Hooray for bootstrapping. Sure, a few thousand high-profile startups get investment each year, but the vast majority of startups are bootstrapped. And that, obviously, isn’t something you get from outside investors. Or at least, not within the three- to five-year period that investors need. Revise the plan. MORE >>

Here are some of the contributing factors, in my opinion: Angels groups, and some individual angels, are now co-investing in larger deals or later stage companies – a portion of the early stage gap (i.e., $100k 100k – $500K) used to be purely the realm of angels (for a description of angels, see my earlier post ).  MORE >>

Few investors send you the entire check immediately. It’s funny how investors can forget everything from technical glitches to supplier problems, to the earthquake that destroyed your factory. Investors are a time suck, because they need to be handheld. The worst investors are small investors. Maybe. Maybe not. MORE >>

You may recall my earlier post from a few weeks ago entitled “ Are True Early Stage Investors An Endangered Species? “  After laying down some background, I took the position that super-angel funds and incubators/accelerators (e.g., All of the new super-angel funds popping up in the past few weeks just add to the fervor.  MORE >>

aka Memo to Jason Fried: Sorry, Youre Fucking Wrong.) [ clarification : i was a private angel investor in Mint's A round back in early 2007, when i was also doing some marketing consulting for the company. Small and frequent exits create a liquid market which encourages seed/angel investment. The 4 Things You Really Need. MORE >>