Gust
OCTOBER 16, 2012
This summer I conducted our third annual survey of the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue companies recently funded by angel groups in North America. Access to our 2010 and 2011 surveys can be found at 2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Investor Groups. Band of Angels (Silicon Valley). New Mexico Angels.
NZ Entrepreneur
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Ice Angels chair Michael Murphy liked what StockTrim were doing and was happy to become chair of StockTrim’s board of directors and become one of the first investors. “He He got us in front of the Ice Angels and a number of them invested,” Sutton says. “I He found many private investors were interested in him as much as StockTrim.
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Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 13, 2011
So we have five themes – Digital Life and Distribution are the other two.”. Distribution. National Venture Capital Group endorsed it. Some Angel groups endorse it. We have a theme we call Protocol, which are technology protocols and markets built around technology protocols like SMTP for email and RSS.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 3, 2015
In all cases, due diligence is recommended on every potential investor and angel group before spending money you don’t have, looking for money you need. The right investor will have specific feedback on pricing models, distribution and market positioning to improve scalability. Use initial feedback wisely to improve your case.
This is going to be BIG.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
Who wouldn’t accept an invite to “A networking breakfast where 7 midstage startups will be able to give short demos to the CEO/COO/Head of Business Development/etc for Big Interesting Company X that has huge reach/distribution/userbase, etc.” Maybe make it sector focused and bring in a bunch of such contacts.
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 31, 2016
How else can you define a sales process or know what to look for when you hire a sales manager or seek distribution partnerships? He’s formed multiple venture capital funds, founded angel groups, and is an angel investor. Besides, company founders have to learn first-hand what it takes to win over customers. They aren’t.
Up and Running
DECEMBER 11, 2013
More often, it’s secret formulas, secret ingredients, trade secrets, and relationships with channels of distribution. I’ve seen this same phenomenon in the angel group. Defensibility comes in different ways for different businesses. Occasionally it’s a matter of a strong patent. Sometimes it’s progress made in branding.
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