Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

Thursday, April 1, 2010. Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJs. was part of a Dow Jones VentureWire webinar last week titled Negotiating An Angel Deal: What Angels, Entrepreneurs & VCs Need to Know. This will both reduce the number of angel investors and make it more difficult to syndicate across stage lines.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. « Power of Angel Investing in Milwaukee | Main. Bottom Up Market Sizing » January 12, 2010. Term-sheets and Valuations: Thinking about Negotiations.   First , dividends.

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Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

This will also serve as a good pointer for all the entrepreneurs who ask why I am not interested in their company led convertible note financing round. This can make it much more difficult to get any bank financing, new investment, and trade credit. In cases where it is truly a bridge financing (i.e. Steve Bennet. at 1:33 PM.

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Steve Blank

JULY 15, 2010

If you take funding from a venture capital firm or angel investor and want to build a large, enduring company (rather than sell it to the highest bidder), this isn’t the decade to do it. Number of Venture Backed Liquidity Events 2000-2010. And the explosion of private Angel firms continues to fuel this new ecosystem.

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www.informationarbitrage.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

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rob.by

MARCH 8, 2012

Tuesday, August 17, 2010. It means they have to deal with finances and customers and investors and other things that aren’t what they love to do, which is building software. 14 comments: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 dpickett says: Great post, man! Tuesday, August 17, 2010 e.p.c. Wednesday, August 18, 2010 Nick P.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

► 2010. (7). What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

There are so many unknowns at this stage and the only known is that the business model is going to change at least once, or in the current most overused term in the Silicon Valley, there will be a "pivot". ► 2010. (7). What does it take to be an Angel Investor? work at home. May 1, 2011 10:32 PM.

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Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

In other parts of the country, this is business as usual: Identify a customer need Build a product Sell the product In the valley, the knee jerk reaction is to start with the powerpoint deck and look for the venture capital drug. April 4, 2010 8:34 AM. ► 2010. (7). What does it take to be an Angel Investor?

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

The spring semester of my Entrepreneurial Finance class starts tomorrow. We will also look at a variety of financing methods including venture capital, angel investing, licensing, franchising, roll-up, venture debt and my old favorite, bootstrapping. As an angel investor and start-up CFO, I should have a good vantage point.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

May 14, 2010 10:56 PM. June 3, 2010 9:50 AM. November 11, 2010 9:52 AM. November 11, 2010 1:56 PM. The business environment is much more complex today, and the hopeful entrepreneur need to understand more of the environment in which they will operate. ► 2010. (7). Steve Bennet. Steve Bennet.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

This got me thinking about the business model that Mike Keiser has built at the resort and a lecture began to form in my head. Several years later, Bandon Trails opened in 1995 and the fourth course (Old Macdonald) is scheduled to open by summer 2010. Labels: Bandon Dunes , business models , golf. ► 2010. (7).

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Up and Running

MAY 16, 2016

From 2010 through 2015, the industry saw a moderate but steady four percent growth. That list of key starting expenses will include: Business development. Financing and cash flow. The most traditional routes are bank loans, small business loans, or angel investors. population. percent in 2000 to 19.6

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

Touched by an Angel. I think the title of this post is a TV show, but fitting as there has been much debate in the venture community as to the whether angel investors are good or bad for entrepreneurs and VCs. What would the VC corollary to Touched by an Angel, be. ► 2010. (7). Thursday, January 17, 2008.

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Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

I actually enjoy the process of pulling together a selection of materials to create a complete course on Entrepreneurial Finance. I assembled textbook chapters, Harvard Business Review articles, cases, and notes to pull together my own textbook. This whole process got me thinking about the textbook business model.

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Professor VC

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Many entrepreneurial programs feature a business plan competition, which is a great exercise. At SJSU, we also have a business plan competition in the spring, which ideally allows the students to build a viable business model around their NIF projects. ► 2010. (7). What does it take to be an Angel Investor?

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Professor VC

APRIL 11, 2008

Not to worry, I was busy working on closing the Series B financing for iControl Networks. I started working with the founders of iControl at the concept stage, prior to the first $100K of angel financing. Labels: CFO , home security , M and A , venture capital , venture financing. ► 2010. (7).

