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What's the average percentage share of investor
I am a new entrepreneur seeking investors. I need $4 million in capital to start my company. Investors came forward to help me with my required capital, but they are asking for 50% of lifetime share, ...
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Receiving investment into bank account
We are a UK Ltd company with 2 directors. We have a business bank account set up. We have spoken to lawyers and managed to obtain all necessary documentation. It's an exciting time!
The investment ...
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What happens when I issue shares and nobody buys them?
After launching the prototype and getting some pretty exciting customer feedback over the last six weeks, we want to raise a little investment money.
We're talking with several organizations so far. ...
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I have a static prototype, can I get angel investment?
I have a static prototype for a very promising company. The prototype is not dynamic, just made to show how the site works. I need an investment to actually develop the functionality and get some ...
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When and how to “get out”? And some advice?
I have been involved with a technology startup in the UK from day 0, for over 5 years now.
The company is up to 800k+ revenue over the last year and was on track for a 150k profit. Unfortunately some ...
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When sending money from an office in one country to another, if this money is sent via credit/debit card payment are there any tax implications?
One of the company's co-founders is investing and to avoid high fees I suggested we use our merchant account whereby he will make a payment online and then I will receive the money in the UK. Is this ...
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Can I start a company and sponsor my H1b to work for that company?
I am currently on a student visa (F1) at a community college. About two years ago I was laid off from work. My former employer had filed for my H1B. After the lay off I did a change of status to be in ...
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Is it better to have a formal contract on ownership prior to accepting external investment?
Not assigning anyone any equity until we get funding, despite that fact that I am the tech.-cofounder i need to start developing a demo to show investors.
Should an actual contract really be worked ...
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Seed Stage - Structuring Convertible Note With Cap
I am looking to raise roughly 30k for product development-marketing in the launch of a tech startup. I will be raising the money primarily from people I know with a few contacts that I don't. They ...
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When does the Series A round kicks in?
We are preparing a business plan for our next startup and this time we are planning to raise seed funds of $300K for 12 months with a milestone. We will enter the private BETA program for a group of ...
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CEO equity when new investor comes along
I'm the co-founder and Managing Director of a start up backed by angel money. There are three partners. I run the day to day business and moved it from launch to major player in the market in a ...
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What is the value of my IP (in terms of equity)
Here is the scenario:
I am the ceo/founder of a company that will be launching a website/application. The amount of cash I have invested thus far is less than 3,000.
I am currently seeking ...
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Where should I go with just an idea, no capital or product or partners?
I have read the FAQ and hope that I have added enough detail to my question that it will not be considered to vague or open.
I have a great idea for a software product that I think could make a lot ...
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I don't think I need funding, should I shop around anyway?
I'm making what I guess you'd call a website startup, at it's current state, I can do all the developing myself and I have a design coming along from my partner. Overheads will never exceed the cost ...
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Startup Company and Equity for Members
Thanks for taking the time to read this post. I am looking for some advice on how to setup equity for members of my company, which is a location-based social network for iOS devices. As it stands ...
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Resources for Identifying Fraudulent, Shady, or Fly-by-night Startups
What ways are there for potential co-owners and equity holders to check up on start-up companies to make sure they are actually established, legitimate and reasonably funded operations?
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Can an investment agreement take place online?
Can an investment agreement take place online without entrepreneurs meeting with the investors? If yes, then what is the best procedure. Most of the time Investors want to invest in a startup but ...
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Angels or VC's - What should a free web application do to attract their attention?
Is traffic, retainability, volume, constantly growing registration and users base enough to be able to attract VC or angel investment? I am talking about an already launched free web application, not ...
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Who are angel investors? How do they work out with start ups?
I have started a small software firm. Of course we need some funding. That's where I heard about angel investors. I would like know about angel investors and how start-ups normally work with them. ...
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On a Startup, do you track your time as an investment?
I am starting a small venture to attack a niche. It might turn in something bigger, but it all depends on the trend that I am following.
I will put some money down to hire a sales rep, but most of ...
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What is the difference between Series A, Series B and Series C investment?
What is the difference between Series A, Series B and Series C investment for a startup?
How does this affect salary and/or equity expectations if I am looking to join a startup in a ...
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List of VCs who are interested in early-stage web technology investments
There are some VC funds who only invest in late-stage companies and some who focus on early stage
I am trying to find (or build) a list of those who are interested in taking part in early-stage ...
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Co-founders unequal shares but how about initial capital injection?
Currently I'm working on a project together with 1 co-founder and soon we are going to incorporate a company. We agreed that I get 70% shares and he gets 30% . The reason is because I started the ...
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How much equity am I worth?
I had a problem that required a database solution. I designed the concept of the database and over a 2 year period developed a crude system that worked.
In trying to find help with the programming ...
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Is it necessary for a co-founder to invest money when starting a startup?
Is there a requirement for such stuff where a co-founder actually have to invest a proportional amount of money when setting up their startup as a business/company? What if they just come with ...
