QUESTION:
Is it better to get debt or equity financing? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
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QUESTION:
How do I compute the optimal amount of capital to raise for my first round of funding?
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QUESTION:
If I don’t expect substantial revenue anytime soon (we’re focused on growing our user base), how do I put together a financial forecast that makes sense to investors?
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QUESTION:
I’ve read all the material on forming my startup, from going with an LLC to going with a Delaware C-Corp.
The reality is, I still need help from a professional lawyer to make sure all my paperwork is in order, my structure is the correct one, and so on. I’ve read about different incubators that assist startups in legal aspects so they can focus on product.
Karen Leland
by Karen Leland at www.karenleland.com
By now almost everyone has heard of Amanda Hocking, the 26-year-old novelist who was rejected by dozens of New York publishing houses. Not one to give up, Hocking decided to go the entrepreneurial route and self published an eBook instead.
QUESTION:
I’m bootstrapping my startup. Is it worth hiring a temp CFO pre-funding? What would a CFO do for me at this point? My business is pretty simple right now.
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I’m planning on bootstrapping my startup for at least the first six months. However, I do plan to seek investment down the line. Is it easy to switch from an LLC to a C-Corp once I’m ready for investment? What’s the best approach?
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by John Frankel, Founder of ff Asset Management
QUESTION:
Is there a standard way that people keep track of who they are selling to and where they are in the sales cycle? I’m talking to many different potential and current clients and I have notebooks, excel sheets, sheets of paper, lists (I think you get the idea) of where I am with each of them. Is there a recommended way to keep track of who you are talking with and where you are with each of them?
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QUESTION:
I have a friend who runs a very active physical and online networking group. There are thousands of members who pay a small fee. The group arranges events and people meet at businesses and locations that are convenient and interesting.
1. There is a small fee to belong to the group.
Topic: Launching a Startup In Houston: Perspectives on Developing Tech Ideas in the Houston MarketPlace.
Presenter: Marc Nathan, Vice President of Strategy at ChaiOne; Partner at Kain Management Group; Board member at Only in Houston.
Event planner: Dan Valdez, Partner, Enterprise Builders LLC and Co-founder of the Zebec Center.
