Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Labels: due diligence , early stage investing , moneyball , valuation. How Much Diligence is Due. ► 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. Steve Bennet. at 2:32 PM. Email This BlogThis!

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Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 14, 2010

Certain angel investors refuse to do convertible debt deals, but will be okay if there is a price cap. The company is obligated to pay $10K for investors counsel. I suspect that this seems reasonable if there is basically no due diligence due to the early stage of the companies. (By Investor pressure.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2010

It is 2010. That means that they likely raised money at a particularly high price relative to 2010 prices. Liquidation preference is the amount of money that an investor gets paid before the common stock (e.g. management, founders, angel investors) get any money. Solution: pass.

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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. October 2010. September 2010. Angels and Advisors. Enter your Email.

Term Sheet 68

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

& Raising Capital Pitch Perfect 4 ways to get automatically rejected by an angel investor Raising Money Using Customer Development Due Diligence Checklist Term Sheet Archives (from Brad [.] Reply Charlie Crystle , on April 8, 2010 at 12:31 pm Said: brilliant post. thanks for the reminder.

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Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Individual accredited investors in typical angel deals put personal capital at risk for an equity share of growth-oriented, start-up companies. These angel investors generally invest $25,000 to $100,000 in a round totaling $250,000 to $1,000,000. A local network of angels is critical to achieving a diversified portfolio.

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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. Can you think of the whole process of due diligence not primarily as a verification of high growth process but perhaps as a joint learning activity? October 2010. September 2010.

Milwaukee 60

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

If youve got a large growing market, solid team, strong competitive position and compelling solution, youll move forward with diligence, which can range from going with your gut to doing detailed projections, numerous reference calls and deep market analysis. I was a limited partner in Angel Investors, LP, Ron Conways fund in the late 1990s.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Friday, February 26, 2010. Of course, given the state of venture returns, perhaps randomly picking from a stack of business plans would provide as good or better results than an entrepreneur selection algorithm or detailed due diligence. How Much Diligence is Due. ▼ 2010. (7). ProfessorVC.

San Jose 28

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Investors Companies. October 3rd, 2010 the Chubby Team 48 Comments. Check out the Brain’s Guide to Angel Investin g and the Brain’s Guide to Venture Capital. Review our Guide to Reverse Due Diligence on Investors. « CareCloud Investors Ink an Angel Round of Funding. Posted in startups.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Annual Deal Pipeline for Selected VCs and Angel Investor Groups. Acquirer/ Investor. Angel groups using Gust. Detailed due diligence. i] From [link] as of twelve months ending March 17, 2010. [ii] The median VC reviews 87 opportunities before making 1 investment. ff Venture Capital. 2009) [ii].

Private Equity 114

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Tim Keane

APRIL 12, 2006

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. « "What Makes an Attractive Angel Investment" | Main. | Ten questions the entrepreneur should ask the (prospective) investor. What is your due diligence process?

Entrepreneur 60

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Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

Prospective investors have a free look to see how you execute under the gun. At Fliqz, we met or exceeded the sales plan every month during the due diligence process. How Much Diligence is Due. ► 2010. (7). What does it take to be an Angel Investor? Same principle here. ► January.

Venture Capital 28

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 30, 2006

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Due diligence: An Entrepreneurs Perspective. Due diligence by an investor, seen from the entrepreneurs point of view, is all good. October 2010. September 2010.

Due Diligence 60

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Professor VC

OCTOBER 20, 2009

I have been following the rallying cry of entrepreneurs with some amusement over the past couple of weeks in response to a blog post by Jason Calacanis, " Why Start-ups Shouldnt have to pay to pitch angel investors." In how many of those were you a lead investor? Labels: angel groups , Angel Investors , fundraising.

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VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

Janvest , a new seed fund of $5 million backed by American angel investors and chaired by the former head of the Mossad (Danny Yatom), saw an opportunity to fill the gap by making offering US-based angel investors the opportunity to tap into the Israeli startup industry.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

You can measure this yourself: go to any list of startups, maybe look at YCombinator’s recent graduate class , or Scoble’s list of picks for 2010 , or Sequoia’s list of seed companies — or go find a list you like better. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

List of Angel/SuperAngel Investors for entrepreneurs. Venture Hacks Angel List â?? raise money with angel investors. Guide to Super Angels -Â Chubby Brain. Due Diligence. Founders Institute Plain Preferred Term Sheet â?? Legal Wiki â?? Florian Feder crowdsourced documents. DoubleVerify.

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