Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

Just as often, however, we’re investing alongside individual angel investors who are participating in the round as well. Angel investors come in many shapes and sizes, however. The choir of angel investors out there is comprised of a number of players which sing different parts: The Super Angel.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2021

For many fledgling entrepreneurs, trying to start up their own business can be an admittedly exhausting and arduous task. Were you to ask any entrepreneur what their most pressing concern was regarding their product or idea, they would most likely unhesitantly reply “money” — or, rather, the complete lack thereof. Crowdfunding.

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Genuine VC

JULY 10, 2012

There are essentially two distinct basic strategies for startup entrepreneurs to raise a seed round of capital: Subscription approach – An entrepreneur sets a structure (usually a convertible note) and recruits individual angel investors who subscribe to the round, all without a term-driving lead investor.

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Syndicate Syndication Seed Stage Portfolio 207

View from Seed

OCTOBER 21, 2014

In short, more and more entrepreneurs are signaling their price expectations earlier in their seed fundraise process. In theory, there are three levels of pricing for an entrepreneur to potentially signal to a prospective investor: 1. Lower-Than-Market Value. This approach is almost never a good idea. Above-Market Value.

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Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

I just reviewed the many companies who recently raised venture capital with an eye towards those that are offering products and services that could benefit other entrepreneurs and business owners. It enables merchants to sell their products anywhere by syndicating goods to multiple marketplaces.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Joshua Baer is the co-founder and CEO of Otherinbox , a prolific angel investor and the director of Capital Factory , Austin’s seed-stage incubator. AngelList is brilliantly designed to make it easy for investors to write checks to entrepreneurs. Ask investors and advisers you trust to leave a positive comment.

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Social Media Startup Angel Investor RSS 80

Women Entrepreneurs Can

MARCH 18, 2023

They also serve as mentors and provide valuable advice to help entrepreneurs overcome any hurdles they might face. VCs have invested in dozens of startup companies, and they can offer entrepreneurs tips from their own experience. You can use money from your savings, angel investors or crowdfunding platforms.

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Artificial Inteligence Startup Early Stage Syndicate 52

mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

. “Most of that money [from venture capitalists and angels] is used to build a product,&# explains Haig Kayserian, the CEO of Kayweb Angels. Partners W3 EDGE Concentric Sky Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS Webtrends Global Syndication Partners ABCNews CNN Forbes Metro USAToday Yahoo ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc.

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Equity Engineer Technical Review Social Media 74

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Pitch to your advisors, to US entrepreneurs, to your colleagues, wife, what not. Not literally, but one big surprise to me was that in the 40 odd investor meetings I had, I managed to open the deck probably only 5-10 times. Several entrepreneurs tend to agree with that. And what do the investors think? Practice pitching.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

The concept poses both great benefits and significant challenges to entrepreneurs. If you’re a startup entrepreneur, you risk facing a competitive disadvantage if you wait too long to expand your operations. With that in mind, here are four tips for entrepreneurs looking to expand globally.

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France Marketing Social Media Startup 77

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 10, 2010

My partner Seth Levine has a detailed post up today titled Trada – from the beginning that describes the creation and financing of Trada. Foundry Group is the seed investor in Trada and Seth’s post describes one example of what I think is effective VC seed investing. A few strategic angels were added to this round.

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Syndicate Syndication Angel Financing Finance 120

mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

, a New York-based sizzle reel production company specializing in promotional videos for PR and marketing professionals, and the Young Entrepreneur Council. I asked a panel of successful young entrepreneurs what fledging tech startups should be looking for in a CTO hire to ensure founders get the right person for the job. startupcto

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VC Adventure

MARCH 17, 2016

I’ve always felt that a robust angel financing market was important to startup ecosystems and the data on the next two charts really brings that home. While there’s a lot of seed stage investing going on in Colorado and other markets, there are some clear challenges to how many angel investors are approaching the market.

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Syndicate Syndication Angel Investor Colorado 48

Genuine VC

JULY 30, 2012

In theory, there are three levels of pricing for an entrepreneur to potentially signal to a prospective investor: Lower than “market.” This approach is almost never a good idea. By definition, all entrepreneurs should think that their endeavor is truly exceptional. Above market.