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Are patents worth investing in?
We have got patents for specific technologies in the past, they cost a lot and the value was not really visable.
We often develop specific algorithms for real-time systems and work with a range of ...
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What is the correct financial instrument if I want investors to pour petrol on my fire?
I have a killer Facebook app that is being built right now (will be finished by the end of May) and I’m looking for investors to come in after I have proved my numbers and dump gas on my fire, to ...
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Where can I find businesses for sale? [closed]
I would like to buy a small business. Are there any sites that collects businesses that are for sale? I am asking about this in a general way, because that produces answers, which are relevant for ...
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Who uses “Self-Directed” Retirement Accounts to fund start-ups?
In the United States a retirement account like a 401K or an IRA can be incorporated as a "self-directed" account. A self-direct account provides you check-book control over your retirement account. It ...
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Someone wants to invest in my project
Someone wants to invest in my idea. I'm building this project and it's a very good idea. I'm thinking about starting my own company for this project. This person heard about my idea and he is very ...
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Which VC firms are in the New England (East Coast) area?
Are most technology based venture capital firms headquartered in California or are there also plenty of venture capital firms in the New England area (New York, Boston, etc)?
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Would it be smart to go straight to the big boys to implement an idea?
I have an idea that I want to bring to life that I believe will revolutionize the way we take care of our health and as a result improve our healthcare industry by reducing costs for health care. So ...
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How do I classify money I put into my own business for tax purposes?
S-Corp. I am currently the only shareholder. Doing taxes for my first year. How do I properly account for money I've put into the business both in my accounting system, and for tax purposes?
Is it ...
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Are loans from Individuals common for startups? Is it a good way to grow?
I am the owner of a website that distributes digital content (photo/ footage/ music) for the film, interactive and media industries.
We launched four years ago and are among the market leaders in a ...
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What is the best method for me to invest money into my own startup?
All of the current investors in the startup are also employees, and we're investing equal amounts of money into the company. What is the best vehicle for this type of investment, where ownership in ...
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How do you account for your time when asked how much has been invested in the company so far?
A potential investor is asking us to account for our own (so far unpaid) time when evaluating the amount of money invested in the company to date. How do we account for it - it's not like we've been ...
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I want to start an investment club
Ok gang, your input will be greatly appreciated here.
I have convinced 4 of my friends and relatives to join me in founding an investment club ( a la private equity or VC)
the idea is very simple: ...
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How do I correctly document my initial investment and any ongoing investment in my S-Corp?
I'm starting a small business and have decided to form an S-Corp. Like many, my goal in forming an S-Corp is to avoid limitless personal liability and to take advantage of the (potential) tax ...
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Legal aspects of taking investments from a foreign company
There's quite a lot of documentation (for example here) about pros and cons of taking an investment from an accredited or non-accredited investor. However, I don't see any explanation when it comes to ...
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Compensation for co-founders and employees in a startup
In my earlier venture attempts, the scenario was something like 3 guys, each of whom would get 33.3%. I found out soon that this was silly because as soon as one of us lost interest, he could do ...
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Examples of companies that made it big without outside investment?
We all know the legendary companies that became huge as a result of investors (both angels & VCs) but are there good examples of successful companies that took off simply on funding from the ...
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What do I need to convince people to invest in this company and how do I determine the initial investment?
I am planning for a company. The company will build a university. The company has a plan of 10 years to build the university and make it functional.
What I need now is investment. The question is how ...
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Raising seed capital without too much dilution
My company is in the process of raising additional capital for my semi start up website. Currently we are in a beta testing phase with the intent of testing the functionality of the site on a larger ...
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Angel Investment Negotiation
my partner and I are creating a start-up and I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice about negotiating with an angel investor. The start-up is a social networking website for pets. We have ...
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A con-artist or an investor
I have two potential investors: 1) My uncle - a trusted and wealthy family member and 2) "M.S." an unknown person that approached me after having heard my pitch and was "instantly enamored with my ...
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Legally advertising for cash investors
I'm a private real estate investor (not a company) looking to advertise for an investor/partner for startup capital. I'm looking for someone to be a cash investor/partner with me in acquiring single ...
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In seed funding, can the investment come from multiple sources?
I have two investors that appear interested in my concept. I am going to speak to one tomorrow. I intend to disclose to him that I will also be speaking with another investor very soon. If possible ...
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Advisable amount of equity to part with during seed funding
What is the advisable range of the amount of equity to part with during seed funding? If I give too much then I risk becoming an employee at my own company during a later round. Worse yet I risk not ...
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Shared investment platforms
I'm very excited to see this beta version of the stackexchange platform!
I just had a question I'm sure you guys can answer :
I'd like to invest a percentage of my money every month in startup ...
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Typically, what percentage of the company is sold during each round of funding
Typically, what percentage of the company is sold during each round of funding: angel investment or seed round, and A, B, and C venture capital rounds. The goal, I suppose, is the hold enough back at ...
