Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2015

If you think you are the perfect fit for the entrepreneur lifestyle, but you’re not yet sure if you’re ready to start your own, then I recommend that you take a job with an existing startup first to validate the culture realities against your dream. Running or working for a startup is more of a lifestyle than a career choice.

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Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2011

To provide some reference points, I surveyed thirteen angels groups in North American to determine their recent experience in negotiating the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue companies. Because of the interest in the 2010 survey, I decided to survey a larger number of North American angel groups this summer (2011).

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

The SXSW Startup Crawl! Grab a group of friends and tour the latest and greatest of Austin’s startup community. Grab a group of friends and tour the latest and greatest of Austin’s startup community. Wednesday, March 13 Every day 10:00am-5:00pm.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

“My startup business was acquired and I worked for the company that bought us; which was a public company called Ameridata that bought about 40 companies in about three years. So having spent a lot of time thinking about this Silicon Valley is a thing in and of itself. On the Startup Visa Program.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

The world’s fastest growing tech startup ecosystem. A much more tightly knit startup community, compared to the larger but more diffuse West Coast community. A city that from the Mayor on down is devoted to helping the tech startup community expand exponentially. Many more world-class universities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2014

Venture capitalists (VCs) have long been seen as the top of the pyramid for startup funding sources, but in fact angel investors now fund over 60 times as many companies, according the Center for Venture Research. Individual angel investors have been filling the gap, and now match VCs in total amount invested.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 19, 2017

Five entrepreneurs get free plane tickets to pitch for $100,000 in seed funding from Austin’s top angel investors Every week we meet incredible entrepreneurs from all over the country and all over the world who would move to Austin if they only had some funding. This April, one startup is going to get their chance!

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Steve Blank

APRIL 7, 2011

I gave a keynote on entrepreneurship to MPowered , the student Entrepreneurship Organization, spoke on a panel on Entrepreneurship and the Aerospace Industry, and gave another keynote at the Ann Arbor New Tech Meetup and A2Geeks , the regional startup network. Held office hours and met lots of passionate students with great ideas.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 27, 2017

For investors outside of Austin and LPs: Austin is a a vibrant startup market and this list of capital sources can help you identify firms to co-invest with and funds to invest in. We’ve compiled a definitive list of sources of startup capital in Austin.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2015

Most new entrepreneurs assume that great investors will find their startups based on the compelling solution the founders have created. 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.

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Business Plan Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Most startup founders do not have enough capital to launch their companies and need to raise money at some point. Raising Angel Capital. Individual investors who provide financial funding to startups are called ‘Angel Investors.’ Convertible debt provides startups with a relatively easy way to procure financing.

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Gust

DECEMBER 1, 2011

For years there has been a pervasive opinion across the entrepreneurial landscape that the US has a shortage of capital required to startup and grow new ventures. Dr. Carl Schramm, Kauffman CEO , recently said that startup formation is stagnant or even decreasing in the US in the second half of 2011.

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Gust

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley. In fact, my sense is that in most regions, angels and VCs are cooperating and sometimes co-funding startups. All Seed-VC. New England. Southern California*. Northwest. . $$$$. Deals. $$$$. Deals. $$$$. Deals. $$$$. Deals. $$$$. Deals. $$$$. New England. California*.

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David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

Everyone wants to work in tech startups. Competitions : YHack , Yale Venture Challenge , $25K Entrepreneurship Prize , Venture Clash at Yale SOM ; NYU vs. Yale Pitch Event; Yale vs Harvard Pitch Event, Startup Yale. See Why Venture Capitalists Are Investing in International Startups. Everyone wanted to work in finance.

