Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

I sometimes wish I’d had a video camera with me to create a funny compilation of all the bloopers—something I might have shared with entrepreneurs on how not to deliver a great investor pitch. I have a vivid memory of bombing a pitch that I was delivering to a group of angel investors in Seattle. Bombing the Pitch.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

If you have time check out the video (or download on iTunes – Episode 27 - and listen at the gym or on your commute!). So I was on the front line of this very aggressive rollup and I got involved in helping with the technical due diligence…”. “As So I was an Angel investor from 1994 to 1996.

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Up and Running

APRIL 11, 2012

He defines the elevator pitch, video pitch, executive summary, PowerPoint presentation, and business plan as different forms. And I like his summary: Imagine a fishing analogy: The elevator and video pitches are lures – used to attract investors. After pitching, give those investors a copy of your executive summary.

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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. The best angels will do very well just at the best real estate investors did well in good times and bad. in 2009 the market was completely constipated as investors focused on triage.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

But now you can learn the origins first hand on this YouTube video as well as how to approach them, how they make decisions and what innovations they've introduced. Howard states the most successful angel investors are the ones who can place many small bets, increasing the possibility of hitting a home run. Investing Strategy.

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Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

I’m in my seventh year now as a leader and an angel investment group where we just announced an investment last Thursday, and I’m very familiar with how this works for angel investors. Tell your angel investors a story about need. Depending on who the investors are, some want more, some want less.

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Up and Running

MAY 12, 2015

Tim advises asking potential investors to sit in on a “pre pitch” before the formal pitch session, a strategy that worked well for Dune Sciences, which won the 2014 Willamette Angel Conference investment. Ask an angel investor: Targeting a particular angel investor can be a good tactic, as they are often willing to evaluate your pitch.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2018

Here is my outline of key deliverables that could convince me that you are a cut above the “average” entrepreneur that approaches me with nothing but a dream and a prayer: Personal video introduction with elevator pitch. Investors will expect it for due diligence.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2014

Here is my outline of some key activities that could convince me you are a cut above the “average” entrepreneur that approaches me with nothing but a dream and a prayer: Personal video introduction with elevator pitch. Investors will expect it for due diligence.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2015

Here is my outline of key deliverables that could convince me that you are a cut above the “average” entrepreneur that approaches me with nothing but a dream and a prayer: Personal video introduction with elevator pitch. Investors will expect it for due diligence.

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www.readwriteweb.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Quickly, startup investing is looking more like the public markets, and power is quickly shifting to the entrepreneur from the investors. AngelList is operating very much like the NASDAQ stock exchange of the startup investment world, where deals and angel investors are public. Just look at AngelList?s startupcto

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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. We don’t just reject startups; we explain why.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

(To see the video above, please click the image, and then click on the Play button.). Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . We are also seeing technology evaluation as an increasingly important part of LP operational due diligence.

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Up and Running

MARCH 28, 2012

I’m in the process of reviewing 30 submitted businesses for our angel investment group between yesterday and today — yes, I’m a procrastinator — and wanted to share some input that might help you the entrepreneur, if you’re on the other side of the table, talking to me the angel investor.

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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&#. So, if you look for a top position in a start-up, you should also meet investors and board, not only check if they have nice CV or track record. You may not get a second chance.

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VC Cafe

JULY 30, 2012

5) Create an intro video as a teaser – while it’s risky, creating a video can be cheaper than you think, and it can help establish the concept of your startup in a clear/clever/fun way for users and investors alike. I found Startup-Videos to be an excellent resource for seeing what’s out there.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

& Raising Capital Pitch Perfect 4 ways to get automatically rejected by an angel investor Raising Money Using Customer Development Due Diligence Checklist Term Sheet Archives (from Brad [.] Blog at WordPress.com. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

Prospective investors have a free look to see how you execute under the gun. At Fliqz, we met or exceeded the sales plan every month during the due diligence process. What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. ► July. (1).

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www.women2.org

MARCH 8, 2012

WHATS HOT: EVENTS NEWS LEARN CAREER VIDEOS ESPAÑOL. Once I applied and my references checked out, the head of the San Francisco / Bay Area chapter at FounderDating, contacted me to have a 15 minute video-Skype interview to further determine if there might be other people in the pool that would be prospective fits. Angel Investors.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

The thesis of our current business model (startups are all about testing theses) was that there was a need for video producers and content owners to make money from their videos, and that they could do that by charging their audience. Video producers are afraid of charging for content, because they don’t think people will pay.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Videos/presentations. Use us to power any video chat applications (talkshow, education apps, collaboration, etc). We have an iOS SDK as well, for web-web, mobile-mobile, web-mobile video chat and video messaging. Camera, video, and most of the APIs described above for web Tools). Market Research. LaunchRock.

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