Our founder and CEO, Jonathan Cogley recently spoke at this year’s San Diego Startup Month where he shared his personal lessons throughout his entrepreneurial journey. Startup Month is a series of unique virtual content and experiences designed to connect, educate, and inspire both entrepreneurs and investors throughout the startup ecosystem. Below is a PDF link
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Are you tracking the wrong KPIs (Key Performance Indicators?) If you have a startup chances are you’re enthusiastically tracking KPIs. But are you tracking the right ones? Many startups obsess over revenue (which is usually a good thing) and cashflow. These are definitely important because revenue validates your product in the marketplace and enables your
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Deliberating over your idea wastes time and often isn’t worth it. Instead, test a small part of the idea first. Here’s how. Stop deciding whether your idea is a good one. Just try it. Entrepreneurs often can’t decide whether to try a new idea – it may simply be a minor product change or a
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Startups need lawyers, but how do you choose the right ones? And are you maximizing your lawyers, or simply wasting your money? Why do startups hate lawyers? Disclaimer: I have worked with over 30 different lawyers throughout my career to date. A few have been awesome, and some have really sucked. They were all expensive.
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Startups are rightly concerned about their competitors. But are you focusing on your competitors in a constructive way, or simply wasting your time?
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Understanding my key responsibilities as CEO of a B2B software startup was critical if I wanted to support the startup to massive growth.
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As founder, I pretended that giving up equity wasn’t the same as selling part of my company, but it really is. Here’s my experience.
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LA-based startup Barpay secures $300k in early funding and strategic partnership with LogicBoost Labs Seed and early stage investing is down in LA but Barpay is ready for when bars re-open Los Angeles, CA – April 22, 2020: Seed and early stage startup investments, which typically represent sentiment with riskier investors, have plummeted in Los
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How do you give up equity in your software startup? Should you do it? And if so, how much? Consider the outcome of these options.
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Maybe you are fund raising or considering selling a portion of your startup to an investor. Either way you need to value your startup to figure out a fair price for the equity being sold and money being added to the business or being taken out by you. There are a few approaches to valuation
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