Most people would agree that finance isn’t the most exciting topic in the start-up world, but when you’re fundraising or trying to exit understanding the math is critical. Investors want to ensure they are not over paying for an investment and founders are trying to justify the best price for their equity. Here are four […]
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Up until I was able to start paying myself through my ventures I often needed help from my parents for bills and expenses. I had the security to pursue my ventures knowing I wasn’t going to be homeless or the lights were going to get shut off. This economic security is critically important. According to
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Younger people expect more from their employers than previous generations and thus switch employment more than previous generations. Programmers, health care providers, lawyers, engineers and business people can pick up and move across the country and find good quality jobs, moving their way up the ladder. This topic is covered in “Bullshit Jobs” a book
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An Education and Entrepreneur Basic Income (EEBI) will not just allow individuals to quit their job and start businesses. Suppose you are a recent programming boot camp graduate and you want to start a business, Company X. Your product is a very cool mobile game app. Great, so because you’re a programer you can start
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I grew up in Bakersfield, CA. Anyone who hasn’t heard about Bako, let me tell you we are #1 in a lot of things: teen pregnancy, STDs (including Syphilis) and pollution. We are also last in a few things, like being one of the lowest educated in California. When I was graduating high school, many
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The US government dolls out a lot of money on grants that are given to companies to develop new disruptive technologies. NASA gives out 19 Billion in grants and The Department of Defense has a grant budget of $575 Billion. When a company receives these grants there is nothing the government. Sure, if the company creates jobs
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Recently an entrepreneur asked me how to start a business and I thought, wow where do I start? And right as I was about to start covering concept ideation he said, “Oh, I already have an idea, I mean the actual entity.” “Ahhh, yes that’s the easiest part,” I said. Here are 3 easy steps
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How does someone come up with a start-up idea? What type of divine inspiration does it take to come up with the next billion dollar venture? There are three main ways to come up with a company idea. The first is to look for a market inefficiency and provide a solution to fix the market
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