Tips for Working with a Merchant Bank?
Bootstrapped company, 3 years old, growing, profitable when we don’t reinvest in the business. Ready to grow into a hot space that serves small…
Founder Equity Split Issues?
My co-founders and I set up an equity split with a mix of vesting and role based compensation. It was finalized last year, and everyone signed off on it.…
What are the best ways to quickly grow traffic for a me-too offering?
So me and my partner came up with a spin to Airbnb that we thought would allow us to create a nice niche for ourselves. However as anyone knows, a great…
Not getting paid by client. What can I do?
I just closed my deal with a large, public company for a small amount. I had to pay my vendors. How long does it take for companies to pay invoices?…
At what point to reach out and start talking to VCs?
It is a website-based business model. I realize I need to generate lots and lots of data to form the background of the website the analytics one can do…
How to get around not knowing how to code?
I am new to the (tech) startup world. However, I have a lot of great skills: Legal, management, sales, finance, and even a great network. So my idea is a…
A social network for the C-Suite?
I’m working on a startup to create a new social network for the C-Suite. Is it a crazy idea? Surely they don’t have the time? And anyway, isn’t that what…
Bootstrapped startup needs $400K to move forward. Now what?
Nine months ago I had an idea that would be disruptive to a very large industry (we’re talking billions of dollars spent in this industry). I created a…
Is it possible for a venture-funded startup to go into hibernation without dying?
My startup is too early to market. We are targeting a new and growing segment but the growth is too slow to sustain anyone’s salary. We already have a…
When talking to potential cofounders, what is a good offer to give?
I’ve done a significant amount of research and I feel comfortable that I know everything that I need to know to start moving on my startup. Before I…
What kind of due diligence is necessary to begin raising money from family and friends?
Long story short, I’m ready to begin raising money from family and friends to begin building a product. But of course I’ve never raised money, and am not…
Is Robert Scoble an Asset or Deficit to His Employer Now?
For the last couple of months the wheels have been coming off Robert’s life. Since he is the “face” of his employer, and there has been an admission of…
Should I make an LLC before I run a Kickstarter campaign?
Should I start a LLC before I run a kickstarter campaign. How likely is it that someone will take my idea for a service the second I start a campaign and…
Do you ask for a raise after the company secures Series B+ rounds?
I’m junior at vc backed startup that just raised a large series B (lets call it), I feel I’m undervalued in compensation. Do I ask for a raise? Just…
How common are each of the following accelerator perks?
24/7 access to a co-working space free housing (if you’re from a different city) in-house design and development resources
Coming out of the closet
I was hired by a company X, and I was building application on top of the platform X. X is very popular platform for business applications. Needless to…
Where is the “venture” in Venture Capital?
Is it me or does it seem that VC’s want to fund you when you don’t really need the money? Translated, when the risk is essentially gone? I do not proclaim…
Uncertainty about adding a third (senior level) cofounder
Along with my co-founder, I have started a new digital venture which we believe is innovative, game changing, with global application We have been working…
Confused, worried, anxious … need advice.
So I started my own startup about 2.5 years ago and about 6 months ago, I got an offer to get bought out (not a very huge sum of money) or take another…
Co-founder never did any work, verbally agreed to vesting. Not listed in any company documents
The situation is simple, but maybe not so simple. The only record of an agreement is a verbal agreement. There is nothing formally signed. There are texts…
Pushing on without investor support. New company or not?
I’ve done a seed round on convertible debt & I am now out of money. The original product idea has changed since the round, but current investors aren’t…
Staying motivated as a founder
What motivates you guys/gals? I find as a founder, that I’m not really ever in a normal office/work like setting as most employees. Employees typically…
What to build MVP on?
If customer discovery interviews show no strong problem to solve, do you use the fact that there are other startups in the space as your validation to…
Applying to European Accelerators as a Delware C. corp
We’re completely new to this. A two people SAAS web app from asia. We started about two and a half months back and have a prototype up and running. Doing…
Continue to bootstrap or VC?
We are currently 3 guys who are working on a tech startup collecting data. We’ve bootstrapped for 2 years now – got monthly revenue of 20k. (growing with…
Equity Approach on Startup Weekend
Going to a startup weekend and have an alpha product that has interest from a city government in our area. I have 2 successful companies right now. One I…
How many customer interviews did you run before you found a decent product idea?
Anybody out there, who uses idea extraction via customer interviews in order to find a problem worth solving? If so, what are your experiences? How many…
Depressed, anxious, frustrated. Am I the one feeling this way? Need help.
Am a struggling founder. Trying to screen my feelings and desperation from: – my wife (who is increasingly frustrated by lack of success, and concerned we…
How do I help my friend who is on his way to building a startup and has confessed that he is suffering from depression?
He also said he has had suicidal thoughts. This is very worrying. I have been seeing signs of random anger in him. He gets angry on very small things and…
What is your advice on partnering with a major company?
Is it true that early stage startups are partnering with major corporations like IBM, Samsung, Dell, yahoo, etc.? Or is this an urban myth? If it’s true,…