Learn How Fred Helps Startups
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Fred helps companies succeed in all three dimensions of building a successful business:
- Shaping the idea and planning for success,
- Assembling “fundable” resources and management, and
- Obtaining effective financing plans and raising capital.
Fred works with companies that have extraordinary ideas, and we help them articulate their concept and develop effective business strategy and implementation plans. Through our extensive network of contacts and our own personal experience, he helps companies assemble the resources required to be successful, including top-level management and boards of directors. He helps companies develop realistic financing plans, valuations, and fundraising strategies.
Fred’s goal is to build companies that attract capital like a magnet.
Fred helps companies at all stages of growth: Start up, Initial concept, market analysis, competitive analysis, business strategy. He assists clients in all of these important tasks:
- Formation. Working with lawyers to create an effective shareholders’ agreement and articles of incorporation. Selecting a corporate structure, forming a board of directors, creating the team and organizational structure.
- Implementation. Leadership, guidance, forming a Board of Directors.
- Interim Management. Part-time, temporary leadership and guidance as a “bridge” to funding and full-time management.
- Capitalization. Designing a capital structure that rewards performance — past, present, and future.
- Pre-funding. Strategies for “attracting” capital. Boot-strapping strategies, corporate finance strategies, team building.
- Funding. Business strategy development, business plan development, funding strategies, dealing with angel investors, dealing with venture capitalists, structuring investments. Valuation modeling.
- Board-Level Guidance. Fred Haney has served on the board of directors of over 30 private companies and 4 public companies, including Rainbow Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNBO, now part of SFNT).
- Mature Company Guidance and Exits. Venture Management has facilitated major “exit” transactions for companies ranging from a few million dollars in annual revenue up to more than $150 Million in annual revenue.
MondayClub-FredPublic Speaking Engagements. Venture Management CEO Fred Haney has been the keynote speaker for many years on topics ranging from high-tech startup companies, Board of Directors, finance strategy, company valuation, competitive strategy, team building, and corporate management.
Formation
Implementation
Help to create initial operating plans, help form the Board of Directors, review forecasting processes, assist with strategies for early product development and sales.
Interim Management
Management coaching as appropriate and interim management when necessary. Fred has served as interim CEO and “bridge to capital” for multiple companies.
Capitalization
Working with founders to determine an appropriate initial capital structure based on past present and future expected contributions of each participant.
Pre-funding
Strategies for “attracting” capital. Boot-strapping strategies, corporate finance strategies. Working to develop clearly articulated and effective business plans and investor pitch decks. Helping to write clear and effective business plans and pitch decks.
Funding
Board-Level Guidance
Fred is an expert on corporate governance and has helped many companies navigating complicated governance issues. He is an active contributor to corporate strategic plans and operating plans.
Mature Company Guidance and Exits
Venture Management has facilitated major “exit” transactions for companies ranging from a few million dollars in annual revenue up to more than $150 Million in annual revenue. Fred has been an active participant in exits for both private and public companies.
Public Speaking Engagements
Fred delivers excellent advice and actionable steps every executive can leverage daily to attract capital and be a money magnet CEO. Our company LiveSafe greatly benefited in our early days from Fred’s experience
After personally working with Dr. Haney during the early stages of Parcel Pending, I found him and The Fundable Startup to be invaluable.
I’ve had the opportunity to work with Dr. Haney from time to time, both for the same and opposing parties, and am always impressed with his understanding of the issues and his professional approach to solutions.