Questions related to receiving capital from external sources.
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Co-Founder's Credit
So I have a start up I am working on and given that I am a technical person I have been out looking for a business co-founder. I approached a former co-worker of mine with business experience and ...
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I have a website idea I need to share with major companies
My idea works with the help of major companies, however, Im afraid if I share it with them they may steal the idea. I know there isnt much I can do to protect myself from this happening. My question ...
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ideas for compensation contract with series B startup
Hi and thanks in advance. I've done some looking around to determine where to start with startup compensation. I work as a contractor exclusively for a startup currently in series b round, I've been ...
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5 killer questions investors at funding round always want to know?
We are going to a first stage funding round next week at our investor event. I just wanted to know what the collective thoughts were based on experience of the top 5 questions people have asked ?
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How does one create a startup without any seed funds and developers/coders?
Ok there is a startup idea in place; Not a big thing!
Even the plan is 99% on paper; Considerably not bad!
Two fellows have shown faith in the plans and agreed to partner; good considering team is ...
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How to get an opportunity to meet an angel investor or business mentor for free?
How? Is there a smart or efficient way?
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When does a VC take into consideration projected revenues?
When you pitch your idea to a VC and he is expressly concerned with numbers:
1) How do you best determine projected revenues?
2) Do most VC's take into consideration projected revenues or do they ...
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Have good MVP, need capital to grow, new to getting funding
We have what we believe is a pretty solid MVP for a enterprise software product. Without much advertising, we've had people find our website and purchase and use the product, and the initial feedback ...
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What is a lead investor?
On TechCrunch, I often see articles saying
Company FooBar raised $10M in a Series A round, lead by Ventures Inc.
In this context, who are "Ventures Inc"? What does it mean that they lead the ...
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Get foreign investment (US VCs and Angels) for startup in Europe
We are a startup in Europe. (A Saas music web app + mobile app and we are now exiting from stealth mode.)
I wonder how to reach US Venture Capitalists and Angels from Europe. We are incorporating ...
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Where to find Funding to keep selling or go bust
Our business model is based on IAAS. We have to keep investing in equipment that we rent out and always lack funding to purchase new equipment. We have come this far with private loans and fundings ...
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What are the funding “rounds” equity tradeoffs for most startups?
Searching and reading about funding, I see a lot of people referring to different rounds of funding (related to a given stage the startup is at). Still, I can only find limited information on the ...
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Market sizing for Angels
pretty high-level question here that might be too general: is there a minimum market size that a typical angel would be interested in investing in? I've heard that a typical VC wants to see a $100M ...
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Web-based Business Built on Open Source and Questions about Funding Options
it's my first post here so be gentle :)
First, I've read a few similar posts to the one I'm writing but I wasn't able to find an answer that fit the same mold.
Project Details:
I have been involved ...
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Please help with a VC / startup deal
I and my friend are about to get a deal to fund our B plan. This plan aligns with the expansion plans of the funding company. The deal offered is that of partnership in which we two would be having a ...
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Marketing challenge - Social Media Marketing the only option?
Like every other startup, LetDealersBid.com development was personally funded but that part was easy we realized when it came to market the website :-)
How would you promote your website assuming you ...
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When is the best time for a web based startup to look for funding and how?
I plan to have a web startup but the implementation is costing me a lot. Is it acceptable to look for funding at this stage? If yes, how do I do it and what are the parameters which will increase the ...
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What type of lawyer do I need?
My business partner and I are looking to start a gymnastics school. We have been told by the bank that we need 100% collateral. It is not uncommon for owners to seek parents of current gymnasts to ...
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Looking for Angel/ VC funding for our project
We have a smartphone job engine. The project is already released in beta domain and getting good response. We have not yet prepared Business Project/Proposal document as we were concentrating on ...
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How did Twitter/Quora persuade investors as they didnt/dont have a business model?
I wonder, how did Quora persuaded their investors as they don't make revenue and even they don't have any revenue model as far as I know.
The question is same again for twitter ( I know they sell ...
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Why people seek investments if that means surrendering the control?
I've been reading people talking about giving away 51% of the company in exchange for money and considering it normal.
I perhaps miss something but what is the point of creating a startup company if ...
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Will my company be worth more if…?
I have got an idea which is new in concept and is based on the cellular market. I am a programmer, an animator and I can do graphics and presentations. I am definitely NOT a business man, and for some ...
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Assessing the value of startup company for investment
We are a start up company set up 14 months ago. We were building few products which we could not finish yet. we plan to finish it in another 6 months. Since our initial budget were very low. We had to ...
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What to focus on when pitching, product or underlying platform?
I'm working on launching a startup based on a new computing platform developed by my co-founders. The platform itself is very powerful and flexible, and we envision it being used as a foundation for ...
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How do I get funding for my app
I am looking for help with start-up for my idea. I have an idea for an app but can't seem to find out how to get funding, without losing at least 75% equity.