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Up and Running

MARCH 9, 2012

Sabrina Parsons, CEO of Palo Alto Software (Bplans parent company) recently wrote about Oregon’s unique startup culture on her blog MommyCEO at ForbesWoman : “What is exciting for Oregon companies is that these conferences and angel groups have given Oregon high-growth companies an avenue to get funded, and stay in Oregon.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2022

If your startup is looking for an angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. The challenge is to find the right angel for you, and for your situation. In addition, they serve as a jobs available site for 24,000 startups.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Ive addressed the due diligence question in previous posts, but this came up again in a debate we were having at a recent meeting of the Sand Hill Angels. This feels about right for an early stage angel investment and no reason that the process needs to drag out for months and even weeks.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 19, 2016

If you’re seeking angel investment for your startup, it’s to your benefit to learn as much as possible about angel investors and the types of questions they’re likely to ask, especially given how much competition you’ll have. Below, we’ve curated a list of our best resources on angel investment. Wonder no more.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Rick Holdren and Rohit Saxena then discussed Medi-Code , an integration solution for small hospitals (up to 150 beds) and small physician practice groups ($5 million to $20 million annual revenue) to connect with Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) as a requirement of the healthcare regulatory changes coming in 2012. Photo by mjamesno.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Most incubators, accelerators, or angel groups won't be willing to work with the smaller TAM businesses. She is a Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur and strategy consultant who writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy , and is the author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020.

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Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

He is the known guru in business planning, particularly for small businesses, startups and entrepreneurs, although he’s worked with Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies as well. I’m not going to go into background, benefits, principles, what’s lean and how lean started in the 1930s and 40s and lean startup and all that.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

New business are hard: 50% succeed in the first 5 years Startups are hard: 10% succeed?—?only only 1% ever receive outside capital (and not all businesses are built for outside capital) Marketplaces are hard Raising money for a women-led startups is hard: only 2% of all venture funding is invested in (white) female founders (.02%

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Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Resource Guide To find Angels. Are you a first time entrepreneur and looking for angel funding for your startup? You may think that numbers and locations are the only thing to look out for, but in reality it is best to find the angel that fits you and then your situation.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 6, 2011

In fact, I think it is a great curriculum for certain angel investors too, especially those who are starting out, including angel groups that are just formed. What a great product - truly an excellent value for entrepreneurs. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2022

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. First of all, it’s more of an investment in people than in a business, since the startup is usually an idea barely half-baked when they need your money. Join an existing angel investor group.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

If your startup is looking for an angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. The challenge is to find the right angel for you, and for your situation. In addition, they serve as a jobs available site for 24,000 startups.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

And if you just want to learn about different types of angels and what motivates each, my partner David has written about that before here.). A Primer on Angel Investing. Seed investing is a fun way to stay actively engaged in the startup ecosystem. Outcomes in angel investing exhibit a power law. Why Invest?

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View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

And if you just want to learn about different types of angels and what motivates each, my partner David has written about that before here.). A Primer on Angel Investing. Seed investing is a fun way to stay actively engaged in the startup ecosystem. Outcomes in angel investing exhibit a power law. Why Invest?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

If your startup is looking for an Angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of Angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. The challenge is to find the right Angel for you, and for your situation. It powers over 1,000 investment Angel and VC groups in 80+ countries.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2017

If your startup is looking for an angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. The challenge is to find the right angel for you, and for your situation. In addition, they serve as a jobs available site for 24,000 startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. First of all, it’s more of an investment in people than in a business, since the startup is usually an idea barely half-baked when they need your money. Join an existing angel investor group.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

But in practice, these phenomena create a tremendous volume of startups, which investors then have to filter. Annual Deal Pipeline for Selected VCs and Angel Investor Groups. Angel groups using Gust. Some early-stage startups are a luxury good; some investors will pay a premium for perceived exclusivity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2013

If your startup is looking for an Angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of Angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. The challenge is to find the right Angel for you, and for your situation. The Founding Chapter is in Silicon Valley, California, (naturally).

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Like virtually the entire tech industry, I am particularly in favor of Startup Visa , which has the goal of stimulating our domestic startup community through acts to keep our foreign-born entrepreneurs in the United States. HBS Angels will likely execute this in 2012. I wrote a blog post on this.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. First of all, it’s more of an investment in people than in a business, since the startup is usually an idea barely half-baked when they need your money. Join an existing Angel investor group.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Reuters TV Interview by Rhonda Schaffler Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. First of all, it’s more of an investment in people than in a business, since the startup is usually an idea barely half-baked when they need your money.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. First of all, it’s more of an investment in people than in a business, since the startup is usually an idea barely half-baked when they need your money. Join an existing angel investor group.

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