Are you preparing for a Series A funding round, considering employee stock option grants, or planning for future financing rounds? Use this calculator to navigate startup equity. This calculator shows how funding rounds change a startup’s value and how to split up ownership among founders, investors, and employees. It also helps the company look at…
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Connect now with the world’s largest angel network with over 600,000 entrepreneurs and over 130,000 investors, and growing daily. We’ve designed a user-friendly form for entrepreneurs to build their pitch and have loads of tips and guides to guide them through the whole process. The online platform makes it quick and easy for entrepreneurs to…
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Choosing Between IEO and IDO Crypto Fundraising Methods: A Comprehensive Comparison. In the rapidly evolving landscape of cryptocurrency, fundraising methods have also transformed. Initial Exchange Offerings (IEOs) and Initial DEX Offerings (IDOs) have gained significant traction as popular options for crypto projects looking to attract investment and achieve successful token trading. While both methods have…
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Solid pitch deck design is essential to getting funding for a startup. A successful pitch to investors must provide the information needed without overloading the investor with data. It must tell a striking story without leaving the investor feeling emotionally manipulated. And finally, it must communicate the value of an enterprise without producing confusion. A…
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Apple, Tesla and Nvidia were among 2023’s ‘magnificent seven’ stocks – here’s what to expect from them all in 2024. In the 1960 western The Magnificent Seven, a group of seven gunfighters protect a village from bandits. Only three survive to ride out of town at the end of the movie. The odds look much…
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How government payments to the vulnerable can multiply to create economic growth for everyone. The economic fallout of COVID-19 left people around the world facing a significant threat to their livelihood. As governments scrambled to mitigate the pandemic’s impact on their populations, many decided to use direct payments to support vulnerable citizens. More than a…
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Deceit pays dividends: How CEO lies can boost stock ratings and fool even respected financial analysts. The multibillion-dollar collapse of FTX – the high-profile cryptocurrency exchange whose founder now awaits trial on fraud charges – serves as a stark reminder of the perils of deception in the financial world. The lies from FTX founder Sam…
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Entrepreneurs, beware: Owning your own business can make it harder to get hired later. If you’ve been thinking about starting your own business lately, you’re not alone. Americans began launching ventures in record numbers during the pandemic, with an above-trend pace continuing through 2023. Unfortunately, many of of these enterprises won’t last long: 30% of…
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Insider trading − the legal kind − is a lot more profitable if you work for a multinational company. Corporate insiders who trade stocks based on the information they gain on the job earn a lot more if they work at multinational corporations than their peers at U.S. companies with no sales abroad. That’s the…
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Life is marketing. Marketing ourselves personally and professionally, marketing our products, marketing our ideas. Every day we are constantly marketing or being marketed to. What constantly amazes me, is that knowing this, so few early stage entrepreneurs market their startup effectively. The business plan, executive summary, and financing pitch are the ultimate marketing tools. Marketing your startup successfully…
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