Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2020

Then you don’t have to worry about the fact that most angel investors and venture capitalists won’t take a bet on you if none of your friends and family have given you a vote of confidence with money. Treat the transaction as you would expect to be treated by an angel investor or VC. Be professional about it.

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Management Cram Down Angel Investor Equity 308

Gust

APRIL 27, 2014

Unless you are bootstrapping everything, you need to have a clear plan on what networking and documents are required to get to friends and family, Angel investors, and institutional investors. Funding process. Measure yourself against a researched plan, or your “out of cash” brick wall will be looming before you know it.

Startup 187

Startup Institutional Investors Angel Investor Bootstrapping 187

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Separately at this stage, you may look for small funding amounts from angel investors , called seed investments. Funding of $25,000-$250,000 may be available from angels, who are private individuals spending their own money. Sometimes these will ask for 5%-15% of your equity for their support services. Growth and exit stage.

Incubator 429

Incubator Startup Exit Strategy Institutional Investors 429

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2019

A while back, I outlined “ The 10 Best Sources of Cash to Start Your Business ” for startups, listing angel investors as alternative six. I still get a lot of questions on these mysterious and often invisible investors, so here is another attempt to bring them out of the ether. So how do you find those good angels?

Advisory Board 247

Advisory Board Angel Investor Database Institutional Investors 247

David Teten

MAY 9, 2012

VCAP©, the first program of its kind, bridges the gap between venture capitalists and angel investor networks and women and diverse entrepreneurs, many of whom have not traditionally had access to these sources of capital. HBSAANY members include venture capitalists, individual accredited investors, and other institutional investors.

Venture Capital 154

Venture Capital Programming Accredited Investor New York 154

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

If your business success so far is based on family and Angel investors, perhaps it’s time to start working with institutional investors and external business partners. With each new skill you acquire, your likelihood of long-term success is improved. Expand your investment alternatives.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Leadership Due Diligence Marketing 120

Austin Startup

JANUARY 3, 2019

Feedback to investors about what helps and doesn’t help founders when fundraising. I originally asked this question to several founders with the intent of addressing angel investors but I’ve found it doesn’t exclude other institutional investors either. People have to learn to say ‘No’ sooner rather than later.

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Founder Angel Investor Technical Review Due Diligence 48

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Prorata investments rights given investors the right to invest in your future fund-raising rounds and maintain their ownership % in your company as your company grows and raises more capital.

Technical Review 336

Technical Review Later Stage Early Stage LP 336

David Teten

JULY 3, 2013

HBS Alumni Angels of Greater New York is comprised of Harvard alumni who invest in early-stage private companies on an individual basis and is the 3rd largest angel group in New York. Members include representatives of several VCs, family offices and other institutional investors.

Angel Investor 114

Angel Investor New York Accredited Investor New York City 114

David Teten

JULY 3, 2013

HBS Alumni Angels of Greater New York is comprised of Harvard alumni who invest in early-stage private companies on an individual basis and is the 3rd largest angel group in New York. Members include representatives of several VCs, family offices and other institutional investors.

Angel Investor 114

Angel Investor New York Accredited Investor New York City 114

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

A while back, I outlined “ The 10 Best Sources of Cash to Start Your Business ” for startups, listing angel investors as alternative #6. I still get a lot of questions on these mysterious and often invisible investors, so here is another attempt to bring them out of the ether. If you need more, you need VCs or a flock of angels.

Angel Investor 245

Angel Investor Advisory Board Database Institutional Investors 245

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2013

A while back, I outlined “ The 10 Best Sources of Cash to Start Your Business ” for startups, listing angel investors as alternative #6. I still get a lot of questions on these mysterious and often invisible investors, so here is another attempt to bring them out of the ether. If you need more, you need VCs or a flock of angels.

Matching 253

Matching Advisory Board Angel Investor Database 253

David Teten

JUNE 22, 2012

VCAP© is a collaborative venture that provides women and diverse entrepreneurs nationwide with access to venture capital through accredited investors within the HBSAANY network. VCAP©, the first program of its kind, bridges the gap between venture capitalists and angel investor networks and women and diverse entrepreneurs.

