Agile VC

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

As the holiday season is behind us and 2015 is firmly underway, we wanted to take a moment to both announce and celebrate the collection of top entrepreneurs who have agreed to return as our Entrepreneur Advisors. to continue their prior commitments to NextView-backed startups and entrepreneurs. But we also believe in the ?”?keiretsu?”?

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Gust

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

There is a stream in entrepreneurship lore that the entrepreneur doesn’t need or want education, a fire fed by legendary dropouts Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, etc. So how do angel investors fall on this question? My bias, as an angel investor: other things being equal, yes. Just do it; or so it goes.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 31, 2021

Participants heard about both the theory and reality of portfolio management from three different experiences: Marcel van den Assum provided the angel investor perspective, having invested in over 50 companies over 15 years. Culture: is the company willing to let you help, and can you work with them?

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Portfolio New Zealand Management Technical Review 81

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

I have often been asked about Startup Funding by entrepreneurs. Here is Startup Funding, a Comprehensive Guide for Entrepreneurs. Any custom manufactured IoT device would require software development as well as hardware customization. Equity investors. The third source of funding is from equity investors.

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Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Angel Investors vs. Angel Groups. What is an angel investor? Angels are often former or current entrepreneurs themselves, as well as business professionals and corporate leaders. Group members meet regularly to review business proposals and watch presentations of the selected businesses.

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Angel Groups Angel Investor Software Review Accredited Investor 51

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

And keep in mind, as you read that, that venture capital demands everything that angel investors do, and more. Here are my 10 tips (oh, and by the way, I did raise venture capital for Palo Alto Software at one point, and I’ve been a consultant to venture capital for 35 years). Are you still with me?

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Software Review Due Diligence Venture Capital Elevator Pitch 124

NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Kiwi inventory forecasting software StockTrim achieved international sales in the UK, Australia and US immediately after launching in 2017. I was then able to say to the rest of the angel groups that the others invested.”. He found many private investors were interested in him as much as StockTrim. “It

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Technical Review Software Review Due Diligence Startup 103

Up and Running

JULY 6, 2016

To explain the difference, let’s take me as an example: I’m a software entrepreneur, and, in recent years, a member of an angel investment group. I get involved in detail when the group is looking at startups in software, web, mobile apps, or financial forecasting. It’s reviewed and revised frequently.

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Technical Review Software Review Business Plan Development Team Review 72

Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Angel Investors vs. Angel Groups. What is an angel investor? Angels are often former or current entrepreneurs themselves, as well as business professionals and corporate leaders. Group members meet regularly to review business proposals and watch presentations of the selected businesses.

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Angel Groups Angel Investor Software Review Accredited Investor 40

The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Entrepreneurs can now achieve an awful lot with very little money. Both of these schemes use the tax code to make it more attractive for high-net-worth individuals to invest in startups. That makes it possible for investors to cost-effectively invest small amounts and make lots of small bets on different startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

Whether you are talking to peers, competitors or investors, you as an active entrepreneur will be judged on your familiarity with today’s startup and funding jargon. In that context, I offer you my latest collection of popular investor-to-entrepreneur terms and concepts. Frothy is good for entrepreneurs.

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Software Review Sweat Equity Accredited Investor Angel Investor 120

Up and Running

JULY 23, 2014

The exit strategy isn’t about you, it’s about your investors. Startups looking for angel investors or venture capital (VC) absolutely need an exit strategy because investors require it. The company brings in money and the investors get money out. The exit is what gives them a return.

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Exit Strategy Software Review Angel Investor Startup 131

Up and Running

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Kiva is a non-profit organization that partners with microfinance institutions (Kiva’s “field partners”) in third-world countries to offer small loans to budding entrepreneurs. It is free to submit your business for consideration, and a wide range of businesses—everything from media to real estate to consumer goods to software—are desired.

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Kenya Angel Investor Technical Review Software Review 119

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

There was a lot of consumer internet activity again…resurgence of things, but it was still mysterious, venture capital was still kind of closed, 1st time entrepreneurs had a lot of questions that were unanswered, and there was still some sort of hand waiving around all the financing stuff and so we took it on….”. was starting.

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Technical Review Venture Capital Silicon Valley Software Review 288

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

If you’re raising money for your company and you want to pitch to angel investors or venture capitalists , then there are a few important things to know that savvy investors care about. What the investor are looking for here is who are your mentors and advisers. 2 : What entrepreneurs do you admire and why?

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Software Review Technical Review Due Diligence Exit Strategy 147

Gust

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

It’s the result of several decades in high tech, three years as an investor in a local Oregon angel investment group , some consulting in due diligence for venture capital, and my experience as founder and co-founder of successful ventures. What I say here is my opinion and mine alone. Startup experience.

