Angel Investor Customer Development Engineer Finance 
Feld Thoughts
NOVEMBER 18, 2013
Here’s the punchline: if you run your company as if you have closed a VC equity financing round even though you actually closed a convertible debt round, you’ll be in much better shape when it comes time to raise your Series A financing. Early customer development talks are going great which keeps the team really excited.
Steve Blank
JULY 1, 2014
Other than “I’ll know it when I see it”, there’s no formal way for an investor to assess project maturity or quantify risks. Other than measuring engineering progress, there’s no standard language to communicate progress. What’s been missing for everyone is: a common language for investors to communicate objectives to startups.
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Rob Go
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
Lean Startup Circle Boston – Meetup dedicated to the lean startup and customer development methodology. Raizlabs – Mobile Development. Intrepid – Mobile development. Extension Engine - Software engineering and design. Bill Warner – Avid, Techstars, Angel investor (@billwarner).
Steve Blank
JUNE 1, 2011
Yet while we’ve reinvented how startups build their companies , startup investors are still having board meetings like it’s the 19 th century. 3) An experienced board brings an extensive network of customers, partners, help in recruiting, follow-on financing, etc. 1) It’s an obligation that came with the check.
rob.by
MARCH 8, 2012
He argued that software engineers don’t finish what they start, and that you’re better off paying a technical person than partnering with one. He picked engineers who were technically-driven but not entrepreneurially-driven. He picked engineers who weren’t comfortable taking risks as great as he wanted to take.
Steve Blank
JUNE 1, 2011
Yet while we’ve reinvented how startups build their companies , startup investors are still having board meetings like it’s the 19 th century. 3) An experienced board brings an extensive network of customers, partners, help in recruiting, follow-on financing, etc. 1) It’s an obligation that came with the check.
www.instigatorblog.com
OCTOBER 23, 2010
This is especially true when you think of a tech startup, where the first few hires are typically engineers/programmers. To make round numbers let's say you have 100,000 share outstanding and you give your lead engineer 1000. 1% is just not a lot. the better the startup will be. If we assume 5 year to a $100MM exit that's 250k.
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