Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

This will also serve as a good pointer for all the entrepreneurs who ask why I am not interested in their company led convertible note financing round. This can make it much more difficult to get any bank financing, new investment, and trade credit. In cases where it is truly a bridge financing (i.e. Steve Bennet. at 1:33 PM.

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San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Valuation 36

Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

One comment made by Jason was that angels tend to be less sensitive than VCs on valuation and can potentially make it difficult to get a venture financing done at acceptable valuation. While this may certainly be the case with unsophisticated angels (much less of these now) or in cases with no lead investor, Id argue the opposite.

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Term Sheet Angel Investor San Jose Venture Capital 32

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Are DEMO's days numbered? Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. . ► January.

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Technical Review Early Stage San Jose Angel Investor 38

Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

His latest venture, Bharosa, was sold to Oracle for a 6X multiple in 3 years to his angel investors, a sweet close to triple digit IRR. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Are DEMO's days numbered? Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. ► 2010. (7).

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Bootstrapping San Jose Silicon Valley Software Review 28

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Are DEMO's days numbered? Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. . ▼ January.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Silicon Valley San Jose 31

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

The spring semester of my Entrepreneurial Finance class starts tomorrow. We will also look at a variety of financing methods including venture capital, angel investing, licensing, franchising, roll-up, venture debt and my old favorite, bootstrapping. As an angel investor and start-up CFO, I should have a good vantage point.

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San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Venture Capital 28

Professor VC

DECEMBER 18, 2008

However, the NIF forces the students to focus on their idea and ability to communicate its need, kind of like the Demo conference is all about the product. Manija Ansari is an undergraduate business student (currently in my Entrepreneurial Finance course), working on a social entreprenurial venture. Are DEMO's days numbered?

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San Jose Silicon Valley Technical Review Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

APRIL 11, 2008

Not to worry, I was busy working on closing the Series B financing for iControl Networks. I started working with the founders of iControl at the concept stage, prior to the first $100K of angel financing. Labels: CFO , home security , M and A , venture capital , venture financing. Are DEMO's days numbered?

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital Balance Sheet 28

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

Touched by an Angel. I think the title of this post is a TV show, but fitting as there has been much debate in the venture community as to the whether angel investors are good or bad for entrepreneurs and VCs. What would the VC corollary to Touched by an Angel, be. Are DEMO's days numbered? ► January. (1).

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Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

As I mentioned in the previous post, Jeff Fluhr (founder of StubHub) recently stopped by my Entrepreneurial Finance class to share his 4 Lessons of Entrepreneurship with the students. He raised less financing than originally planned but was able to launch the site and was running a business by the time his classmates graduated 9 months later.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Social networking. Social/Sharing. Create your own social network. free enterprise social network. easy business finance software. applicant tracking and social recruiting. YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents. List of Angel/SuperAngel Investors for entrepreneurs.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2008

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Are DEMO's days numbered? Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. . ► January.

San Jose 28

San Jose Technical Review Norway Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

They need to have a place where they can gain an understanding of their different options for financing the venture, how to determine exactly what is needed in the marketplace, how to negotiate, how to read contracts, the role of technology, how to write a business plan, understand what your ratios are saying. . Are DEMO's days numbered?

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San Jose Silicon Valley Las Vegas Venture Capital 43

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Are DEMO's days numbered? Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. . ► January.

Oregon 28

Oregon San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

I am not sure how this relates to venture finance or entrepreneurship, but Im sure Ill find some connection along the way. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Are DEMO's days numbered? Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. ProfessorVC. ► January. (1).

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San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

I actually enjoy the process of pulling together a selection of materials to create a complete course on Entrepreneurial Finance. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Are DEMO's days numbered? Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. ► January. (1).

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San Jose Software Review Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

However, I was glad to see they were able to raise financing and launch the service. Steve, I was pleasantly surprised to find your blog when researching startup financing. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Are DEMO's days numbered? February 15, 2008 2:08 PM.

San Jose 31

San Jose Technical Review Venture Capital Angel Investor 31

Professor VC

MARCH 11, 2013

We decided to launch SocialParent at the conference (full disclosure: I'm an adviser, part-time CFO and investor). SocialParent is a social network for those who have moved beyond the Bang with Friends stage, have settled down, had a family and are looking for a social network that mirrors their real life social network.

Silicon Valley 28

Silicon Valley San Francisco Social Network SEC 28

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

An excellent question to ponder as the school year begins, but the answer depends on whether you are looking for a plumber or an angel investor. Many of my students are finance majors, so I spend the first class with a (very) brief corporate finance review with the hint that very little applies to start-up finance.

