during different time frames can be both advantageous and costly will help you learn how to take advantage of them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2022

An even better alternative could be stock options, linked to the long-term success of the company. Typical incentives give percentages of quarterly revenues and contribution as rewards for success. You need different rewards for a team running an innovation project, such as reaching agreed milestones.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 31, 2022

This is largely due to several major stock market crashes and global economic uncertainties. Venture-capital firms are jumping into the stock market, buying up battered shares in publicly traded tech companies at a time when they are investing less in the startups that have long been their focus.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Whether you are contemplating an investment in your favorite startup, or a little-known stock on a public exchange, there is “big data” out there that can’t possibly be evaluated by you without predictive analytics. Investment risk management. Companies need the same service on partner and acquisition candidates, even vendors.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 20, 2024

Keep Critical Spare Parts in Stock When equipment fails, the availability of replacement parts can mean the difference between a quick fix and prolonged manufacturing downtime. Identifying which parts are most likely to need replacement and keeping them in stock ensures that repairs can be performed promptly.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Automated video ads Lumen5 – uses AI to automatically match stock photos, stock video footage and music to a text-based script to create video ads. Disclosure: I’m an investor and board member via Remagine Ventures ) Other companies in the space of text-to-video using human characters include Synthesia and Rephrase.ai.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The post The Role Of Forensic Accountants In Stock Market Management appeared first on Young Upstarts. Though rarely in the spotlight, forensic accountants play a critical role in our financial markets, specifically in regards to protecting the integrity of our investments.

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