Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2020

If you are not in that rare category of known and proven entrepreneurs, you should avoid the following list of my top ten turnoffs that I have personally experienced as an angel investor. Investors are buying part of the business, not the product or service. Excuse the typos and cleanup -- I’ve been too busy to finalize.”

Technical Review 310

Technical Review Angel Investor Business Plan Social Media 310

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2014

As a startup mentor, I’m always amazed that some entrepreneurs seem to be an immediate hit with investors, while others struggle to get any attention at all. Finally I realized that Venture Capital and Angel investors are actually humans, despite some views to the contrary. Evidence of adaptability and flexibility.

Angel Investor 268

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Early Stage 268

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2021

How do you convince investors that your business model will really work, before you have a revenue stream that exceeds your expenses? Even if you are bootstrapping your business, and you are the only investor, you should be asking yourself the same question. Start selling it before you build it.

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Business Model Angel Investor Bootstrapping Revenue 414

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 29, 2024

Designing Your Business Model Crafting a business model is like building a blueprint for your venture. Revenue streams are another critical component of your business model. Will you opt for direct sales, subscriptions, or a freemium model? However, do so with caution and strategic planning.

Intellectual Property 130

Intellectual Property Angel Investor Business Model Bootstrapping 130

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2018

Most of you new venture founders I meet as an angel investor seem convinced that starting the business is the hardest part. You look forward to the day when your business becomes self-sustaining, and settles into a long-term growth curve, ensuring financial success. Problems in any of these areas will stall growth.

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Angel Investor Dilution Software Review Distribution 167

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2022

As an angel investor, I expected startups to have a passion for their solution, but also to have done the market research and customer validation to size the real opportunity. In addition, these days you have to help your customers find you, through traditional marketing, more social media, and influencers.

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Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur Angel Investor Social Media 362

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

If you are not in that rare category of known and proven entrepreneurs, you should avoid the following list of my top ten turnoffs that I have personally experienced as an Angel investor. Investors are buying part of the business, not the product or service. The best demos to investors are 30 seconds or less.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Business Plan Angel Investor 299

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2018

If you are not in that rare category of known and proven entrepreneurs, you should avoid the following list of my top ten turnoffs that I have personally experienced as an angel investor. Investors are buying part of the business, not the product or service. Excuse the typos and cleanup -- I’ve been too busy to finalize.”

Technical Review 157

Technical Review Angel Investor Business Plan Social Media 157

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2015

How do you convince investors that your business model will really work, before you have a revenue stream that exceeds your expenses? Even if you are bootstrapping your business, and you are the only investor, you should be asking yourself the same question. Start selling it before you build it.

Business Model 120

Business Model Angel Investor Startup Bootstrapping 120

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

It is only fundable from an investor’s point of view if it has the potential to scale up and give exponential returns. ? Secondly, funding is not an indicator of success. Funding is not an indicator of success, irrespective of the impression that you might get from the news and media. Equity investors.

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Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 28, 2010

These posts and videos are about design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! New-to-the-world: strategic marketing for startups and small business – [link]. Business Plan vs Business Model – [link]. Never Hire Job Hoppers.

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 27, 2011

It’s not surprising then that the region has also been on the lips on venture capitalists and angel investors who are intent on riding the technology innovation boom in this part of the world. The second part covers the various sectors that have seen the biggest growth in Asia.

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Asia Technical Review Vietnam Singapore 167

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

My perspective as an angel investor is that once you get past early adopters, most people won’t switch to a new approach unless they perceive a cost or time savings or speed advantage of at least 20 percent. Investors are looking for technology, process, or business model breakthroughs, to move costs to a new level.

Intellectual Property 417

Intellectual Property Angel Investor Dilution Differentiation 417

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2023

You may think this question is just an artifact of good television, but let me assure you that in my experience as an angel investor, it’s a standard “make or break” inquiry posed to every entrepreneur. Professional investors always look for a proven business model and an existing revenue stream to minimize the risk.

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Elevator Pitch Salary Angel Investor Viral 228

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

You can’t win as an entrepreneur or business owner without full confidence in your own ability, as well as in your solution and business model. As an angel investor in startups, I always look for this self-confidence, no matter how innovative the solution. Believe that every competitor is human and beatable.

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Flash Angel Investor Cofounder Analytics 353

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

If you are not in that rare category of known and proven entrepreneurs, you should avoid the following list of my top ten turnoffs that I have personally experienced as an angel investor. Investors are buying part of the business, not the product or service. The best demos to investors are 30 seconds or less.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Angel Investor Business Plan Social Media 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2020

You may think this question is just an artifact of good television, but let me assure you that in my experience as an angel investor, it’s a standard “make or break” inquiry posed to every entrepreneur. Professional investors always look for a proven business model and an existing revenue stream to minimize the risk.

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Elevator Pitch Salary Angel Investor Viral 336

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2012

Dysonics secured $750,000 in funding from angel investors to develop products that will reproduce three-dimensional, immersive sound in headphones. Through NYC ACRE, NYU-Poly builds clean tech and renewable energy companies, sharing resources for physical and virtual tenants, while offering guidance and business assistance.

