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by carlosrt 13y ago
So presumably, companies that are on a ~$3M revenue run rate are a safer bet. Assuming a multiple of 15.
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by carlosrt 13y ago
500 offers $50k at $1M or $100k at $2M (~5% regardless of check size). Source: http://readwrite.com/2011/02/10/dave-mcclures-500-startups-a... I added Kima15 to this investor database: https://do
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by carlosrt 13y ago
Companies, like Safeway, that self insure pay $3,000 to $5,000 per procedure. For example: Colonoscopy: $897 Breast excision of lesion procedure: $2,569 Gall bladder procedure: $4,212 Cardiac Catheterization (no angioplasty or stints): $4,
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by carlosrt 13y ago
500 Startups offers $100,000 at a $2M valuation (i.e. 5%). Cheaper than $150,000 at $1M (i.e. 15%).
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by carlosrt 13y ago
Yeah I saw that too. $80,000 to redo two bathrooms, on Central Park South? I'd love to find out what $40,000 buys in a bathroom. I'm feeling a little cheap now. When I redid my 1950's bathroom, my cabinets, fixtures, tile,
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by carlosrt 13y ago
When it includes Palm Springs I'll apply.
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by carlosrt 13y ago
Define "some web design background" and "A+ certification in Silicon Valley"? What could you build prior to getting the job?
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by carlosrt 13y ago
When Twitter had ~$140M in revenue their price was ~50x revenue. Source: http://www.quora.com/What-are-revenue-multiples-for-technolo...
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by carlosrt 13y ago
I did some customer development on a similar idea. I talked with a local philanthropist and he liked the idea of donating after a milestone was reached. For example, when a student completes a Khan Academy math lesson money is donated to
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by carlosrt 13y ago
In 2003, a friend of mine started a Spanish Real Estate magazine, in Southern California. Was paying himself ~25,000 per month. He hired Americans to design, distribute, and print his magazines. Not bad for an uneducated, undocumented worke
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by carlosrt 13y ago
< "I think there is a large opportunity to impress the market by shaving off the amount of time to find quality devs and firms". > Elance could make it easier to find top providers if search results could be sorted by skills
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by carlosrt 13y ago
Solve this problem by starting a company. Build a portable vertical garden of 100+ plants (herbs, vege's and fruits) Install an Arduino, and a couple sensors, have this garden tweet when it's not getting enough water. Start a gard
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by carlosrt 13y ago
"There were MANY warnings". This graph, showing the 25 year decline in mortgage rates has been the biggest clue. We've been priming the economic pump for 25 years, masking systemic flaws. Biggest warning: http://m
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by carlosrt 13y ago
"95 percent of all Model S parts are made in-house". Designed in Southern California, and built in Northern California. Source: http://www.automobilemag.com/features/awards/1301_2013_autom...
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by carlosrt 13y ago
Naval probably hatched this plan when VC's screwed him in Epinions. Brilliant payback. In the USA one still can't crowdfund (from non-accredited investors) yet, but in a couple of months one will be able to share with the general