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Investing in startups online
I've seen plenty of websites that utilize philanthropic crowd-funding, but I'm unable to find any websites that allow people to purchase equity online. Are there any? If not, for what reason?
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Different stages of VC finance and were the company / product is in its life / development cycle
You hear a lot in the media about _ raised a stage A round of x million, or ___ just got seed funding from a group of angel investors.
But what's never explained is the stage that these companies / ...
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profit sharing percentage in partnership ss [duplicate]
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Forming a new software startup, how do I allocate ownership fairly?
Partnership questions
I am starting an online service provider company along with a business ...
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Where's should a startup store millions of unused capital?
It seems wasteful to have millions of dollars in a checking account, not fully covered by FDIC (I think it only goes up to $250K). Where do startups keep their unused cash? Pros and cons?
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Startup capital and taxes
I'm finishing up a successful KickStarter campaign. The approximately $8000 is going to be used as capital for my software startup. I'm currently structured as a sole proprietorship, so the $8000 is ...
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IP contribution to an LLC
If a founder is contributing IP to an LLC and receives a captital account equal to the value of the IP, is the founder liable for taxes on the amount in the capital account?
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If I sell my LLC in an equity deal will I be taxed for long term capital gains?
I founded a startup in late 2008, as a sole proprietorship LLC. I was the only member in the LLC. It stayed that way until August of 2011, less than a year ago, when I added a minority partner to the ...
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What are my requirements for confirming an investors is “Accredited”?
When raising capital at what point is it required by United States law that the investor be accredited, and if possible what are the laws stating these guidelines? Also, what due diligence is required ...
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Best Structure for Investor Buyout
The company I'm an investor in requires a significant capital infusion, and is trying to find a structure to remove several current investors who are not participating in daily operations of company - ...
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Time for Capital Fundraising - but they want so much?
We are an existing company of 4 years, with 5% of market share in our chosen market. The market we have chosen is an infrastructure market. It is a recession proof market.
We have built the company ...
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How to convince a VC partner to invest $100M without having the $500K Feasibility & Associated Studies?
We are seeking a venture capital partner for a renewable start-up that has exclusively licensed 3 types of incredible 'waste-to-energy' technologies. The project team is made up of very qualified ...
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Best book for learning corporate finance
There are a lot of books out there which hit on these concepts:
Discounted cash flow: NPV, IRR
Return on equity
WACC
CAPM
Capital structure: Debt vs. Equity
However, most of these books broach the ...
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Term sheet for family member?
When getting funding from family and friends, are term sheets necessary? The family member I've approached is more interested in becoming an investor, rather than owning convertible debt. Every term ...
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Should we use “trigger event” investment milestones for additional rounds of capital?
One of our advisors recently suggested we consider using "trigger events" for our second round of capital.
Along the lines of "I'll commit $50K now and if you get to 25K registered users by 6/30, I ...
