Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2018

As a startup advisor and angel investor, I tend to focus on the much longer list of ways your startup can fail, based on my own experience and inside knowledge from peers who you will never see highlighted on the Internet. Plan to and assemble the right team, including co-founders.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 12, 2014

A few weeks ago I spoke with Boris Wertz, founder of JustBooks, COO of AbeBooks and founding-partner of Version One Ventures. In In as much as a scheduled interview with an angel investor can be, talking with Boris about what it takes to spark the interest of a venture capital firm was a coincidence. Boris Wertz.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 24, 2013

One of the challenges for investing in startups has always been the lack of an established way for founders and investors to actually measure and decide on the valuation of the startup concerned. “If you are an angel investor and a venture is seeking capital from you, insist on getting its Worthworm report.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 21, 2019

You may be able to save on shipping costs, as well. For example, you can replace water coolers with a filtered water pitcher to save on cost. If you and your co-founder(s) are friends, why not work on your home instead? This is one of the best cost-saving ideas for small businesses. Stay online. Buy Used Furniture.

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The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

We see this all the time at Forward Partners where we invest right from the idea stage and most of the companies get a first version of their product live for less than £30k (that generally includes founder salaries and time spent doing customer research).

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

They have equipment and smart students that would otherwise cost you a fortune through an outside contract. If you need help building your first business plan or financial model, it’s getting easier and easier to find what you need, as well as connections to peers and investors, without an expensive business consultant.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 15, 2017

TribeHR co-founder and CEO Joseph Fung said : “Ask any startup CEO to rank their greatest challenges, and inevitably human resources makes the list. If you’ve arrived at the genesis of an idea which you think can make money, it’s probably a fair bet that you won’t immediately want to explore the minutiae of HR.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 12, 2014

You will have to realign your financial thinking around opportunity costs for your business. If you’re not a strong software developer, for example, hire someone or bring on a co-founder who is. Be ready to commit time to gathering funding from friends, family, banks, and angel investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2022

Angel investors, like me, have long figured out that asking to see the prototype is a quick way to separate the ‘wannabes’ from serious players. Without a prototype, most professional investors won’t take you seriously. Talk is cheap, but entrepreneurs who show you a working model of their idea know how to execute.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

They have totally changed the way you run a VC firm, investing heavily in systems & events for their founders that are pushing the boundaries of the way our industry works. The discussion with Howard Morgan starts off by acknowledging Josh Kopelman as a co-founder of First Round Capital. I'm a huge fan of this innovation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2020

They have equipment and smart students that would otherwise cost you a fortune through an outside contract. If you need help building your first business plan or financial model, it’s getting easier and easier to find what you need, as well as connections to peers and investors, without an expensive business consultant.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Angel investors, like me, have long figured out that asking to see the prototype is a quick way to separate the ‘wannabes’ from serious players. Without a prototype, most professional investors won’t take you seriously. Talk is cheap, but entrepreneurs who show you a working model of their idea know how to execute.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Rob Biederman, co-founder of HourlyNerd, has a funding story that wouldn’t be out of place in a movie. In case you haven’t heard of the website before, it allows you to register and hire professional consultants with top-tier qualifications, at a fraction of the cost you might otherwise have to pay, and in a fraction of the time.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 17, 2015

Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship: While the exact title and contents of this class may vary depending on the business school you attend, as a first time founder, it’s incredibly important to understand all of the legal considerations around starting your own company (e.g., See Also How to Find a Business Partner.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Founder Dialogues : Eric Paley plays talk show host on this recurring fireside chat style event with Boston area founders. The next one is TechProm , organized by Dave Balter, the founder of BzzAgent. OnStartups: One of the largest online startup communities founded by HubSpot founder Dharmesh Shah. University Resources.

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David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2013

Partners for a New Beginning (PNB), a public-private partnership housed at the Aspen Institute, is organizing a Venture Capital, Private Equity and Angel Investor Delegation from the Maghreb. If you would like to be a speaker or simply attend any of the programs below, at no cost, contact Katherine St.

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Up and Running

MAY 12, 2015

Getting feedback on your pitch is a great idea; the more people evaluate your pitch before your investors see it, the more chances you have to catch any errors in reasoning, assumptions that are unclear to your audience, or things that just simply don’t make sense or flow well. See Also 5 Sure-fire Ways to Bomb Your Investor Pitch.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 30, 2013

How to manage legal costs. Often, the bills include unexpected costs – something you thought would cost $250 ends up costing you $2,500. This is especially important if you plan to be a venture or angel investor backed company (because the type of entity you create will impact many other things).