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Technical Review Software Review Angel Investor Exit Strategy 70

Up and Running

MAY 12, 2015

If you’re an entrepreneur looking for funding, you know how important—and involved—the pitching process can be. See Also 5 Sure-fire Ways to Bomb Your Investor Pitch. I’ve also included advice from a few entrepreneurs, who shared what resources worked best for them. From there, you can reach out to an angel in your area.

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Angel Investor Software Review Technical Cofounder Due Diligence 60

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. They read reviews of the products of target investments.

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 14, 2010

My general opinion is that anything that makes the financing process faster and easier or otherwise educates entrepreneurs is a good thing. (A I also reviewed the TechStars documents last year and they are similar in concept to the Y Combinator documents as the chart below indicates.). under $500K). Legal opinion.

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Finance Software Review Term Sheet Liquidation Preference 70

Tim Keane

OCTOBER 19, 2006

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Due diligence: An Entrepreneurs Perspective » October 19, 2006. People bought the software but grumbled about the pricing idea. Angel Capital Association website.

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Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

We recently had Tim Berry, Palo Alto Software founder and business planning expert, present our Bplans audience with his latest advice on lean business planning. ” and our first instinct as entrepreneurs and business owners is yes, let’s do drive-through. Tell your angel investors a story about need.

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Lean Business Plan Video Software Review 60

Up and Running

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Angel investors can teach you a lot about money, whether or not you’re seeking funding from them. I’ve seen this over and over in my dealings as a member of a local angel investment group. What we do at the Willamette Angel Conference is the rule, not the exception. 5 Shark Tank Lessons for Entrepreneurs.

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Angel Investor IRR Software Review Startup 60

www.mint.com

MARCH 9, 2010

2 likes ohno 460 days ago If any of these 10 questions are new to you, you will probably be losing every penny of your “angel investment&#. 2 likes Jouko Ahvenainen 460 days ago I have been in all positions: look for a job from a start-up, entrepreneur in a start-up, and investor in a start-up. All Rights Reserved.

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Software Review Startup Post-Money Valuation Technical Review 68

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2009

With open source software (LAMP stack) and cloud computing infrastructure it just wasn’t that expensive to get your company going and founders just wanted to raise less money. I told entrepreneurs that it was a bit of a Faustian bargain. If a VC term sheet comes in they begin their due diligence process.

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Software Review Term Sheet Due Diligence Southern California 283

Gust

DECEMBER 27, 2012

It sounds obvious, but the majority of entrepreneurs who pitch me have obviously never thought through many of the major issues surrounding their companies. With #1 – #3 under your belt, you should start preparing the components you will use to support your pitch to outside investors. Understand your business.

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Software Review Term Sheet Technical Review Angel Investor 164

Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

” Our featured speaker was Caroline Cummings, the VP of Business Development at Palo Alto Software. Not only because it’s a product that Bplans and Palo Alto software makes, but because before I joined the company, I used LivePlan to pitch and raise my investment capital. Pretend that you are the investor.

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Technical Review Software Review Due Diligence Exit Strategy 60

www.women2.org

MARCH 8, 2012

Lessons learned from female founders and women entrepreneurs. My delusions of coding grandeur quickly subsided and realized that I was not going to hack it. FounderDating brings together super talented, handpicked entrepreneurs with different. Angel Investors. female founders. founder friday. Conference 2012.

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Cofounder Technical Review San Francisco Founder 47

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Also worth a read after you review these startup failure post-mortems. We love a good entrepreneurial success story – entrepreneur as protagonist overcomes obstacles and builds a thriving, successful company (and become wealthy while doing so). We want to hear about, learn from and even replicate what they’ve done.

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Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

The right sort of person is so passionate about coding, they can’t be stopped from doing it. But every day spent in that kitchen is a day NOT spent in a real kitchen, learning how to cook real food, and write real code. I currently work in information security, and I help teach developers how to write better, more secure code.

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Java PHP Software Review Coder 107

VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

Janvest , a new seed fund of $5 million backed by American angel investors and chaired by the former head of the Mossad (Danny Yatom), saw an opportunity to fill the gap by making offering US-based angel investors the opportunity to tap into the Israeli startup industry.

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Technical Review Software Review Seed Stage 106

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe highlights everything you need to know from hosting your code in hackathons to open source legal docs. A group of Seedcamp entrepreneurs started a startup tools wiki for that purpose, and we thought it would be well suited here. s the new way to code, and quite easy to learn. Code Igniter. code spaces (svn).

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