Archive for December, 2009
Thursday, December 31st, 2009
We recommend that you Capitalize your company, at start up at 10,000,000 shares, with a par value of $0.0001 or $0.00001 (depending on the State you are incorporating in). This level of stock does a few things for you.
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Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
After inventing a product, one of the most difficult things an inventor has to do is to come up with the money to fund the development of their invention. For most inventors, raising money is a scary proposition. Where do I get the money? What is an angel investor? Do I need a business plan? How much money will I actually need to get my invention made? Most people seem to have a very general idea of what to do but when it comes down to it they simply do not know how to raise the money they need.
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Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
Venture Capital is a type of private equity that works on the basis of cash being invested into businesses in exchange for a share of a business. Venture Capitalists don’t however just offer their skills to a business; they also provide managerial and technical expertise. Venture Capital is popular among new companies and new ventures.
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Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
Unless you are independently wealthy or homeless, you have to answer to someone, a boss, venture capitalist, the board, customers, and/or the bank. If you are an entrepreneur and are making the rounds on Sand Hill Road, it is hard not to spot the high-end BMWs and Mercedes, as well as more exotic vehicles, parked throughout the garages. Walking through the smartly decorated Sand Hill offices can be a shock for new entrepreneurs, which are likely in or just out of the dorm room. It can look like venture capitalists are “Kings of the World”. But, never fear Venture Capitalists have bosses too. And, their bosses are typically much more demanding than any boss you will ever have.
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Monday, December 28th, 2009
The surge of entrepreneurialism in this decade has spawned the era of venture capitalism like never before. Venture capital is the key to America’s technological lead in the world marketplace. According to The Capital Network, a non-profit economic development group, venture-backed companies have created 80 percent of the new jobs in the United States over the last 20 years. Venture capital-backed investments soared to a record-breaking level of $7.67 billion in the second quarter of 1999, an increase of 104 percent over Q2 of 1998 and 78 percent higher than Q1 of 1999.
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Sunday, December 27th, 2009
The line in the sand has been drawn. You’ve vowed to never step foot back into that office alive again after working the same dead end job for ten years. It’s time to start that business you know for sure will succeed. All you need is to dedicate those sixty hours a week to your own bottom line. There’s only one roadblock. You have no money and the bank has already denied you for several other loans. All is not lost. Seek the help you need from those venture capital firms or angel investors you have heard so much about at meetings.
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Sunday, December 27th, 2009
Venture capital is a form of equity finance. It is a source of risk capital that is invested into businesses by professional outside investors to new and growth businesses.
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Saturday, December 26th, 2009
Accredited Investor lists and databases can help raise capital fast. If you’re a business owner seeking expansion capital or a startup company seeking seed capital, the last place you are going to look, in this economy, is the institutional lending industry. Many people are finding success with raising capital from accredited investors.
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Saturday, December 26th, 2009
How would you like to have $11,815,500 dropped in your lap? Why not get the money you so desperately might need & use it for any reason?
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Friday, December 25th, 2009
Advice on finding a company to give you due diligence in the venture capital acquisitions and investments arena. Investment decisions should be based on the best information available.
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