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Angel Investor Angel Groups San Jose Venture Capital 28

Professor VC

OCTOBER 20, 2009

I have been following the rallying cry of entrepreneurs with some amusement over the past couple of weeks in response to a blog post by Jason Calacanis, " Why Start-ups Shouldnt have to pay to pitch angel investors." In how many of those were you a lead investor? Labels: angel groups , Angel Investors , fundraising.

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Angel Investor Due Diligence San Jose Silicon Valley 35

Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

Financing, that is.I had mixed emotions when I read the the press release on the recent funding of iControl Networks. One truth of start-up financing is that it generally takes twice as long and twice as much money to accomplish your milestones. Series B and the $5M Series A , there were angels writing checks with many less 0s.

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Term Sheet Venture Capital 28

Professor VC

AUGUST 26, 2011

To that last one, there is certainly some truth as the standard time vs. revenue chart in most business plans looks like this: Im not teaching Entrepreneurial Finance this semester for the first time since Fall 2007. Labels: entrepreneurial finance , financial analysis , venture capital. Are DEMO's days numbered? at 3:15 PM.

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Silicon Valley San Jose Hockey Stick Venture Capital 35

Professor VC

OCTOBER 26, 2010

The search for a world series ticket brought up some more thoughts about entrepreneurial finance. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Are DEMO's days numbered? Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. What does it take to be an Angel Investor?

San Jose 28

San Jose San Francisco Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

A Comparison Between Novice and Serial Entrepreneurs" Her research shows that there is a positive correlation between prior founding experience and new venture performance due to stronger and more diverse social networks, access to capital, reliance on collaborators and other factors. Are DEMO's days numbered? Steve Bennet.

San Jose 28

San Jose Silicon Valley Venture Capital Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

JULY 2, 2010

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Are DEMO's days numbered? Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. . ► January.

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San Jose Silicon Valley Venture Capital Angel Investor 28

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

How To Pitch A Product - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , August 4, 2010 I've said a bunch of times on this blog that the perfect pitch is a very short intro to provide context followed immediately by a demo. Social gaming was naturally one of the key topics, covered in many presentations. angel investing tips.

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Startup CTO Hire Cofounder Venture Capital 191

Professor VC

JULY 22, 2009

The protagonist, Ross Williamson, is struggling to finance his company and hang on to his team during the process. His angel investors are tapped out and the VCs arent biting. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Are DEMO's days numbered? ► January. (1).

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Burn Rate San Jose Silicon Valley Angel Investor 28

Professor VC

JANUARY 19, 2012

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Are DEMO's days numbered? Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. . ► January.

Silicon Valley 28

Silicon Valley San Jose America Venture Capital 28

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

In the blog, I plan on sharing my opinions (I generally have no shortage of these) on venture capital, angel investing, teaching entrepreneurship, and anything else that strikes my fancy. First post will be about a panel I was on earlier this week with several other angel investors. Are DEMO's days numbered?

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Silicon Valley San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital 31

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

I was a limited partner in Angel Investors, LP, Ron Conways fund in the late 1990s. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Are DEMO's days numbered? Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. What does it take to be an Angel Investor?

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San Jose Angel Investor Venture Capital Mezzanine 33

Professor VC

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

I ran across a couple of blog posts by another angel investor in Card Munch, Ty Danco. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Are DEMO's days numbered? Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. What does it take to be an Angel Investor?

Acquisition 31

Acquisition San Jose Angel Investor IPO 31

Professor VC

MAY 30, 2009

We have invested a combination of ~$20K in founder financing and ~$200k in vendor financing. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Are DEMO's days numbered? Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. What does it take to be an Angel Investor?

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley Bootstrapping 28

Professor VC

MAY 6, 2008

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Are DEMO's days numbered? Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. . ► January.

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley Burn Rate 28

Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

The latest statistics from VentureSource show 554 financings in Q4, down from 620 in Q3 and 718 in Q4 2007. On that front, I take pride in the second headline with news that Fliqz , where I am CFO, just closed on $6 million in Series C financing. Labels: bootstrapping , CFO , Fliqz , venture capital , venture financing.

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Venture Capital Silicon Valley San Jose Bootstrapping 28

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Are DEMO's days numbered? Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's. What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. . ► January.

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Angel Groups San Jose Early Stage Angel Investor 28

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

If you believe in it – then finance whatever you can yourself. How I can find the right investor (software)? No investor cares about a business plan. Build something then demo it to people. Do you know of any VC or angel investors that are interested in targeting the Hispanic Market? Thanks alot!

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Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44