Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2014

Different types of investors tend to specialize in capitalizing on businesses at different stages. Venture capital firms look for the most mature companies they can find, Angel investors typically deal a tier lower, while friends and family are most likely to help you get started. Congratulations!

Angel Investor 232

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 232

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2016

Different types of investors tend to specialize in capitalizing on businesses at different stages. Venture capital firms look for the most mature companies they can find, Angel investors typically deal a tier lower, while friends and family are most likely to help you get started. Congratulations!

Matching 120

Matching Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers 120

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

Angel investors typically provide early-stage funding, while venture capital firms typically come in at later stages. Yet most investors will tend to categorize your progress into one of the following five stages: Idea stage. Another important thing to remember when selecting investors is that not all money is the same.

Investment Bankers 241

Investment Bankers Venture Capital Startup Initial Public Offering 241

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

In the old days, every entrepreneur dreamed of someday taking their startup public, and making it a multi-national powerhouse. Public stockholders are more easily swayed by emotion and the activities of the crowd, than real market conditions. Startup founders don’t fit in a public company.

IPO 242

IPO SEC Prospectus Startup 242

Gust

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Angel investors typically provide early-stage funding, while venture capital firms typically come in at later stages. Yet most investors will tend to categorize your progress into one of the following five stages: • Idea stage. Another important thing to remember when selecting investors is that not all money is the same.

Venture Capital 171

Venture Capital Investment Bankers Angel Investor Initial Public Offering 171

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Angel investors typically provide early-stage funding, while venture capital firms typically come in at later stages. Yet most investors will tend to categorize your progress into one of the following five stages: Idea stage. Another important thing to remember when selecting investors is that not all money is the same.

Investment Bankers 231

Investment Bankers Venture Capital Startup Initial Public Offering 231

Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2011

Today, the signs of the new bubble are the Linked-In initial public offering (IPO), Facebook’s stratospheric valuation and the rapid rise of early-stage startup valuation. It sent a signal that there is an irrational demand for tech IPOs. And in the last decade, we have had the dot.com bust and the housing bubble.

Silicon Valley 328

Silicon Valley Stealth Valuation Mississippi 328

Gust

DECEMBER 27, 2011

The investment community in any geographic area is not that large, and most investors have relationships or knowledge of most of the others. Of course, you need to listen for biases, but local angel group leaders can quickly tell you who the bad angels and good angels are, and what kind of terms they typically demand.

Due Diligence 119

Due Diligence Entrepreneur Offshore Angel Groups 119