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Unfortunately in early stage startups the drive for financing hijacks the corporate DNA and becomes the raison d’etre of the company. Chasing funding versus chasing customers and a repeatable and scalable business model, is one reason startups fail. Is there a profitable business model? How many are there?

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

As I mentioned in the previous post, Jeff Fluhr (founder of StubHub) recently stopped by my Entrepreneurial Finance class to share his 4 Lessons of Entrepreneurship with the students. His gut told him the opportunity might not be there in a year and he dropped out of business school to launch the venture. ► 2010. (7).

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Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2008

► 2010. (7). What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

I am not sure how this relates to venture finance or entrepreneurship, but Im sure Ill find some connection along the way. ► 2010. (7). What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

However, I was glad to see they were able to raise financing and launch the service. Steve, I was pleasantly surprised to find your blog when researching startup financing. ► 2010. (7). What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels.

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Tim Keane

JUNE 21, 2011

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. « How should I finance my new venture? How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan. First develop a business model. First develop a business model.

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Tim Keane

DECEMBER 30, 2009

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Power of Angel Investing in Milwaukee » December 30, 2009. Understand finance. Understand finance. October 2010. September 2010. Angels and Advisors. April 2013.

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Tim Keane

MARCH 4, 2011

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. How should I finance my new venture? October 2010. September 2010. Angels and Advisors. Investor Relationships. Angel Capital Association website. Leaving a Trail.

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Steve Belkin , owner of the Atlanta Hawks, couldn't get his first deal financed and wound up cobbling together a friends and family round to start his travel company in the 70s. October 2010.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Thursday, September 2, 2010. An excellent question to ponder as the school year begins, but the answer depends on whether you are looking for a plumber or an angel investor. According to the Center for Venture Research at UNH , there are over 260,000 angel investors. These angels invested $17.6 Steve Bennet.

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Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

Financing, that is.I Now that iControl has raised over $100M, this got me thinking back to our original business plan. One truth of start-up financing is that it generally takes twice as long and twice as much money to accomplish your milestones. I took a look back at our original financial model we presented to VCs in 2004.

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Professor VC

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Tuesday, October 26, 2010. On paper, the 2010 Giants shouldnt have finished in the top half of the national league, let alone won the division and the pennant. The search for a world series ticket brought up some more thoughts about entrepreneurial finance. October 26, 2010 7:08 PM. ▼ 2010. (7). ProfessorVC.

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Tim Keane

AUGUST 21, 2006

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Do we as investors owe an entrepreneur not only our courtesy and respect but also our active participation in the mutual discovery process about assumptions, markets, and so forth? October 2010.

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Professor VC

AUGUST 26, 2011

To that last one, there is certainly some truth as the standard time vs. revenue chart in most business plans looks like this: Im not teaching Entrepreneurial Finance this semester for the first time since Fall 2007. Is the model consistent with the business plan? Does the business model make sense?

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 8, 2006

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Several of the insightful comments Ive gotten this week asks if I dont see a place for the business advisor in the entrepreneurial business. Posted at 06:34 AM in Angels and Advisors | Permalink.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 27, 2013

It’s been slightly over two years since I attended Startup Weekend in September 2010, which literally changed my world for the better. Now, two years later, it is a good time to share some important lessons that I learned after taking the Red Pill that day in September 2010. Of course, not all my fears from 2010 have disappeared.

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Tim Keane

MAY 9, 2006

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Im struck by the number of people I meet who are running new businesses that seem to repeat the same mistakes. October 2010. September 2010. Angels and Advisors. The list goes on.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 30, 2007

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Investing in Groups - best practices of Angels » October 30, 2007. October 2010. September 2010. Angels and Advisors. Investor Relationships. God is in the details."

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

always focus on the business model and assumptions, but there are too many unknowns to put much faith in the future cash flow projections. I was a limited partner in Angel Investors, LP, Ron Conways fund in the late 1990s. May 14, 2010 10:31 PM. ► 2010. (7). What does it take to be an Angel Investor?

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Tim Keane

JUNE 22, 2006

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. How to assure yourself that no professional investor will ever want to invest in your venture: » June 22, 2006. October 2010. September 2010. Angels and Advisors. April 2013.

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