Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

When I first read Paul Graham’s blog post on “High Resolution&# Financing I read it as a treatise arguing that convertible notes are better than equity. Not that they’re “such a bad idea&# but more that there are inherent problems for entrepreneurs in the process of raising angel money that need to be addressed.

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StartupNation

APRIL 23, 2021

There are several different ways a startup founder might fund his or her business, including series funding, crowdfunding, loans, venture capital and angel investments. As an entrepreneur, investment advisor and consultant to startup founders, I understand that each startup is different.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

We live in a world with a stereotypical representation of what a startup founder looks like, so it’s no wonder that a large portion of the population feels underrepresented. A Gender Gap Grader study shows that women represent 9 percent of developers in the startup ecosystem. Myth 1: Startup founders are young .

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TechCrunch

JULY 8, 2022

4 negotiation points startup founders must focus on in a down market. I haven’t tracked this figure nationally, but the amount of venture capital invested in San Francisco-based startups reportedly fell by 65% between May and June 2022. 4 negotiation points startup founders must focus on in a down market.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Access to funding and lack of support systems are some of the greatest challenges faced by startup founders in sub-Saharan Africa. It is these gaps that continue to inspire the development of new programs like Madica by US-based venture capital firm Flourish Ventures , which hopes to lessen the burdens of building startups.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 22, 2019

I began comparing my personal experience as an entrepreneur starting my business 50 years ago to the entrepreneurial ecosystem today. Unfortunately, we have created a widening opportunity gap for most Americans to become entrepreneurs. A number of local governments have also implemented programs to help startups.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The battle to win Startup Battlefield began long before TechCrunch Disrupt kicked off Tuesday. Startup founders from all over the world applied to what has been described as the most competitive batch in TechCrunch history. Lanzone has a long history in media and as an entrepreneur.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

. “Once you’ve already raised a bunch of ventures, you’re kind of building a business for venture scale, whereas if you are bootstrapped … you can be really really opportunistic about what that right time is,” he told Natasha Mascarenhas. Priyanka Srinivas, co-founder and CEO of food tech startup Live Green Co.,

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2022

“Venture capital” is semantically equivalent to “dangerous money,” which is part of its mystique. “The corollary of that is that I suspect a lot of founders don’t really know how venture capital works.” Planning to use your startup equity as collateral? Walter Thompson.

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TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2022

Survival tips for startup founders living through their first market correction. What is happening to risk-taking in venture capital? I have looked at tech from both sides now (h/t Joni Mitchell ), as a three-time entrepreneur and as a venture investor through two downturns. More posts by this contributor.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Register Startup founders need to be authentic and prepared when they get the chance to meet prospective investors, according to Rex Fong, founding partner at investment and advisory group Capitale Ventures. Fong’s Capitale Ventures is an investment and advisory group with expertise in complex, cross-border transactions.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Here are five real advantages for second-time founders that I’ve experienced over the last 12 months. 1) Raising capital. Fundraising is a time-consuming and difficult process for most founders. As a first-time founder, breaking into angel and venture capital networks is tough. But it is a necessary one. .

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Lak Ananth is founding CEO and managing partner of the global venture capital firm Next47 and serves on the board of several companies that he has helped to grow beyond $1 billion valuations. Historically, the main actors in venture capital have been a specialized set of tech investors who themselves came from the technology industry.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

Jan Lynn-Matern , founder and partner, Emerge Education (a leading edtech seed fund in Europe with portfolio companies like Aula, Unibuddy and BibliU). Benoit Wirz , partner, Brighteye Ventures (an active edtech-focused venture capital fund in Europe that backs YouSchool, Lightneer and Aula). citizenship!

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

We live in a world with a stereotypical representation of what a startup founder looks like, so it’s no wonder that a large portion of the population feels underrepresented. A Gender Gap Grader study shows that women represent 9 percent of developers in the startup ecosystem. Myth 1: Startup founders are young .

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

With so many entrepreneurs and startup ventures seeking investment opportunities, it’s crucial that venture capitalists (VCs) create a list of criteria they want their potential investments to meet. As such, VCs have to consider a number of factors when choosing which companies or entrepreneurs in whom to invest.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2021

In particular, StartHER aims to tackle the difficulties specific groups have in raising their first capital — something typically referred to as the “friends and family round.” “The assumption that founders should have networks able to invest in their businesses creates an unfair starting line for most groups. .

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TechCrunch

APRIL 16, 2021

That’s why Ron Miller interviewed three entrepreneurs who have each built multiple companies to uncover some essential truths about achieving product-market fit: Pouyan Salehi, CEO and co-founder, Scratchpad. Rami Essaid, CEO and founder, Finmark. Building the right team for a billion-dollar startup.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Workshops, breakouts and roundtables — led by established founders, leading subject-matter experts and VCs — cover core entrepreneurial topics across fundraising, marketing and operations. But when startups approach their first significant seed round, the choice of a lead investor suddenly becomes top of mind. Check out the agenda !

