Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

There are two reasons to raise money: You have a killer idea that is only partially validated, that you think can get to $50M+ of revenue in 5 years with 80%+ gross margins (if margins are lower, you need a lot more revenue)and you need money to get to product-market fit, or. Pre-seed Round of Funding.

Cofounder 429

Cofounder Seed Stage Valuation Metrics 429

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2020

After many years of working with angel investors seriously trying to find new ventures worthy of their hard-earned money, I find their frustration often exceeds that of entrepreneurs sincerely looking for financial help. At these stages, it’s all about you, and your ability to communicate and execute effectively.

Due Diligence 308

Due Diligence Intellectual Property Preferred Stock Seed Stage 308

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2020

According to most definitions, an entrepreneur is one who envisions a new and different business, meaning one that is not a copy of an existing business model. Many entrepreneurs have a passion and an idea, or even invent a new product, but are never able to execute to the point of creating a startup. Funding and rollout stage.

Matching 317

Matching Seed Stage Angel Investor Business Model 317

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.

Valuation 146

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Intellectual Property Technical Review 146

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2012

If you are new to the entrepreneurial world of startups, you are likely confused by the terminology of seed-stage, lean startups, micro-VCs, and Super Angels. Don’t be embarrassed, since even professional investors are often confused these days by the new terms, as well as old terms used with new meanings. Super Angels.

Early Stage 253

Early Stage Finance Seed Stage Entrepreneur 253

VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

A s venture funds struggle to raise money in Israel, seed capital, one of the earliest and riskiest stages of investment, is becoming harder and harder to secure. based Angel capital with early stage technology companies in Israel, and do so in a way that substantially mitigates the risk of seed stage investing.

Technical Review 106

Technical Review Software Review Seed Stage 106

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2018

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. Thus your startup maturity and growth stage is the primary key to success with potential funding sources. Growth stage investments from VCs are usually $5 million and up.

Angel Investor 184

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 184

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2014

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. Thus your startup maturity and growth stage is the primary key to success with potential funding sources. Growth stage investments from VCs are usually $5 million and up.

Angel Investor 232

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 232

Gust

JULY 8, 2012

If you are new to the entrepreneurial world of startups, you are likely confused by the terminology of seed-stage, lean startups, micro-VCs, and Super Angels. Don’t be embarrassed, since even professional investors are often confused these days by the new terms, as well as old terms used with new meanings. Super Angels.

Early Stage 177

Early Stage Finance Seed Stage Entrepreneur 177

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 13, 2012

He is on the board of the Angel Resource Institute, and is a partner with Montlake Capital (a late stage growth capital fund) and with Revenue Capital Management (a royalty based lender). Conventional wisdom dictated that they made reckless investments in very early-stage ventures mostly doomed to fail. So which is it?

Angel Investor 103

Angel Investor Venture Capital Seed Stage Silicon Valley 103

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2011

If you are new to the entrepreneurial world of startups, you are likely confused by the terminology of seed-stage, lean startups, micro-VCs, and Super Angels. Don’t be embarrassed, since even professional investors are often confused these days by the new terms, as well as old terms used with new meanings. Super Angels.

Early Stage 231

Early Stage Seed Stage Angel Investor Silicon Valley 231

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2010

If you are new to the startup space and angel investing, you probably don’t realize that some groups of angel investors charge entrepreneurs a fee to pitch to their groups. Entrepreneurs who expect to get a hit the first time (or first five times) they pitch their story cold are likely to be disappointed.

Angel Groups 234

Angel Groups Entrepreneur Angel Investor Due Diligence 234

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

If you are new to the startup space and Angel investing, you probably don’t realize that some groups of Angel investors charge entrepreneurs a fee to pitch to their groups. According to the latest data from Gust, only about 3 out of 100 companies who initiate the formal funding request to Angel groups actually get funded.

Angel Groups 237

Angel Groups Angel Investor Due Diligence Seed Stage 237

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2016

For example, if you have a proven product, real revenue, a big potential market, and are ready to scale up the business, every investor will be interested. Thus your startup maturity and growth stage is the primary key to success with potential funding sources. Growth stage investments from VCs are usually $5 million and up.

Matching 120

Matching Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2015

According to most definitions, an entrepreneur is one who envisions a new and different business, meaning one that is not a copy of an existing business model. Many entrepreneurs have a passion and an idea, or even invent a new product, but are never able to execute to the point of creating a startup. Funding and rollout stage.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Seed Stage Angel Investor Business Model 120

Hippoland

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

This is probably the single-most important thing to me but as I mention here , it’s probably the number one area that entrepreneurs prepare the least for. Etc… At the pre-seed stage, a big way to stand out is if you have a V3 statement (as opposed to a V1 statement). You want your revenue to be higher than your costs.