Incubator 202

Incubator New York City Boston Intellectual Property 202

Up and Running

MAY 18, 2016

You’ll learn more about what destroys startups, how to use the Customer Development method to succeed, how to use the Business Model Canvas, how to identify and keep your customers, and how to drive profits. Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers.

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Startup Venture Capital Angel Investor Lean 80

Up and Running

JUNE 14, 2010

conference at which a couple of professional venture capitalists and a couple of successful angel investors talked about trends. This was before the great recession, but in the middle of the explosion of web apps and social media. About three years ago I attended a Web 2.0

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Disintermediation Venture Capital Angel Investor Seed Stage 66

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Convertible debt is best when you don’t yet have revenue or a good sense for your valuation, because it allows you to raise money on the basis that the valuation will be set one to three years in the future, based on execution of the early business model. We were able to raise $750k this way.

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Strategic Investors Austin Angel Investor Bootstrapping 49

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

But they can otherwise save you much time and effort, and are also safer and more productive than the old-fashioned approach of broadcast emailing or cold-calling every investor you can find in online directories, or responding to the risky spam offers you get for funding on social media.

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Equity Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch Social Media 236

YoungUpstarts

MAY 9, 2019

If your business model piques the interest of investors, you could potentially earn a ton of money. There could be a chance that people may not see your business model because of the number of people doing the same thing. Also, there may be other people who have the same business model and yours will be rejected.

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Affiliate Finance Angel Investor Business Model 113

Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

business model and team. I usually don’t back a business unless there are founders that can build, sell, and service the new solution that is being brought to market. Here are the ingredients: Business model : This is actually the most important ingredient of the five. Momentum has a way of building?—?and

Bootstrapping 52

Bootstrapping IPO Business Model Software Review 52

ReadWriteStart

MAY 29, 2012

Crowdfunding] investors are not as sophisticated as professional venture and angel investors. This could be video testimonials from noted industry personalities, or other brands, creators or influencers you can get a shout-out from on social media. It comes down to a sales pitch. Budget carefully and leave a 30% cushion.

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Campaign Stealth Social Media Audience 142

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 5, 2013

With the ongoing credit crunch, especially for small businesses, angel investors may well be your best hope of getting your startup off the ground. According to the Angel Capital Association , in 2008, angel investor groups put, on average, $1.77 million into 6.3 investments.

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Angel Investor Social Media Business Plan Audience 249

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2017

If you are proposing a merger or acquisition, or simply seeking an investor for your business, the process is the same. This may seem intuitively obvious, but as an angel investor, I have heard hundreds of new business pitches that focus heavily on the product, but don’t tell the rest of the story.

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Merger Angel Investor Social Media Audience 146

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

In the early days of every business the incumbents tend not to respond because you’re too small and insignificant. As they see you grow the become intrigued and probably analyze your business model and potential. As an investor that’s precisely what goes through my mind. Choose that market. Microeconomics.

Startup 150

Startup Seed Money DC Software Review 150

Tim Keane

JUNE 19, 2012

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Technology versus market risk in angel investments » June 19, 2012. Greg Gianforte: Bootstrapping Your Business: Start And Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. « | Main.

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Milwaukee Wisconsin Angel Investor Bootstrapping 79

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2011

This site aggregates and filters content from thought leaders who talk about topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others.

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Intellectual Property Aggregator Startup IP 175

YoungUpstarts

JULY 22, 2011

You’ll find content categorized into different topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others.

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Aggregator Curation Widget Angel Investor 170

Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Many thanks to David Rose , Ilana Grossman , Justin Stanwix , and the whole Gust team for making the Gust Blog such a valuable platform and resource for entrepreneurs and angel investors. Sales and marketing plans , lists of prospects, supplier and subcontractor relationships, pricing data, media buying plans and strategies, etc.

Intellectual Property 143

Intellectual Property IP Startup United States 143

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2014

You may think this question is just an artifact of good television, but let me assure you that in my experience as an angel investor, it’s a standard “make or break” inquiry posed to every entrepreneur. Professional investors always look for a proven business model and an existing revenue stream to minimize the risk.

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Elevator Pitch Salary Angel Investor Viral 285

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2018

As an occasional angel investor, I always ask for a business pitch to get me in the mood. I’m still amazed at how many technical entrepreneurs don’t have a business pitch, and offer me their product pitch or product spec instead. Business model showing costs, pricing, and margins.

Product 145

Product Intellectual Property Liquidity Event Exit Strategy 145

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2018

You may think this question is just an artifact of good television, but let me assure you that in my experience as an angel investor, it’s a standard “make or break” inquiry posed to every entrepreneur. Professional investors always look for a proven business model and an existing revenue stream to minimize the risk.

Elevator Pitch 139

Elevator Pitch Salary Angel Investor Viral 139

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

I’ve seen hundreds of startups pitch to angel investors and venture capitalists, and most of them—at best— are just okay. Outline your business model. Your business model tells an investor how your idea will (or does) convert into being economically viable. How much do they pay? Talk about yourself.

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Sweat Equity Churn Rate Elevator Pitch Forecast 122

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

When starting a business, it’s typical to look for venture capital, angel investors, and even co-founders to help get the company up and running. While funding is necessary for almost all businesses, seeking it out yourself isn’t necessarily the right path for everyone.

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Bootstrapping Startup Cofounder Angel Investor 145