Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

This is the third article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). But while I prefer a certain naive optimism in founders I can’t see the logic that this extends to angel investors. Part 1 – Access to Great Deal Flow – is here.

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Angel Investor Early Stage Cap Table Deal Flow 284

Gust

DECEMBER 1, 2011

New Company Formation – According to the Kauffman Foundation, entrepreneurs start about 700,000 companies per year in the US. We have no measure of the changes in available capital resources from entrepreneurs and their friends and family, but we have no reason to believe they have changed radically over the past few years.

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SBIR Startup New York City Angel Investor 120

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

This is the third article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). And if I were an entrepreneur I’d rather find investors who understood “my space&# so that in tough times they felt comfortable about “doubling down.&#.

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Angel Investor Cap Table Early Stage Deal Flow 152

Growthink Blog

MAY 10, 2012

Early Stage Investment (Series A & B) 4. Later Stage Investment (Series C, D, and so on) 5. Mezzanine Financing Most companies that raise equity capital and are eventually acquired or go public receive multiple rounds of financing first. Series B is the round that follows series A in early stage financing.

Equity 88

Equity Mezzanine Later Stage Venture Capital 88

Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

Some businesses require very little capital and the founder can self-finance the enterprise and retain 100% of its ownership and control from ignition through liquidity event (startup through sale). composed of these investors and management. Do not expect grand valuations of your enterprise from these professional angels.

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Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 106

Up and Running

JANUARY 30, 2014

Accelerators are short entrepreneur training programs designed to jump-start new businesses. Accelerators focus on early-stage startups, while incubators are geared toward later-stage startups. Some accelerators have themes or focus on certain business sectors such as education, healthcare, or finance. Accelators.

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Incubator New York City Venture Capital Startup 105

www.mint.com

MARCH 9, 2010

Check out the personal finance topic by clicking here. 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&#. But then there are some quite difficult to evaluate, especially investors and board. a “magazine rack&# of web articles.

Software Review 68

Software Review Startup Post-Money Valuation Technical Review 68

Hippoland

JANUARY 4, 2017

Investors worldwide are familiar with and are used to investing in priced rounds. And as you raise money at later stages, you will most likely be raising equity rounds. Once you find investors who want to invest and agree on the price per share, everyone knows just how many shares they are getting, and everything is clear.

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Convertible Security Equity Security Silicon Valley 48

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

I serve on the boards of several companies with just such VC talent at the table, partners in firms that made subsequent investments in companies where I either made early investments or led a group of fellow investors in early rounds of finance. Email readers continue here.]

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Covenant Angel Investor Valuation Later Stage 59

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

All of the investors, all of the big companies, all of the government groups?—?they It’s like a dam has broken and now there is a flood of new entrepreneurs, investors, and big companies moving to Texas. Texas now has global brand recognition with investors and start-ups alike. they are all chasing talent.

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Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 90

Berkonomics

JANUARY 20, 2010

This post will be perhaps a bit longer than usual, but certainly of great interest for those with interest in or have need for more capital… This stage is critical to many businesses and a passing option to others, depending upon the capital efficiency of the enterprise. For you who fit that description, nice work.

Private Equity 69

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 69

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Small investment firms often have interns and entrepreneurs in residence passing through, each of which is a security risk. Chris Dixon, Partner, A16Z, observes , “Success in VC is probably 10% about picking, and 90% about sourcing the right deals and having entrepreneurs choose your firm as a partner”. 2) Market .

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2011

We are talking about angel investors here, meaning people who invest their own money in early-stage startups for a share of the equity. Generally, the same criteria applies to venture capital investors, although they invest other people’s money, at a later stage, in larger amounts. Real estate.

Angel Investor 217

Angel Investor Angel Groups Early Stage Startup 217

Gust

OCTOBER 3, 2011

For a first time entrepreneur trying to figure out the arcane world of startup financing, it can be very confusing to understand the roles that different types of investors play in funding promising companies, as well as the point in a company’s life at which they enter the stage.

Finance 70

Finance Venture Capital Intellectual Property Early Stage 70

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2012

We are talking about angel investors here, meaning people who invest their own money in early-stage startups for a share of the equity. Generally, the same criteria applies to venture capital investors, although they invest other people’s money, at a later stage, in larger amounts. Real estate.

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Angel Groups Angel Investor Early Stage Startup 237

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

I’d like to explain as best I can my opinion on what is going on because most of what I hear from entrepreneurs is not only wrong but is reminiscent of what I heard in 1997-2000. ” “This will be great for VCs and bad for entrepreneurs.” Can Investors Spook the Market into Falling? All of these are false.

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Valuation Down Round Startup Later Stage 150

Gust

JULY 1, 2012

We are talking about angel investors here, meaning people who invest their own money in early-stage startups for a share of the equity. Generally, the same criteria applies to venture capital investors, although they invest other people’s money, at a later stage, in larger amounts. Real estate.

Angel Groups 143

Angel Groups Angel Investor Early Stage Startup 143

Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 19, 2021

When entrepreneurs gather to swap war stories, whether they’re meeting in person or virtually, one of the biggest categories of horrific tales are bad board stories. Every entrepreneur I know has them; I’ll even share a few of my own in this essay. As investors, we are active partners to the founders and CEO.

Startup 36

Startup Cofounder Advertising Hiring 36

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2010

We are talking about angel investors here, meaning people who invest their own money in early-stage startups for a share of the equity. Generally, the same criteria applies to venture capital investors, although they invest other people’s money, at a later stage, in larger amounts. Real estate.

Angel Groups 121

Angel Groups Angel Investor Early Stage Later Stage 121

Professor VC

DECEMBER 8, 2015

I was a Limited Partner in Angel Investors II (Ron Conway's angel fund) that was an investor in Confinity. I originally got to thinking about this when I received a 485 page information statement on a previously announced merger between Clean Power Finance and Kilowatt Financial. At the IPO, Musk held a 14.2%

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Merger LP IPO Redemption 28

Up and Running

JUNE 22, 2010

The title is direct reference to an essay, titled “Venture Capital is Broken&# , which angel investor Chris Sacca released as the “creed&# of his new investment firm, Lowercase Capital. But today, it is far easier and far less expensive for entrepreneurs to design, code and launch web services. What do you think?

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Venture Capital Merger Angel Investor Later Stage 61

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

I’ve been hearing about the so-called Series A Crunch for at least six months, and in recent weeks, I’ve spoken with more than 20 venture capitalists, angel investors, incubator heads, lawyers, and other necessary cogs in the ecosystem trying to get some details about it. On November 28, 2012. That much, we all agree on.

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Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93