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Seed Stage Business Model B2B Email 48

Hippoland

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

This is probably the single-most important thing to me but as I mention here , it’s probably the number one area that entrepreneurs prepare the least for. Etc… At the pre-seed stage, a big way to stand out is if you have a V3 statement (as opposed to a V1 statement). You want your revenue to be higher than your costs.

Seed Stage 48

Seed Stage Business Model B2B Email 48

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

This dynamic births serial entrepreneurs and motivates angels and venture capitalists to pull their friends into investment deals. For the first-time entrepreneur or founder looking for seed stage funding, this circle can be especially difficult to penetrate. and Path Intelligence.

Angel Investor 80

Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2016

According to most definitions, an entrepreneur is one who envisions a new and different business, meaning one that is not a copy of an existing business model. Many entrepreneurs have a passion and an idea, or even invent a new product, but are never able to execute to the point of creating a startup. Funding and rollout stage.

Seed Stage 120

Seed Stage Startup Angel Investor Business Model 120

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2016

After many years of working with angel investors seriously trying to find new ventures worthy of their hard-earned money, I find their frustration often exceeds that of entrepreneurs sincerely looking for financial help. At these stages, it’s all about you, and your ability to communicate and execute effectively.

Due Diligence 120

Due Diligence Intellectual Property Preferred Stock Seed Stage 120

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. This list of top angel investors is a good start.

Social Media 80

Social Media Startup Angel Investor RSS 80

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 28, 2022

The market regards equity as an ownership “share” in a corporation’s income revenue stream. When it comes to startups, valuation is important since it aids in determining the amount of equity an entrepreneur is required to give up in return for the necessary cash from an investor. What is Company Equity?

Valuation 108

Valuation Equity Warrant Common Stock 108

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

We had raised a small round of funding in 2013, led by a local angel investor who was a member of Central Texas Angel Network, and used the funds to build our first product (a mobile website) and launch with recommendations from friends of mine in Austin the week before South by Southwest Festival. Certainly. Most definitely.

Silicon Valley 48

Silicon Valley Technical Review Venture Capital San Francisco 48

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2015

Most new entrepreneurs assume that great investors will find their startups based on the compelling solution the founders have created. Others spend money on mailing lists and investor contacts and “cold calling” a few thousand people, hoping to find someone willing to take a risk on an unknown company.

Cost 120

Cost Angel Groups Due Diligence Silicon Valley 120

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.

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93

Hippoland

JANUARY 29, 2016

Even though there are a lot of web resources on how to put together a pitch deck for seed-stage companies, most don’t address how many decks you need and for what purpose. If you’re meeting with an angel investor, this first meeting may be all that you need to secure funding.

Seed Stage 48

Seed Stage Angel Investor Entrepreneur Forecast 48

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Web Startup Lessons Advice from a CTO and Entrepreneur Home About Finding a Technical Partner for Your Startup Today I received an inquiry from a student at an Ivy League university who wants to launch a web startup. Until your wireframe is done, it’s too early to talk to developers or potential investors.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Fractional CTO Partner CTO Hire 40

Agile VC

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Objective Logistics has created a game layer on top of very sophisticated scheduling algorithms which increase revenue, save time, and improve customer and staff satisfaction. seed round from NextView, Atlas Venture, and Google Ventures, and angel investors. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC.

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 100

Hippoland

AUGUST 31, 2018

A few months ago, I was talking with a friend of mine who is a successful serial entrepreneur. Also, to be clear, pre-seed doesn’t mean that one just thought up an idea yesterday and has done nothing. There’s a lot of work to do to prepare to raise money at this pre-seed stage. This was surprising to me.

Pre-Money Valuation 90

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Silicon Valley Early Stage 90

Women Entrepreneurs Can

MAY 9, 2019

This is the point where a lot of startups are ready for an angel investor- individuals who have earned income that is exceeding $200,000 or have a net worth of more than $1 million. Venture capitalists are used only after a startup has begun to show a significant amount of revenue. You’ve Read The Fine Print.

Programming 40

Programming Sweat Equity Startup Private Equity 40

Hippoland

AUGUST 31, 2018

A few months ago, I was talking with a friend of mine who is a successful serial entrepreneur. Also, to be clear, pre-seed doesn’t mean that one just thought up an idea yesterday and has done nothing. There’s a lot of work to do to prepare to raise money at this pre-seed stage. This was surprising to me.

Pre-Money Valuation 48

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Silicon Valley Early Stage 48

Jeff Hilimire

AUGUST 30, 2013

The entrepreneur hopes to tap into surging interest in mobile computing, driven by the proliferation of smartphones. One inhibiting factor is Atlanta’s community of angel investors and venture capital firms, many of whom have little experience with B2C startups. It’s handy, it’s right with you.”.

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Atlanta B2C Georgia Los Angeles 77