Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

Super-angel investors (micro-VCs). These terms refer to a class of professional investors who invest their own money, like angels, but have the larger resources and scope of venture capitalists with other people’s money. A seed round is intended to be followed by a bigger Series A round. Sweat equity.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Investors will look first to a summary , and then a pitch ; but if you get through that screening, they’ll want to see a business plan for the process of due diligence. If you are looking for names and addresses of venture capitalists , start with the internet. These are shark-infested waters.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Quick to name-drop common friends and business links. But be cautious about dropping names of people who may not really know you, or whose recollection of you may not be so positive. The investors I know are quick to do some real due diligence. Ask a thousand questions, with no apparent objective.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Angel investor Jeff Stewart once told me that either the product takes twice as long and costs three times as much to build as your plan, or takes three times as long to build and costs twice as much--you just don''t know which one. Tough questions are a godsend. Running a startup is going to be difficult. I wish they had.

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Gust

JULY 12, 2012

The goal was to share our experiences in the realm of angel investing with an array of global audiences, by participating in various lectures, discussions and workshops. In all four countries we met passionate entrepreneurs who were eager to discuss their exciting startups, as well as angel investors looking to support them.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 3, 2019

Feedback to investors about what helps and doesn’t help founders when fundraising. I originally asked this question to several founders with the intent of addressing angel investors but I’ve found it doesn’t exclude other institutional investors either. Even fewer realize that fundraising etiquette runs both ways.

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Hippoland

AUGUST 21, 2016

From an investor’s point-of-view, there is no reason to take on more risk now – it is much better to continue to wait for more information until there is the chance that he/she will not be able to invest at this price. Even in the rounds that I’ve seen with the biggest names, often there are also no-name investors.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

They chose the name First Round Capital because they thought capital would be deployed most efficiently at smaller seed stage rounds considering the cost to build an internet business had come down drastically. CEO Summit – Two people are invited from each company to attend an event with big name speaking guests. Investing Strategy.

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Up and Running

MARCH 21, 2012

BTW, a vocabulary note: in entrepreneurship we refer to “ due diligence ” as the process of checking out a proposal for flaws, the equivalent of kicking tires, making sure what’s said is actually true. It’s not just for angel investors and venture capitalists. Never skip the due diligence.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

The dinner parties now are filled with self-righteous angel investors bragging about how many deals they are in on. But the masses have now entered the market and everybody fancies themselves an “angel investor.&# It is the new calling card. We jockey to make sure the press release has our names on it.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 3, 2015

Your first investors can be your most valuable assets so when looking to raise finance you should always look beyond the capital to what else the angel can bring to your business. Below is some guidance on what to look for in a potential investor: 1.

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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. If investors find your pitch interesting, they will want to begin what’s called the due diligence process.

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Up and Running

APRIL 23, 2012

If investors did sign NDA’s, it would be a legal nightmare. Hi, my name is. The majority of investors are bombarded with business plans and PowerPoint presentations, yet most of the investments they actually make are via personal referrals or long standing relationships with an entrepreneur they know.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2015

Quick to name-drop common friends and business links. But be cautious about dropping names of people who may not really know you, or whose recollection of you may not be so positive. The investors I know are quick to do some real due diligence. Ask a thousand questions, with no apparent objective.

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Scalable Startup

APRIL 6, 2015

The only problem was that the need for newcomers increases exponentially, thus the name pyramid. The concerns took many forms, one of which was named “Series A Crunch”, another was the gratuitous use of the word “bubble” Series A is the second round, the one after the seed or other small amount of ignition money.

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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. 6) Due diligence. I personally use Salesforce.

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Seeing Both Sides

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Like many other businesspeople, VCs and angel investors (“investors” going forward) blink and judge entrepreneurs very quickly in the first few minutes of an interaction. That’s why the way an entrepreneur starts an investor pitch meeting is a key determinant of their success in that meeting. Don’t name drop.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 1, 2014

So today I’m excited to announce that Upfront Ventures is leading an $8 million round with some amazing co-investors including Founder’s Fund, OATV, Lowercase, High Peaks, Collaborative Fund and many great angel investors. Full on burger flipping mode.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Gabriel’s startup has recently raised an undisclosed round led by Union Square Ventures and several other US angel investors including Scott Banister, Jim Young, Jeff Miller, Joshua Schachter, Kal Vepuri, Joshua Stylman and Peter Hershberg. Don’t pick your investor solely on brand/name.

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Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 14, 2010

Certain angel investors refuse to do convertible debt deals, but will be okay if there is a price cap. The company is obligated to pay $10K for investors counsel. I suspect that this seems reasonable if there is basically no due diligence due to the early stage of the companies. (By Investor pressure.

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Rob Go

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

This week, we helped organize an Angel Bootcamp where some of Boston’s most successful angel investors shared their experiences and lessons learned to a crowd of aspiring angels and entrepreneurs. Finally, angels can also pro-actively go after rounds that are pretty close to closing. 2: Flexibility.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Five Ways You’re Not Going To Get An Investor For Your Startup written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing Thursday is guest post day here at Duct Tape Marketing and today’s guest is Weston Bergmann – Enjoy! There are a lot of ways to attract an angel investor to your startup.

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Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Individual accredited investors in typical angel deals put personal capital at risk for an equity share of growth-oriented, start-up companies. These angel investors generally invest $25,000 to $100,000 in a round totaling $250,000 to $1,000,000. A local network of angels is critical to achieving a diversified portfolio.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

If your friends or family happen to be rich, the line blurs betweenthem and angel investors. At Viaweb we got our first $10,000 ofseed money from our friend Julian, but he was sufficiently richthat its hard to say whether he should be classified as a friendor angel. Angel Investors Angels are individual rich people.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

With 2 or 4 new investments per week that Right Side is projecting, it will be challenging enough to remember the names of the entrepreneurs in their portfolio, let along help build companies. What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Check out the Brain’s Guide to Angel Investin g and the Brain’s Guide to Venture Capital. Review our Guide to Reverse Due Diligence on Investors. « CareCloud Investors Ink an Angel Round of Funding. P.S. Will add Paul’s last name to the post. Name (required). Posted in startups.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Mental Pandiculation » Why I Don’t Hang Out With People Named David. Name one widely acclaimed or groundbreaking technology or technique to come out of the.NET realm in the past 5 years? Now name one that didn’t come from Microsoft? I challenge you to name a 1.7 March 25, 2011 at 3:06 pm. [.]

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Add a class name to buttons, forms, quotes, etc. List of Angel/SuperAngel Investors for entrepreneurs. Venture Hacks Angel List â?? raise money with angel investors. Guide to Super Angels -Â Chubby Brain. Due Diligence. Eventbrite. Women Focus. Girls in Tech. Legal Wiki â?? DoubleVerify.

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