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 18, 2020

From startups to Starbucks: The embedded API opportunity. Embedded finance connects services like payment processing with everyday activities like grabbing a coffee before unlocking an e-scooter. ” From startups to Starbucks: The embedded API opportunity. Just how bad is that hack that hit US government agencies?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2022

And now that they are entering the ranks of venture capital, one investor says those traits are informing how deals are made. It’s amazing how frequently investors say “no” to startup founders: If 100 early-stage entrepreneurs pitch a VC, maybe three of them will be lucky to get a second meeting.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

DECEMBER 15, 2019

One of the reasons I write this column each week is to help people who don’t live and breathe the innovation economy every day, to hear, see, and know how committed Oklahoma is to entrepreneurs and their success. Oklahoma’s Technology Business Finance Program (TBFP) program is a case in point. TBFP is equity-free capital.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Our failures are what turn us into better entrepreneurs. ?? Read here: A Venture Capitalist Told Me How He Decides Which Startups to Fund, and I Couldn’t Believe It Stop sending VCs pitch decks?—?start Is this person finance focused? 18: How do VCs choose which startups to fund? It’s a beginning. Investment ask.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

According to Tsai, 2022 will see web3 going mainstream, more capital flowing to underestimated founders, and broader investments in regions that have traditionally been overlooked. All signs point to a continued abundance of opportunities for startup founders and investors in the year ahead.”. Groundbreaking Guatemalan.

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2021

Since he began angel investing in 2014, Soyombo has invested in 33 startups, including Stripe-owned Paystack , PiggyVest, and TeamApt. Today, the investor is announcing the launch of Voltron Capital , a Pan-African venture capital firm he co-founded with Abe Choi , a U.S.-based based entrepreneur and investor.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 13, 2020

On the fundraising side of things, there is no milestone more validating for a young company than securing your Series A financing. Less than half of seed-funded startups ever go on to raise a Series A round.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

For simplicity I’ll assume you’ve raised some money from angels or seed investors and you’re either raising an A round or a B round of venture capital. Remember, I was an entrepreneur for 10 years before a VC). Most entrepreneurs don’t put enough effort into these phases. these are simply guidelines.

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TechCrunch

MAY 29, 2021

But who’s talking about the power of exits to change the playing field for diverse founders? We must consider the psychological motivation of seeing a huge buyout on other entrepreneurs, what that startup’s ex-team members go on to build, and what the achievements of one citizen does for that nation’s reputation. Wealth effect.

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2021

Upsie , a consumer warranty startup, has raised $18.2 million in a Series A round led by True Ventures. . The financing brings the total raised for the St. Paul, Minnesota-based startup to $25 million since its 2015 inception. We believe he’s cracked the code and that’s why we doubled down.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

My mom was an entrepreneur – she was kind of my inspiration for entrepreneurship. I got a job at a bank, and I worked in their corporate finance group. And no one could see me as anything but a startup guy, so I started a second company and called myself a serial entrepreneur. My mom grew up in the States.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2022

It’s still a great time to be a startup founder. Specifically — an early-stage startup founder. As a result, a new wave of startups have appeared that promise to deliver curricula that adapts to a student’s emotional or educational state, reports Natasha Mascarenhas.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Not coincidentally, they also serve as training grounds for some of the world’s most successful startup founders. Although we haven’t been on the inside at Techstars for several years, we grew up with the program and have watched with growing dismay as it drifted away from its original focus on founders.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Preparatory steps are needed in order for a startup to be successful. This Guide is for the aspiring business owner and entrepreneur for the purpose of spuring thinking and investigation that will lead to the creation of a business plan followed by the business launch. Starting a business is very difficult. How do you match up?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 3, 2022

VC investment VC is a private equity financing option provided by venture capital firms or investors to new companies with the ability for long-term growth potential. YC, 500 Startups, Hustle Fund VC, Initialized Capital, etc. If you’re looking for something less than $100k, reach out to angel investors.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Early-stage entrepreneurs who are eager to ship usually spend more time calculating their startup’s monthly burn rate than selecting an optimal development environment. Lessons from founders raising their first round in a bull market. But easy money can create special pressure for early-stage founders, according to Lightup.ai

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2022

When milestones and deadlines are directly driven by your finances, you put yourself in a great position to iterate. However, few founders build themselves the tools to help make those decisions. Creating a model that you actually use. At the pre-seed or seed stage, it’s impossible for the model to predict revenue accurately.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2021

With a love for visiting new places and only student loans for financing, I always wanted to know which destinations were affordable. I used this information to interest television personality and entrepreneur Rob Dyrdek (who my partner/former boss met by…telling everybody the idea) who wrote our first sizable check.

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