Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
Angel investors come from a variety of ages, backgrounds, and professions. I’m not your average angel. I’m not active in an angel group. I live in a small town surrounded by farms and I made my first angel investment at 29 because my dad said it was a good idea. So, who are these unlikely angels?
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 13, 2022
In these days of global competition via multiple channels, you need continuous marketing to find more customers. Obviously, you need to promote these events via multiple digital and traditional marketing channels. You need to evaluate the tradeoffs of getting investment capital from angel investors and crowdsourcing.
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Austin Startup
JULY 29, 2018
Raising funding from Angel Investors can feel like a catch-22. It’s easy to figure out who the active angel investors are but it’s hard to find the right time to pitch them. Not all investors are the same. Angel Investors are investing their own money?—?they
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 24, 2022
As a business consultant and angel investor, I often ask for your own assessment of marketing ROI , or customer acquisition cost (CAC). Outside partners and channel impacts are complex. Of course, you need work with partners and channel to quantity their costs and contributions and normalize total results.
Up and Running
DECEMBER 22, 2015
Angel investors can teach you a lot about money, whether or not you’re seeking funding from them. I’ve seen this over and over in my dealings as a member of a local angel investment group. What we do at the Willamette Angel Conference is the rule, not the exception. We don’t just reject startups; we explain why.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 31, 2023
Based on my own career as a business owner and angel investor, in this age of change, I still see key successes and growth from the same team member work qualities. It takes effort and homework to find productive relationship channels, such as industry conferences, connections to experts, and key customer relationships.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
For example, when you think about distribution channels, revenue streams, or the relationship with the customer, ask customers what they expect. At the same time, more entrepreneurs are jumping into the fray, and less money is available from investors. In my view, savvy “super angel” investors such as Mike Maples, Jr. ,
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