What Do Investors Want in A Professional Business Plan?
Welcome to video Fridays from The Start Up Garage A place where Tyler Jensen, The Startup Garage’s founder, answers questions directly from our viewers. Key Take Aways From Video: 1. Investors want to see a clean, professional looking, honest, and reasonable assessment of the business. 2. Investor wantwell-sourced research sections, which include the market, industry, […]
How To Create a Revenue Model
The first step to building the Financial Projections for a startup company is to build out the revenue model. The revenue model answers one of the most important questions about a new business: ‘how does it make money?’ The revenue model is important for several reasons: 1. It provides the top-line of the profit and […]
Expert Communication Workshops Gets You ‘Shark Tank’ Ready
The Startup Garage is pleased to be partner with Deborah Linggi, Principal of Linggi Communications. With close to 20 years of experience working in senior-level, global communications roles for such industry leaders as Apple, HP, Illumina, Motorola and others, including startups, she provides invaluable communications counsel to The Startup Garage clients. The Startup Garage provides […]
What Startups Got Funded In May?
May Monthly Startup Wrap-up. Find Out Who Got Funded and What Type Of Deals Are Attracting Investment here: May 1st Bookbub the bargain bin for ebooks, secured $3.8 million in it’s first round of funding. May 3rd Waggl the startup survey app inspired by honeybees, secured $1 millionin funding. May 5th Automattic which runs WordPress.com, […]
How to Define Your Target Market
When it comes to defining your target market in the business plan you should have the following two questions in mind: Who is benefitting from the problem that my product/service solves? Am I demonstrating that a significant market opportunity exists for this product/service? Many entrepreneurs tend to focus on one of these questions but do […]
Shark Tank Hosts Open Casting Call In San Diego
Critically acclaimed business reality show, Shark Tank, attacks the shores of San Diego, Saturday June 7th for an open casting call. Do you think your startup has what it takes to swim with the Sharks? Attend this rare casting call: SATURDAY, JUNE 7TH – SAN DIEGO COLEMAN UNIVERSITY 8888 Balboa Ave. San Diego, […]
8 Tips that Could Get You That Venture Capitalist Job You Want
8 Tips that Could Get You That Venture Capitalist Job You Want Venture capitalists come in all types, but just why become one? What makes this type of investment interesting for so many people? Truth is most VCs are average, every day people. They have usually either been entrepreneurs themselves, or they were surrounded by […]
A Closer Look at AngelList
AngelList is a platform for startups that allows entrepreneurs to share their startup with potential investors. It provides entrepreneurs, advisors, and Angel investors a digital network to follow startup activity and quickly jump into investment deals with new companies. Entrepreneurs create a startup profile and pick which investors can see their startup, both of which […]
Business Loan or Angel Funding – Which is Best?
When you buy a home or a car you head over to a bank or financial institution and ask for a loan. Generally, the process is really straightforward and takes anywhere from a few hours to a few weeks. But when you’re looking for funding for your new business, well, unfortunately, the process just isn’t […]
How to Determine Your Startup’s Valuation for Investors
Startup Valuation One of the biggest questions from startups is, “How much money should I ask investors for?” What they should really be asking is, “What is my company’s valuation?” You must know how much your company is worth before asking for any amount of money. And when you do, you want to make sure […]