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Tim O’Reilly, Founder at O’Reilly Media and promoter of open source and Web 2.0 Let’s have a look at what early stage founders can expect in terms of oxygen. Partly as a result of the relatively low tax burden, the overall cost level is an order of magnitude lower than in the coastal tech hubs.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. All of this is according to Paul Graham, co-founder of the early-stage investment fund Ycombinator. Angel rounds also tend to close quicker.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. All of this is according to Paul Graham, co-founder of the early-stage investment fund Ycombinator. Angel rounds also tend to close quicker.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Such was my recent meeting with Seth Sternberg, founder & CEO of Meebo. And I’d recommend them to any talented startup founders out there.&#. In 1995, while in high school, Seth wanted to start a business scanning paper documents for companies, but realized it was a non-starter when he learned that a scanner costs $4k.

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Austin Startup

MAY 2, 2017

Catapulting Deep Learning Discoveries As an active angel investor and advisor, I derive huge energy from the startup journey. Today, May 2nd, two years from the day I invested in the angel round, the company announces Series A financing with major institutional support and launches Bitfusion Flex in beta.

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Rob Go

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Even though we are a seed-focused VC fund, we were very excited to help organize this event because of our belief that increased angel activity is critical to keep propelling the Boston startup ecosystem (and the local economy) further. Focus on founders that just won’t give up. Here they were below: 1.

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Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2013

The Milestones Angel Investors Care About. When raising pre-seed capital from friends, family, and founders (FFF) you’ll want to consider the milestones that Angel investors care about and be sure to raise enough capital to reach those milestones. Founding Team, Key Hires, Advisory Board. Intellectual Property.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 19, 2014

Got a question for one of the angel investors mentioned below? Today is Ask an Angel day! Tips from real angel investors about how to impress them and stand out from the crowd. Many angels are entrepreneurs themselves, or executives and business or community leaders. How Angels Invest.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

Lately I’ve been having to say things I thought I’d never have to remind people, like, “getting to positive gross margin in several territories is a very low bar to claim success” or “profitable excluding marketing costs” is not actually a real thing. But not doing basic research makes no sense.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 15, 2017

Therefore, it makes perfect sense to develop relationships with seed investors, venture capitalists, angel investors, private investing firms, and even banks, depending on your business goals and growth capacity. Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, has referred to Warren Buffet as his mentor and credited his success to him.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 8, 2013

by Natalie Gonzalez, co-founder and head of marketing and social media at Chatalog. Whether acquiring insurance for yourself or your employees, finding the right plan with enough coverage and low enough costs can be a time consuming ordeal. Small businesses are the economic engine that drives the U.S.

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David Teten

JUNE 22, 2012

VCAP© is a collaborative venture that provides women and diverse entrepreneurs nationwide with access to venture capital through accredited investors within the HBSAANY network. VCAP©, the first program of its kind, bridges the gap between venture capitalists and angel investor networks and women and diverse entrepreneurs.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 1, 2016

by Krista Morgan, CEO and co-founder of P2BInvestor. Full disclosure – any kind of financing comes with costs, whether it’s interest payments, equity, and/or your very valuable time which, as an entrepreneur, is the thing you will always wish you had more of. Angel Investors. Asset-based lending.

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Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

This is obviously a softball question that I’ve been Asked to Answer, as I’m the Founder/CEO of Gust. As a very active angel investor myself, I frankly can’t imagine how I could keep track of all the pieces without Gust. Gust News Invested Interests angel investors David Rose Gust investments startup'

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David Teten

JUNE 22, 2012

VCAP© is a collaborative venture that provides women and diverse entrepreneurs nationwide with access to venture capital through accredited investors within the HBSAANY network. VCAP©, the first program of its kind, bridges the gap between venture capitalists and angel investor networks and women and diverse entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2014

Angel investors, like me, have long figured out that asking to see the prototype is a quick way to separate the ‘wannabes’ from serious players. Without a prototype, most professional investors won’t take you seriously. Talk is cheap, but entrepreneurs who show you a working model of their idea know how to execute.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The partner at the fund, the VC, gets to do the fun part—the meeting with founders, vetting deals, negotiating, helping, etc. Fund investing can be additive to your angel investing and there are two main arguments for it: Getting indirect benefits from being invested in one or more funds. Access to other investors.

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www.women2.org

MARCH 8, 2012

female founders. founder friday. Lessons learned from female founders and women entrepreneurs. Startup Quote: Wendy Tan White on Building a Successful Startup » FounderDating: How I Found My Co-Founder. Tweet By Elizabeth Knopf (Co-Founder & CEO, Sorced). Conference 2012.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

My belief is that these lean startups will achieve dramatically lower development costs, faster time to market, and higher quality products in the years to come. Whether they also lead to dramatically higher returns for investors is a question Im looking forward to studying. Otherwise it's a great idea.

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