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Syndicate 136

Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJs. was part of a Dow Jones VentureWire webinar last week titled Negotiating An Angel Deal: What Angels, Entrepreneurs & VCs Need to Know. This will both reduce the number of angel investors and make it more difficult to syndicate across stage lines.

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Term Sheet Angel Investor San Jose Venture Capital 32

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

million in venture financing. No doubt early-stage companies can be started on a shoestring by low-paid entrepreneurs, but when financing a scalable, sustainable product, a free application server won’t make much of a difference. In fact, it’s barely even the beginning for most companies in their seed stage financings.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 14, 2015

Assuming equity is raised at or above that cap, the total dilution, before the new money, is 16.6% (equivalent to an equity financing of $1m at a $6m post money valuation. The first release is underwhelming, but they iterate aggressively, with feedback and support from some of their angel investors.

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Recapitalization Pre-Money Valuation Post-Money Valuation Angel Investor 70

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 2, 2010

They are: Fred Wilson: Lead Investors, Dipshit Companies, and Funding Every Entrepreneur. And importantly, Mark encourages all entrepreneurs to make sure they understand a VC’s seed strategy before taking money, which I strongly agree with. At Foundry Group, we describe ourselves as being “syndication agnostic&#.

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Angel Investor Cofounder Syndicate Syndication 152

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 .

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

Touched by an Angel. I think the title of this post is a TV show, but fitting as there has been much debate in the venture community as to the whether angel investors are good or bad for entrepreneurs and VCs. What would the VC corollary to Touched by an Angel, be. My facebook can beat up your facebook.

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Professor VC

JULY 25, 2013

This is the feeling you get from watching the venture capitalists talk about the entrepreneurs and other investors in the film. The company either fails and provides little or no return to investors or is a success and returns a multiple to investors. Startup outcomes tend to be very binary.

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Syndicate Syndication 46

Professor VC

MARCH 12, 2015

It was a great product addressing a large market opportunity and was interested in seeing how the AngelList syndicate process worked. I don''t know the reasons for selling, but presumably Authy felt their prospects weren''t promising as a standalone entity and may have had difficulty raising further financing.

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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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VC Adventure

AUGUST 10, 2010

As a result, we are all emotionally involved in the investment (a phrase you’ll see in later posts about this topic) which I believe is both beneficial to the entrepreneur and extremely important to the VC firm. In this case neither Niel (nor I) had any interest in creating a traditional syndicate to fund the company.

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Syndicate Syndication Due Diligence SEM 74

David Teten

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Angel investors earn higher returns than small VCs, who in turn earn higher returns than large VCs, let alone most other asset classes. At Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York , we have put a lot of energy into educating our community about the returns potential and process of angel investing.

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Management Pre-Money Valuation Venture Capital New Hampshire 114

Rob Go

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

I once showed a company to an investor for an investment we were syndicating. This investor loved the team and thought the solution they were building was compelling. It’s maddening feedback for entrepreneurs, because no one likes to think they are not working on a “big enough” opportunity.

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Marketing Angel Investor Syndicate Syndication 52

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

An excellent question to ponder as the school year begins, but the answer depends on whether you are looking for a plumber or an angel investor. Many of my students are finance majors, so I spend the first class with a (very) brief corporate finance review with the hint that very little applies to start-up finance.

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Angel Investor Angel Groups San Jose Venture Capital 28

Tim Keane

APRIL 12, 2006

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. « "What Makes an Attractive Angel Investment" | Main. | Ten questions the entrepreneur should ask the (prospective) investor. The best salesperson is. past round one.

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Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

Financing, that is.I One truth of start-up financing is that it generally takes twice as long and twice as much money to accomplish your milestones. And this is a company that has managed to get an A+ list of investors and is executing very well. As I said up front, I have mixed emotions about the financing. ProfessorVC.

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San Jose Angel Investor Term Sheet Venture Capital 28

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

Welcome to the Lost Decade (for Entrepreneurs, IPO’s and VC’s) - Steve Blank , July 15, 2010 If you take funding from a venture capital firm or angel investor and want to build a large, enduring company (rather than sell it to the highest bidder), this isn’t the decade to do it. In a nutshell, he’s my kind of investor.

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Software Review Startup Venture Capital Technical Review 217