Programming 128

Programming Accredited Investor Naming New York 128

The Next Web

MAY 4, 2013

He is a part-time hacker, angel investor, and product advisor, and was selected from more than 300 people to “shadow” Dave McClure at 500 Startups. This will help you develop your network and get the legitimacy you need to show bigger investors. Previously, he worked in venture capital in Europe.

San Francisco 159

San Francisco Europe Technical Review Due Diligence 159

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Separately at this stage, you may look for small funding amounts from angel investors , called seed investments. Funding of $25,000-$250,000 may be available from angels, who are private individuals spending their own money. Sometimes these will ask for 5%-15% of your equity for their support services. Growth and exit stage.

Incubator 236

Incubator Exit Strategy Institutional Investors Angel Investor 236

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2018

Then you don’t have to worry about the fact that most angel investors and venture capitalists won’t take a bet on you if none of your friends and family have given you a vote of confidence with money. Treat the transaction as you would expect to be treated by an angel investor or VC. Be professional about it.

Cram Down 148

Cram Down Angel Investor Equity Dividend 148

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Then you don’t have to worry about the fact that most Angel investors and venture capitalists won’t take a bet on you if none of your friends and family have given you a vote of confidence with money. Treat the transaction as you would expect to be treated by an Angel investor or VC. Be professional about it.

Founder 254

Founder Cram Down Angel Investor Equity 254

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2017

A while back, I outlined “ 10 Tried-And-True Strategies For Funding New Ventures ” for startups, listing angel investors as alternative six. I still get a lot of questions on these mysterious and often invisible investors, so here is another attempt to bring them out of the ether. So how do you find those good angels?

Advisory Board 120

Advisory Board Angel Investor Database Institutional Investors 120

David Teten

JUNE 22, 2012

VCAP© is a collaborative venture that provides women and diverse entrepreneurs nationwide with access to venture capital through accredited investors within the HBSAANY network. VCAP©, the first program of its kind, bridges the gap between venture capitalists and angel investor networks and women and diverse entrepreneurs.

Programming 114

Programming Accredited Investor Naming New York 114

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2013

Partners for a New Beginning (PNB), a public-private partnership housed at the Aspen Institute, is organizing a Venture Capital, Private Equity and Angel Investor Delegation from the Maghreb. Aspen is looking for institutional investor and entrepreneur speakers willing to share their investing insights and personal experiences.

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Tunisia Libya Algeria Mauritania 114

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2013

Then you don’t have to worry about the fact that most Angel investors and venture capitalists won’t take a bet on you if none of your friends and family have given you a vote of confidence with money. Treat the transaction as you would expect to be treated by an Angel investor or VC. Be professional about it.

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Cram Down Angel Investor Equity Dividend 230

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Then you don’t have to worry about the fact that most angel investors and venture capitalists won’t take a bet on you if none of your friends and family have given you a vote of confidence with money. Treat the transaction as you would expect to be treated by an Angel investor or VC. Be professional about it.

Cram Down 120

Cram Down Angel Investor Equity Dividend 120

The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

The great-grandson of Hermogenes Lopez had a long history as an executive and angel investor prior to taking on the leadership role at Hawkers. For Betancourt Lopez, the Hawkers investment was another in a long line of successful business ventures. Growing Hawkers.

Viral 156

Viral Private Equity Venezuela Los Angeles 156

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2014

Unless you are bootstrapping everything, you need to have a clear plan on what networking and documents are required to get to friends and family, Angel investors, and institutional investors. Funding process. Measure yourself against a researched plan, or your “out of cash” brick wall will be looming before you know it.

Startup 268

Startup Institutional Investors Angel Investor Bootstrapping 268

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2013

Separately at this stage, you may look for small funding amounts from Angel investors , called seed investments. Funding of $25,000-$250,000 may be available from Angels, who are private individuals spending their own money. Sometimes these will ask for 5%-15% of your equity for their support services. Growth and exit stage.

