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Lesson #146: Pitfalls Around Earnouts (and Why They Rarely Payout)

Following up on Lesson #145, issues to consider before selling to big companies , I wanted to drill down deeper on earnouts, and potential p...

Below is a list of selected venture capital firms that are actively investing in Chicago. All of them will look at technology related start...

The other day, I got asked a question about how best to divide up the equity stake in a new startup, between the founders. I told him that ...

I recently read an interesting article on how startup employees with material equity stakes can materially save on their long term capi...

For this lesson, I solicited the help of Ira Weiss, a Partner at Hyde Park Venture Partners in Chicago. He first wrote on this topic for B...

One of the first things that a venture capitalist looks for in assessing an investment opportunity is the revenue model of the business. Mo...

Most states have long sought to foster job creation and retention by providing tax credits and other forms of assistance to startups. You...

One of the first questions a potential investor is going to ask you is "how do you plan to make money". It is critical you have a...

Back in Lesson #78, we learned How to Build a Budget. But, one important point that we did not discuss was the necessity of running a sens...

Building an accurate budget is one of the hardest things to do for a startup, as you have very limited historical information to forecast wi...

The more diligent you are at managing your working capital, specifically your accounts payable and accounts receivable, the easier it is to ...

Startup entrepreneurs are typically too busy executing on their vision, that they sometimes forget to implement the proper accounting contro...