The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

At this year’s FUND Conference in Chicago, Illinois, over 100 startups presented their early-stage companies in front of hundreds of investors and industry leaders. FUND is a national connector of entrepreneurs, VCs, angel investors, and industry experts with a focus on deal flow and making connections.

Chicago 147

Chicago Illinois New York City Cofounder 147

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'

Angel Investor 150

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor Early Stage 150

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

This is the second article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). Part 1 – Access to Great Deal Flow – is here. But the problem is that most deals – even really promising ones – fail. Access to Deal Flow.

Angel Investor 288

Angel Investor Deal Flow Viral Algorithm 288

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

This is the third article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). Part 1 – Access to Great Deal Flow – is here. But while I prefer a certain naive optimism in founders I can’t see the logic that this extends to angel investors.

Angel Investor 284

Angel Investor Early Stage Cap Table Deal Flow 284

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2012

If your startup desperately needs an investor, you may not care if the investor is a so-called “angel” investor, or a venture capitalist (VC). Successful serial entrepreneurs usually find it easier to raise money from venture capitalists. Founder network. The money is the same color in either case.

IRR 248

IRR Term Sheet Startup Valuation 248

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'

Angel Investor 89

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor Early Stage 89

Austin Startup

JANUARY 28, 2020

In 2017, we released the Texas Startup Manifesto , outlining a vision of a united Texas startup ecosytsem where startup entrepreneurs treat the four major metropolitan areas as one big city when they are recruiting talent, fundraising, and acquiring customers. One time we invaded Fort Worth with more than 100 entrepreneurs on THREE buses?—?one

Houston 86

Houston San Antonio Fort Worth Dallas 86

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

If your startup is looking for an angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. The challenge is to find the right angel for you, and for your situation. Angel investors are people too. Angel Capital Association (ACA).

Angel Investor 241

Angel Investor North America Accredited Investor Angel Groups 241

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

This is the third article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). Part 1 – Access to Great Deal Flow – is here. But I prefer a certain naive optimism in founders but I can’t see that this extends to angel investors.

Angel Investor 152

Angel Investor Cap Table Early Stage Deal Flow 152

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

If your startup desperately needs an investor, you may not care if the investor is a so-called “angel” investor, or a venture capitalist (VC). Successful serial entrepreneurs usually find it easier to raise money from venture capitalists. Founder network. The money is the same color in either case.

IRR 225

IRR Startup Term Sheet Angel Investor 225

The Startup Magazine

JULY 16, 2018

Earlier this year at the FUND Conference in Austin, Texas, over 100 startups presented their early-stage companies in front of hundreds of investors and industry leaders. FUND is a national connector of entrepreneurs, VCs, angel investors, and industry experts with a focus on deal flow and making connections.

Startup 75

Startup Texas Angel Investor Mobile 75

The Startup Magazine

MAY 21, 2018

At this year’s FUND Conference in Austin, Texas, over 100 startups presented their early-stage companies in front of hundreds of investors and industry leaders. FUND is a national connector of entrepreneurs, VCs, angel investors, and industry experts with a focus on deal flow and making connections.

Fort Worth 61

Fort Worth Phoenix Houston Dallas 61

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 7, 2011

At today's session, therefore, all our entrepreneurs were pitching from Malaysia. Another entrepreneur from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Darren Panag with Convep Mobilogy , pitched AppsAsia, a mobile platform for business apps on various mobile devices such as iOS, Android, BlackBerry, and so on. ISA Innovation. A mistake, in my opinion.

Malaysia 114

Malaysia Incubator Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 114

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2022

If your startup is looking for an angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. The challenge is to find the right angel for you, and for your situation. Angel investors are people too. Angel Capital Association (ACA).

North America 337

North America Accredited Investor Angel Investor Angel Groups 337

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Small investment firms often have interns and entrepreneurs in residence passing through, each of which is a security risk. Tim Friedman, Founder, PE Stack , said, “If I could offer one piece of advice to today’s managers, it would be to take the time to understand the demands of the modern institutional LP. 2) Market . Her answer? ‘I

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Rob Go

MARCH 10, 2012

We try to maintain a pretty steady investment pace each year, although it tends to ebb and flow a little bit based on our deal flow and valuations in the market. The takeaway for entrepreneurs isn’t very straightforward. As an investor, I’m building a portfolio, but a founder has a portfolio of one.

Seed Stage 49

Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication Marketing 49

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Rather than going through their networks or targeting specific sectors for deal flow, they are going to rely on an algorithm to select companies. The formula will be based on the founders experience, schools they attended and other background information to gauge the likelihood of success.

San Jose 28

San Jose Silicon Valley Venture Capital Angel Investor 28

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

In my ongoing quest to get you good transcripts of the wonderful interviews we’ve done in the past, I present you with one amazing interview here with Tom McInerney – a friend, co-investor, former entrepreneur turned angel investor and “wizard of Oz&# behind the scenes at the uber hot startup Klout.

Angel Investor 302

Angel Investor Cofounder Southern California .Net 302

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Annual Deal Pipeline for Selected VCs and Angel Investor Groups. Acquirer/ Investor. Angel groups using Gust. At ffVC, our primary origination strategy is to provide a high level of services to entrepreneurs, and then let word of mouth spread. I’ve shown below some specific data from a range of VCs.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2016

We had several high level goals: Understand how AngelList and Syndicates worked by actively participating; Be able to experiment with seed investments outside of our themes; Extend our network of entrepreneurs and angel investors; and. of investors who have participated in at least half of FG Angels deals: 30.

Syndicate 70

Syndicate Syndication Angel Investor Portfolio 70

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I was hanging out the other day with my buddy Jody Sherman, founder & CEO of EcoMom. I was an angel investor in his company, made a bunch of calls on his behalf and then I personally sent it out on AngelList. I believe AngelList is capable of managing deal flow by acting as a filter.

Valuation 292

Valuation Deal Flow Lead Investor Cofounder 292

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 6, 2012

Naval Ravikant, the co-founder of AngelList, also has a thoughtful comment on Hunter’s post , although I disagree with some of it. For me, the essence of the conversation comes back to making your own decision as an investor. As an angel investor, I invested in many things and passed on many things.

Syndicate 136

Syndicate Syndication Cofounder Angel Investor 136

Professor VC

MARCH 12, 2015

As with all M&A exits, there was a round of congratulatory messages to the founder in the Silicon Valley echo chamber. As a refresher, syndicates were introduced by Angellist a couple of years ago as a way for companies to raise funds in small increments from a large number of investors (SEC limit of 99 accredited investors).

Syndicate 28

Syndicate Syndication Silicon Valley Common Stock 28

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

This dynamic births serial entrepreneurs and motivates angels and venture capitalists to pull their friends into investment deals. For the first-time entrepreneur or founder looking for seed stage funding, this circle can be especially difficult to penetrate.

Angel Investor 80

Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80