Incubator 256

Incubator Entrepreneur Exit Strategy Institutional Investors 256

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Separately at this stage, you may look for small funding amounts from Angel investors , called seed investments. Funding of $25,000-$250,000 may be available from Angels, who are private individuals spending their own money. Sometimes these will ask for 5%-15% of your equity for their support services. Growth and exit stage.

Incubator 120

Incubator Startup Exit Strategy Institutional Investors 120

David Teten

JUNE 1, 2012

The Landmark Venture Forum is hosted by Landmark Angels , an angel investor group, and will feature 12 promising emerging companies in the digital media space. The Marcum MicroCap Conference is hosted by Marcum LLP and co-presented by CCG Investor Relations.

Institutional Investors 122

Institutional Investors Angel Investor Early Stage Social Media 122

Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

At the conclusion of the acceleration period, the company participates in a “demo day” in which institutional investors are invited to review the company in a live pitch session. Several are well-known and professional investors pay special attention to their graduates.

Private Equity 118

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 118

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2012

Separately at this stage, you may look for small funding amounts from angel investors , called seed investments. Funding of $25,000-$250,000 may be available from angels, who are private individuals spending their own money. Sometimes these will ask for 5%-15% of your equity for their support services. Growth and exit stage.

Incubator 237

Incubator Startup Exit Strategy Institutional Investors 237

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2013

Unless you are bootstrapping everything, you need to have a clear plan on what networking and documents are required to get to friends and family, Angel investors, and institutional investors. Funding process. Measure yourself against a researched plan, or your “out of cash” brick wall will be looming before you know it.

Institutional Investors 230

Institutional Investors Angel Investor Bootstrapping Database 230

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Unless you are bootstrapping everything, you need to have a clear plan on what networking and documents are required to get to friends and family, angel investors, and institutional investors. Funding process. Measure yourself against a researched plan, or your “out of cash” brick wall will be looming before you know it.

Startup 255

Startup Institutional Investors Angel Investor Bootstrapping 255

ReadWriteStart

MAY 2, 2012

Approaching the wrong investor is kind of like asking someone who’s married out on a date. Many first-time entrepreneurs mistakenly lump angel investors and venture capitalists together. While these two types of investors do have many things in common, they also have important differences. Angel Investors.

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Angel Investor Institutional Investors Angel Groups Flash 124

David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2013

The good news for Techcrunch readers: Every major study conducted to date has placed angel investors’ IRR between 18 and 38 percent, as summarized by my Partner John Frankel and Professor Robert Wiltbank in prior Techcrunch articles. Every major angel study conducted to date has shown high IRR. billion for angels versus $ 29.5

IRR 114

IRR Angel Investor Angel Groups Cofounder 114

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2011

Separately at this stage, you may look for small funding amounts from angel investors , called seed investments. Funding of $25,000-$250,000 may be available from angels, who are private individuals spending their own money. Sometimes these will ask for 5%-15% of your equity for their support services. Growth and exit stage.

Incubator 230

Incubator Startup Exit Strategy Institutional Investors 230

Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2011

In the stealth phase , prescient angel investors and Venture Capitalists (VCs) start investing in an industry or market segment that others have not yet found. I contend that we are approaching the early part of the mania phase. In the case of this bubble, it was social networks, consumer and mobile applications, and the cloud.

Silicon Valley 327

Silicon Valley Stealth Valuation Mississippi 327

The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

The great-grandson of Hermogenes Lopez had a long history as an executive and angel investor prior to taking on the leadership role at Hawkers. For Betancourt Lopez, the Hawkers investment was another in a long line of successful business ventures. Growing Hawkers.

Viral 78

Viral Private Equity Venezuela Los Angeles 78

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2010

Unless you are bootstrapping everything, you need to have a clear plan on what networking and documents are required to get to friends and family, angel investors, and institutional investors. Funding process. Measure yourself against a researched plan, or your “out of cash” brick wall will be looming before you know it.

Startup 239

Startup Institutional Investors Angel Investor Bootstrapping 239