Any ideas welcome.
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Beta Download as Achievement?
I just wondering, whether anyone agree if I say that software (beta/prototype version) download number as an achievement for a software product, especially in startup stage.
I know it is not a real ...
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How do I find the right investor in Europe?
I am peripherally involved in a startup in Denmark. The company has been in business for close to 10 years and is still mostly a 2-person company. During this time the company has been mostly ...
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How to take a draw in a multi-member LLC?
My business partner and I are forming an LLC. As I understand, members of an LLC are not employees and therefore are not on payroll. Instead they pay themselves by taking a draw from the LLC funds.
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Biotech Startup Funding Sources
I am in the process of starting a biotech. I have determined that a year is enough time to gather results promising enough to merit much greater investment- or failing, serious reconsideration or ...
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What if we got funded?
What if we got seed funding (say $350k) and needed to find an iOS developer and backend web developer right away.
Do you:
a) Hire an agency to help develop the app
b) Find a freelancer to develop
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I have a great idea for a web site but I have no money and I am not a developer where can I go and find a developer?
This was my dilemma for over three years... I finally figured out the solution, but it took a paradigm shifting event for it to happen. I am sure a lot of folks feel this pain what would you do? How ...
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How to convert a pet project into a startup company / product?
I have been in software industry since Aug-2005. In beginning of 2009 I got a nasty memory leak related defect to solve from my employer. To help myself with such kind of errors in future, I started ...
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Can you fund with government grants or donations?
In order to keep your share unchanged and avoid loans, could it be possible to think of setting up a foundation to get government grants and/or donations, and have the foundation's main project to be ...
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When and how do I approach an investor?
I've been working on my startup for about 3 months now. Currently we have two active team members: a backend developer and a frontend developer (myself). Now we're looking to get investments so that ...
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What does it mean to get angel funded? Is it giving away a %?
When I read about a company getting angel funded, what does it mean?
Is it a company selling a % of their company in exchange for seed money?
Is there any interest involved?
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Prototype ready, need funding in Vancouver, Canada. Is Angelsoft's Open Deals ($250 per month) a good idea?
$250 seems pretty darn expensive that they are charging.
Are there any other ways I can reach VCs ?
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Is this break down of startups by stage normal?
Ran across this breakdown of startups applications (roughly 7000 "startups" in the database) that appears to show that less than 10% of startups looking for funding have any revenue. Seems hard to ...
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Funding Cash, Who should contribute to the company's assets?
So let's say we have company ACME.
ACME has 2 people:
John - Founder ( %70 Equity )
Dan - Sales ( %30 Equity )
An investor came up and invested $100k and demands %20 of shares.
Question Time:
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Planning for venture funding in India and the road ahead
I worked for few government organizations on contractual basis for four years. They were my premium customers for custom software applications. After freelancing for these many years and learning from ...
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Funding Options for my Startup
We have an online shopping portal which is mainly India focused.
We are now 14 months old and deal in multiple product categories like books, electronics, apparels, gifts, movies etc
We are looking ...
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What is a reasonable percentage of equity
What is a reasonable percentage of equity that I should expect to give up to an angel investor in exchange for their investment?
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Do startups need to incorporate to receive funding?
If a startup is going to take venture capital, is it necessary to incorporate so shares can be exchanged to the VC firm?
Is it the same with angel or individual investors?
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The Dream Team - What investors look for?
I know that the first thing investors look for is a good strong team. Until recently, I thought that just meant the founder and co-founders. However, I was just checking out angelist, and most of ...
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Is it legal to pay someone a commission for helping us raise funding?
Our startup is at a very early stage, and we do not want any institutional funding at this moment, for reasons out of the scope of this question.
We are instead looking for funding from friends and ...
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What happens to the angel's / A round investor's stake on subsequent rounds, in the Valley?
As far as I understand, when the next round happens, the startup emits new shares that are sold to new investors under newly negotiated valuation.
Does this lead to the previous investor's shares ...
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What to use the invested money for?
Ok so i am located in India and am looking for some investment for my startup. Since i am a one man company, i think i can move to valley if the investor/incubator (?) wants me to. But my question is ...
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How important is a budget when seeking early stage investment?
Once we launch our product, we intended to raise our first round of funding. The preparation has already started, including the budget. I feel that the budget should be highly detailed, realistic ...
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Reputable Angel Investment Sites or Resources? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Looking for a list of angel investors?
I have been starting the preliminary backside coding to a new web project that I am starting. I have seed money that I am using ...
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How much do I have to share with VCs?
After a phone call, I had my first meeting with a VC 2 weeks ago. He sounded very, very positive, wanted to send me a contract w/ a term sheet etc; and since he has been pretty unresponsive and ...
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I have to raise $25K to start my company, any ideas what I could sell/do?
I'm looking for things I can sell/do to make $25k within 3 months. Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
