Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 17, 2022
As a long-time business advisor and angel investor, I’m a believer that “two heads are better than one” in building a new business. In fact, I would broaden the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” Thus you should do the same or more due diligence on educational background, previous work, and references.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 15, 2019
As a long-time business advisor and angel investor, I’m a believer that “two heads are better than one” in building a new business. In fact, I would broaden the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” Thus you should do the same or more due diligence on educational background, previous work, and references.
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Gust
JULY 23, 2014
, see if you can get them excited by your venture, and try to have them refer it to me. With all this referring and applying, it’s still conceivable that you might not hear back from me. You therefore have my official permission to periodically (say, once a week), ping me for an answer, referring to this authorization.
View from Seed
MAY 11, 2016
Investors love the idea of backing second-time founders, especially if they have had success in their last company. etc… In addition, first-time founders I speak to often talk about how much they have learned and how they resolve to do things differently and better the next time. Is there a sophomore slump to avoid?
The Startup Magazine
MARCH 22, 2019
The question of venture capitalist versus angel investor often arises. Venture capital and angel investments offer excellent options to startup businesses. They are less likely than angel investors to provide capital to companies that don’t have at least some proven success in their markets. Angel Investors.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 16, 2017
As a long-time business advisor and angel investor, I’m a believer that “two heads are better than one” in building a new business. In fact, I would broaden the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.” Thus you should do the same or more due diligence on educational background, previous work, and references.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 16, 2016
This term refers to an initial venture-capital investment, often wrongly sought to seed early product development. Super-angel investors (micro-VCs). Super-angel investors (micro-VCs). Ron Conway , of SV Angels, and Reid Hoffman , LinkedIn's founder, are names often mentioned in this category.
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