Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

Exchanging your services for services is possible with legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and even sales people. An example would be getting free office space by agreeing to be the property manager for the owner. Joint venture with distributor or beneficiary. It’s the time when you create tremendous value out of nothing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Exchanging your services for services is possible with legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and even sales people. An example would be getting free office space by agreeing to be the property manager for the owner. Joint venture with distributor or beneficiary. It’s the time when you create tremendous value out of nothing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Based on my recent experience as an angel investor, and advisor to new business owners, I now recommend that all entrepreneurs, especially introverts, learn and practice the discipline they need to build and nurture relationships with key constituents through the following activities: Formalize a mentoring relationship with someone you trust.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Of course, their answer is that the second intends to get to market faster, but every engine has limits regardless the fuel applied. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. Social media is not rocket science.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need to move to the U.S. Tech companies see engineers move frequently, integrate their products tightly, and often find themselves acquiring or merging with counterparts.

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Hunter Walker

MARCH 16, 2013

For years we’ve worked in small, distributed engineering teams and we’ve always struggled to find the right tool for communication. We primarily use chat because software engineering is very text-oriented. What qualities are you looking for in your angel investors? None worked well for us.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2019

Exchanging your services for services is possible with legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and even sales people. An example would be getting free office space by agreeing to be the property manager for the owner. Joint venture with distributor or beneficiary. It’s the time when you create tremendous value out of nothing.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2021

Angel investors, venture capital firms, accelerators, and (maybe) the newer equity crowdfunding will look to see if you have previous experience in startups. More often than not, whatever it is you are building will require a complementary skill set, whether that’s business/finance, sales/marketing, or design/engineering.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Of course, their answer is that the second intends to get to market faster, but every engine has limits regardless the fuel applied. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. Social media is not rocket science.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 22, 2014

Dino Vendetti a VC at Bay Partners, moved up to Bend, Oregon on a mission to engineer Bend into a regional technology cluster. Part 3: Engineering a Regional Tech Cluster. Sites like AngelList have only amplified the collective reach of individual and grouped angel investors. Part 2: Early-stage Regional Venture Funds.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 1, 2019

In the first post , we drilled down into the often-overlooked notion of “market-engineering” and why it’s so critical. In the go-to-product phase, you can get help from a plethora of incubators, accelerators and angel investors. As you develop your product, you must concurrently invest in market-engineering tasks.

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Gust

AUGUST 27, 2014

For a new angel investor, by far the best thing to do is to join a local angel investor group that belongs to the Angel Capital Association. To find one or more local angel groups near you, use the industry’s official investment group search engine at [link] stors.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 16, 2018

She is also an Angel Investor at the Wharton Alumni Angels and Tech Angels, her investment interest being in consumer, mobile and SaaS startups. The Wiki of People is a free people search engine with 500K profiles and 1.2M

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2014

Exchanging your services for services is possible with legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and even sales people. An example would be getting free office space by agreeing to be the property manager for the owner. Joint venture with distributor or beneficiary. It’s the time when you create tremendous value out of nothing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

Exchanging your services for services is possible with legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and even sales people. An example would be getting free office space by agreeing to be the property manager for the owner. Joint venture with distributor or beneficiary. It’s the time when you create tremendous value out of nothing.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 4, 2020

Though the trend in the startup world seems to be relocating to Silicon Valley (a choice that some angel investors and ven­ture capitalists now call mandatory) and knocking on the doors of venture capital, this path doesn’t make sense for all businesses, and it’s not acces­sible to many entrepreneurs because of their life circumstances.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Of course, their answer is that the second intends to get to market faster, but every engine has limits regardless the fuel applied. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month. Social media is not rocket science.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2017

I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need to move to the U.S. Also, investors from the super-hubs (Silicon Valley, New York, or Boston), won’t assume anyone outside their domain has the savvy and resources to make it happen.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 20, 2016

Thus the top priority of every entrepreneur who wants funding should be to build and highlight their “dream team” of co-founders, executives and advisers, to attract the biggest and best investors. Solo entrepreneurs rarely find an investor. Relish the challenges of problem solving.

