YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 6, 2011

The client should warrant to you that the materials it provides for the web site are owned by the client or that the client has permission from the owner to use such materials. A contract should state that you make no representations or warranties regarding non-infringement of any patent, copyright, trademark or trade secrets rights.

Web Development 193

Web Development Web Intellectual Property Developer 193

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2012

But as your business grows I think it warrants consideration of how your table product will differ. They are somewhere between web & mobile. I think starting as an extension if your mobile strategy makes sense due to resource scarcity. It’s clearly a larger real estate which makes increased features possible.

Mobile 334

Mobile Web Software Review San Francisco 334

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

But when they’re being naughty an “I’ll buy you ice cream if you’re good&# approach doesn’t work and isn’t warranted. I try to be a “light&# daddy. I much simpler, “if I have to come over there and separate you two, you’re going to lose your lego set for a week&# yields better results.

Management 350

Management Employee Technical Review Warrant 350

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

In this case it warrants a personal email (or better yet a phone call) from you and a Herculean effort to reschedule the meeting. The day of the meeting - It better be a great freakin’ reason like travel problems, you’re sick or there’s some burning issue you can’t avoid. Recently a team flew to meet me.

Las Vegas 369

Las Vegas Warrant Technical Review Cofounder 369

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2010

If your idea is so amazing that it warrants my hard-earned angel money or the money of my LP investors from our fund then why should I take a risk on you if you won’t take a risk on yourself? But to me if you’re not willing to quit and take a risk on yourself, then you’re not confident enough in your own idea and skills. Why should I be?

Entrepreneur 293

Entrepreneur CTO Hire South America Salary 293

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 18, 2010

He was able to speak with a successful entrepreneur who told him how to restructure the debt (essentially by increasing their warrant coverage) and that was enough to seal the deal. He had a pile of debt and covenants that made him vulnerable if the debt holders wanted to play rough. The rest is history.

Southern California 259

Southern California Los Angeles Technical Review Covenant 259

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

They usually ask for warrants (basically like a stock option) in exchange for taking a deferred fee. Like anything in life, if you want a fair deal on the deferred fee and warrant percentage you need to talk to a few lawyers to make it competitive.

Southern California 318

Southern California Silicon Valley IP Stock Options 318

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Then proceed with cautious urgency and make quick changes when warranted. It’s normal to make some mistakes, but you need to minimize these by at least avoiding the common pitfalls, and realizing the importance of the staffing process. Today’s article is presented by one of the founders of our Startup Professionals team, Ernst H.

Hiring 230

Hiring Warrant Salary Search 230

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 11, 2009

Frankly, they don’t have enough skin in the game to warrant the time & energy. If it takes you a while to get going don’t be surprised if you don’t get the attention you want despite their best intentions. Not enough wisdom. When you do get time the advisers are often too removed from the details of the company to help.

Advisory Board 306

Advisory Board Startup Equity Valuation 306

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 30, 2016

You will build out features or expend to platforms — often before you have enough market feedback to warrant it. It is a truism that with more capital you will hire people more quickly and spend more liberally whether it’s on external contractors, PR firms, attending events, doing legal work (trademarks, patents) or whatever.

Pre-Money Valuation 292

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Early Stage Startup 292

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

If you were able to raise at a $50 million post-money valuation and have $2 million in the bank and the markets turn you better be sure that your valuation warrants raising at at least $50 million even in a tough market or I’d be more cautious about a higher burn. If you’re raised at $250 million+ valuation even more cautious.

Burn Rate 383

Burn Rate Balance Sheet .Net Valuation 383

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2010

If you’re in the minority that succeed it’s possible that even when you sell you’ve raised too much money and taken too much dilution and your exit price isn’t high enough to warrant a big return for yourself. BUT … it’s your company. You’re in control. Want to sell early?

Merger 276

Merger Technical Review Early Stage Dilution 276

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

If you’re business has complicated accounting (like many ad network businesses) and if you’re raised enough money to warrant it – a great VP Finance is worth his/her weight in gold. Hire a part-time accounting clerk to do the data entry and prepare the monthly books.

Warrant 333

Warrant Germany France Cost 333

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2015

And for f**k sakes please don’t use cumulative numbers to make yourself feel great unless they’re warranted. His point is that you should figure out the metrics that TRULY matter in your business and hold yourself accountable to these. Not vanity metrics. Push yourself hard to be honest with yourself.

Product 150

Product B2B Warrant Technical Review 150

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

Even if they get a large number of FB downloads that don’t covert, their overall market position improvement may warrant this spend. It’s just like my book example. Where does it get even grayer?

SEM 379

SEM Viral Marketing Widget 379

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2010

If I’m interested I get to spend more time with them, if I’m not I don’t have to – A few companies per month come in that have fascinating business ideas that warrant my spending more time trying to understand their people, company, technology and market.

Technical Review 312

Technical Review Due Diligence Spain Warrant 312

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Now the students spend time in customer discovery and learn why validating the business model for their device is so important.

Maryland 280

Maryland Lean DC Virginia 280

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

This advice is given freely whether warranted or unwarranted but with little in the way of how to effectively do so. However, for the most part, it is warranted and can be the difference between expensive data recovery costs and loss of earnings due to extended periods of downtime from a ransomware attack , as an example.

Warrant 95

Warrant Technical Review Cloud Software Review 95

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

In cases where the circumstances are contrary to the claimed reason, it warrants further investigation as potential friendly fraud. Every chargeback features a reason code that can help you determine whether or not friendly fraud is involved.

