by Hans van Putten | Jul 11, 2019 | Startups
Don’t wait for a due diligence or bank review. Clean up your accounting files now. Clients often ask me to review their accounting files, usually as part of their fundraising preparations. At times, these deep dives can be informative and rewarding, like a scuba...
by Hans van Putten | Jun 19, 2019 | Startups
Boston is a great place for startups. That’s not necessarily news, but the scope of the resources available to local entrepreneurs may be. Much has changed in the past decade. Local startup infrastructure is greatly improved . . . with one notable exception. ...
by Hans van Putten | Jun 11, 2019 | Startups
Is Brex it? For charging everyday startup expenses, like meals and travel, it just may be. Brex touts itself as the first corporate credit card for startups. Brex works with corporations and other forms of non-individual liability companies. Brex underwrites on...
by Hans van Putten | May 29, 2019 | Startups
I left the traditional corporate world many years ago and never looked back. I chose to work at home. Not missed were the meetings, the politics and the, even more mind-numbing, commute. According to many recent studies, I was ahead of my time. It seems that...
by Hans van Putten | May 15, 2019 | Startups
It seems that no list of potential angel investors would be complete without that person who just sold his company and now “has more money than he knows what to do with.” Surely, he will invest in Newco. There’s nothing sure about it. Time and again I encounter...
by Hans van Putten | May 1, 2019 | Startups
Pre-revenue startup. The term should be self-explanatory. A pre-revenue startup is a company with no customer activity or sales. Pretty simple, right? Then why do I meet so many entrepreneurs who do not understand this definition . . . or, at least, its valuation...
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