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Gust

DECEMBER 6, 2011

An experienced software engineer, for example, can develop a new mobile app with his or her own resources and market the product on the web with very little capital. Angel Investors. $20 Super Angels. US Government. Pre-seed, startup. 20 billion. Center for Venture Research. Most for startups and growth stages.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Exchanging your services for services is possible with legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and even sales people. An example would be getting free office space by agreeing to be the property manager for the owner. Joint venture with distributor or beneficiary. It’s the time when you create tremendous value out of nothing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2013

I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need to move to the U.S. Also, investors from the super-hubs (Silicon Valley, New York, or Boston), won’t assume anyone outside their domain has the savvy and resources to make it happen.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

Exchanging your services for services is possible with legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and even sales people. An example would be getting free office space by agreeing to be the property manager for the owner. Joint venture with distributor or beneficiary. It’s the time when you create tremendous value out of nothing.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2012

Boasting resources for life sciences, bio-tech, medical devices, photonics, clean energy, and engineering, BU can help to incubate businesses in just about any physical technology. Engineering Translational Technology Center. At Boston University, there’s an incredible array on business incubation opportunities. Harvard Innovation Lab.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Competition for your new hydrogen fuel auto engine is not limited to other hydrogen auto engine offerings, or even other autos. Startups simply don’t have the resources to keep ahead of large competitors who see initial traction and go after it. A narrow scope doesn’t help your case either.

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Austin Startup

MAY 7, 2017

Some of the most interesting events in Austin for the week of May 8 through May 14 are as follows: Mon, May 8 thru Thurs, May 11: OSCON OSCON brings the software engineering and developer community together to explore what’s new and useful in open source languages, tools, and techniques. A seasoned investor who recently moved to Austin?

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 8, 2021

Fortunately, there are many viable options to overcome this barrier, including getting funding from angel investors, venture capitalists, crowdfunding, banks, and even peers. . And the revenue from your existing customers alone may not be enough to cut it. . Visibility . Marketing/advertising channels. Memorability.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

In this period (less than 2 years) he has brought on incredibly talented senior execs is sales, marketing, product management, client services, finance, vp engineering and more. In addition to helping manage the board Chris also helps represent the interests of the angel investors / common stock holders. Always seek input.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2012

Angel investors. If you are looking for $25,000 to $1 million, the next step is to tap into a local angel network. Exchanging equity for services is worth negotiating with legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and even sales people. If you don't know any “high net worth” individuals, use your advisors to find them.

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SiliconHills

MARCH 6, 2019

Claimbot announced this week it has raised seed stage funds to expand its artifical intelligence powered virtual chat engine. The company, founded in 2016, announced it has raised $615,000 with participation from the Google Assistant Investments program, Notley Ventures, Social Starts and several angel investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2015

I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need to move to the U.S. Also, investors from the super-hubs (Silicon Valley, New York, or Boston), won’t assume anyone outside their domain has the savvy and resources to make it happen.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

Exchanging your services for services is possible with legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and even sales people. An example would be getting free office space by agreeing to be the property manager for the owner. Joint venture with distributor or beneficiary. It’s the time when you create tremendous value out of nothing.

Entrepreneur 120

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SiliconHills

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Austin-based Experiment Engine announced Tuesday that is has closed on a $1 million seed funding round. The company received funding from Founder Collective, based in New York and Boston, Mercury Fund in Houston and Austin Angel Investors Dan Graham, CEO of BuildASign and Rony Kahan, Co-founder of Indeed.com.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2016

It’s smart to contact and prep all customers before investors call. This element is usually called technical due diligence and typically consists of a day with your engineering and marketing team led by internal team leaders. Solution readiness and quality. Related discussions include intellectual property status and plans.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2011

Angel investors. If you are looking for $25,000 to $1 million, the next step is to tap into a local angel network. Exchanging equity for services is worth negotiating with legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and even sales people. If you don't know any “high net worth” individuals, use your advisors to find them.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Even engineers need to be able to sell their ideas internally and they need to be able to gather resources from inside and outside their companies. You have to be a good speaker, he says. Speak every chance you can and get better at it. Metcalfe is very good at it. Startups don't value sales people and skills highly enough, Metcalfe argues.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

So I was an Angel investor from 1994 to 1996. And what happens is you have a lot of people that are either engineering or non-engineering that end up in PM roles that can’t think across the whole thing… “. As a result I got to see some deals and get involved with some deals and I made some investments with my own money.

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