Management 197

Management Software Review Warrant Revenue 197

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2018

He or she wants to know how long the money you will raise will last and whether this is long enough to warrant taking a risk on funding you. Simply put, a VC wants to evaluate how much cash you’re raising and whether this amount is realistic.

Burn Rate 247

Burn Rate Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Dilution 247

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2024

For instance, if a protocol has a high ratio, it could mean the token price is inflated relative to liquidity, warranting caution. Comparing the mCap/TVL ratio across protocols provides insights into their relative valuations. Lower ratios generally imply healthier valuations and may suggest a more stable investment opportunity.

Metrics 155

Metrics Valuation API Distribution 155

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

I suggest, however, that the attention might be warranted on its merits. Musk has made the world stop laughing in so many ambitious areas that the world is inclined to give a project in which he’s had a hand a second look. GPT-3 is getting the benefit of that spotlight. Because Not Every Problem Is A Nail.

Technical Review 246

Technical Review Connecticut Algorithm Warrant 246

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 11, 2018

Once you have everything set up, you can maintain it on your own until you’re earning enough money and bringing in enough business to warrant hiring someone to maintain it for you. The best way to do this is to hire a professional to help you create a solidly branded website and matching social media profiles. Legal Assistance.

Software Review 138

Software Review Warrant Software Social Media 138

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

But equity can also have multiple price points either be giving investors warrants or by doing the Series AA-1, Series AA-2, etc. And I’ve explained why the multiple price points causes problems on liquidation preferences. structure I described above. So to me the real advantages of convertible debt are: 1.

Ratchet 354

Ratchet Liquidation Preference Equity Stock 354

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2020

If there are many warrant issues, take note. In particular, pay close attention to the revenues from these customers. Look at the customer concentration. Also, the satisfaction of customers is important. Look at it. Don’t forget to look at the customer backlog of that company.

Technical Review 101

Technical Review Software Review Due Diligence Merger 101

Agile VC

OCTOBER 23, 2012

But even though it’s episodic, the ecosystem seems to pay more attention to average VC industry returns than is probably warranted.

LP 176

LP Accredited Investor Carried Interest Distribution 176

abovethecrowd.com

AUGUST 23, 2020

Nearly every term in a SPAC, including the Sponsor share % (this can range from 20% all the way down to 0%), the Sponsor warrant coverage, the negotiated price with the seller, and even who is on the go forward board can change at almost any point in the process. as well as the Sponsor warrant coverage. Every thing is negotiable.

IPO 118

IPO Silicon Valley Warrant Matching 118

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 19, 2015

My weakness is that I have things that slip through the crack that warrant my attention, my strength is that I can get laser focused on the things that matter most to me. Or as I learned from Steven Covey so many years ago in the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

LP 150

LP Warrant Portfolio Framework 150

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

The right enterprise-level form software will warrant your attention because it integrates well with your existing infrastructure, is inherently customizable, and provides access to business intelligence tools. The ability to monitor worker behavior and audit brand consistency cannot be underestimated.

Mobile 100

Mobile Software Review Social Media Technical Review 100

Gust

MAY 24, 2012

Options and warrants, when issued, are also typically exercisable for shares of Common Stock. As a quick review, most startups begin life as corporations with a single class of equity securities, referred to as Common Stock , issued to founders, employees, and outside service providers.

IPO 159

IPO Equity Common Stock Stock 159

Board Effect

JULY 28, 2021

You also need to incorporate wording for disciplinary action or termination when social media posts warrant action. Your nonprofit’s reputation is on the line every day, and the issue of social media is a serious, contemporary issue that warrants protection. Assign someone the task of investigating social media policy infractions.

Social Media 96

Social Media Media Warrant Reputation 96

View from Seed

APRIL 30, 2015

We also spell out the interest-only period, the amortization period, the warrants, the interest rate, and then some high level legal terms we would include in the documents and highlight in the term sheet — similar to a VC term sheet. In terms of negotiation, there are always hot buttons. NVV: Is there any dilution?

Term Sheet 120

Term Sheet Equity Startup Seed Stage 120

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

.” Introspective young founders appreciate this, and often the stated solution is “delegation,” as defined by: I’ll do it myself, then I’ll understand it, then if further investment is warranted, I’ll have the experience to hire and instruct a new person. And it’s wrong.

Warrant 120

Warrant Founder Engineer Matching 120

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

But I often find board members wanting to dive in to the details of a business and “problem solve” every detail when it isn’t warranted. If it is something you’re passionate about as a board member then consider following up with management after the meeting.

Cofounder 251

Cofounder Conversion Management Founder 251

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Being whiny doesn’t warrant respect. What will command respect? Robin Landa shares six professional career rules. The post No Whining And 6 Other Career Rules For Young Professionals appeared first on Young Upstarts.

Warrant 299

Warrant Developer 299

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2016

What the journalist from the NY Times failed to mention was that Upfront led the Seed and the A-Rounds and is the largest shareholder in the company, which apparently didn’t warrant a mention.

Partner 150

Partner South Korea Venture Capital Europe 150

Up and Running

APRIL 22, 2020

Now it won’t be as simple as just asking for a larger sum, you need to be sure you have enough collateral and viable need represented within your financial statements that warrant the updated sum. Incomplete application or missing documents.

SBA 139

SBA Forecast Software Review Business Plan 139