Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2019

Actually, according to Paul Graham of Y-Combinator fame, “Raising money is the second hardest part of starting a startup. More startups may fail for that reason, but a close second is the difficulty of raising money. By definition, an angel investor is not an “institutional investor.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2010

Actually, according to Paul Graham , “Raising money is the second hardest part of starting a startup. More startups may fail for that reason, but a close second is the difficulty of raising money. A while back, I outlined “ Ten Top Funding Sources for Startups ” for startups, listing angel investors as alternative #6.

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Angel Investor Advisory Board Database Institutional Investors 227

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Use that same technical and business expertise that served you well on this startup to find the next opportunity. 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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2020

In their passion to succeed, too many entrepreneurs treat friends and family investments as “low-hanging” fruit, only to find out later, after a stumble, that the pain of lost relationships is greater than the loss of their beloved startup. Treat the transaction as you would expect to be treated by an angel investor or VC.

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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. Investors work in pattern recognition mode, and as a European entrepreneur in the valley, the pattern doesn’t look too good. Investors worry about these things.

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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. Women-owned businesses, according to the Forte Foundation represent about 775,000 new startups per year.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Use that same technical and business expertise that served you well on this startup to find the next opportunity. 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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2013

Actually, according to Paul Graham of Y-Combinator fame, “Raising money is the second hardest part of starting a startup. More startups may fail for that reason, but a close second is the difficulty of raising money. By definition, an angel investor is not an “institutional investor.”

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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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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. Fundraising / Negotiations Startup Lessons VC Industry' I have to race to the airport so I can’t edit until later. Excuse the typos.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 28, 2018

It’s helpful to think of startups as proceeding through several stages, which I have defined some time ago from a funding perspective. The alternative is to work with an innovation institute to evaluate your technology, or hire a consultant. The challenge is finding and using qualified affordable support organizations for each stage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2014

Even when your startup is a one-man show and lots of fun, a “business” needs some discipline and controls to keep it from being defined as a hobby by investors, and assure some financial return. Here are eight key business tasks that relate to almost every startup, generally prioritized by criticality. Funding process.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Actually, according to Paul Graham , “Raising money is the second hardest part of starting a startup. More startups may fail for that reason, but a close second is the difficulty of raising money. A while back, I outlined “ The 10 Best Sources of Cash to Start Your Business ” for startups, listing angel investors as alternative #6.

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Angel Investor Advisory Board Database Institutional Investors 245

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2018

In their passion to succeed, too many entrepreneurs treat friends and family investments as “low-hanging” fruit, only to find out later, after a stumble, that the pain of lost relationships is greater than the loss of their beloved startup. Treat the transaction as you would expect to be treated by an angel investor or VC.

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David Teten

JULY 3, 2013

Members include representatives of several VCs, family offices and other institutional investors. The Young Venture Capital Society is a not-for-profit educational organization, created for young professionals interested in the venture capital and startup industries.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2014

In their passion to succeed, too many entrepreneurs treat friends and family investments as “low-hanging” fruit, only to find out later, after a stumble, that the pain of lost relationships is greater than the loss of their beloved startup. Treat the transaction as you would expect to be treated by an Angel investor or VC.

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David Teten

JULY 3, 2013

Members include representatives of several VCs, family offices and other institutional investors. The Young Venture Capital Society is a not-for-profit educational organization, created for young professionals interested in the venture capital and startup industries.

Angel Investor 114

Angel Investor New York Accredited Investor New York City 114

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2017

Actually, according to Paul Graham of Y-Combinator fame, “Raising money is the second hardest part of starting a startup. More startups may fail for that reason, but a close second is the difficulty of raising money. By definition, an angel investor is not an “institutional investor.”

Advisory Board 120

Advisory Board Angel Investor Database Institutional Investors 120

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

It’s helpful to think of startups as proceeding through several stages, which I have defined some time ago from a funding perspective. The alternative is to work with an innovation institute to evaluate your technology, or hire a consultant. The challenge is finding and using qualified affordable support organizations for each stage.

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Incubator Startup Exit Strategy Institutional Investors 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2012

It’s helpful to think of startups as proceeding through several stages, which I have defined before from a funding perspective. The alternative is to work with an innovation institute to evaluate your technology, or hire a consultant. The challenge is finding and using qualified affordable support organizations for each stage.

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Incubator Startup Exit Strategy Institutional Investors 237

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2013

In their passion to succeed, too many entrepreneurs treat friends and family investments as “low-hanging” fruit, only to find out later, after a stumble, that the pain of lost relationships is greater than the loss of their beloved startup. Treat the transaction as you would expect to be treated by an Angel investor or VC.

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Cram Down Angel Investor Equity Dividend 230

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Even when your startup is a one-man show, you will soon find that you are “out of control,” unless you start organizing and writing down how and when key things need to get done. Here are eight key business tasks that relate to almost every startup, generally prioritized by criticality. Funding process. Manage human resources.

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Startup Institutional Investors Angel Investor Bootstrapping 255

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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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2011

It’s helpful to think of startups as proceeding through several stages, which I have defined before from a funding perspective. The alternative is to work with an innovation institute to evaluate your technology, or hire a consultant. The challenge is finding and using qualified affordable support organizations for each stage.

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Incubator Startup Exit Strategy Institutional Investors 230

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

In their passion to succeed, too many entrepreneurs treat friends and family investments as “low-hanging” fruit, only to find out later, after a stumble, that the pain of lost relationships is greater than the loss of their beloved startup. Treat the transaction as you would expect to be treated by an Angel investor or VC.

Cram Down 120

Cram Down Angel Investor Equity Dividend 120

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2010

Even when your startup is a one-man show, you will soon find that you are “out of control,” unless you start organizing and writing down how and when key things need to get done. Here are eight key business tasks that relate to almost every startup, generally prioritized by criticality. Funding process. Manage human resources.

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Startup Institutional Investors Angel Investor Bootstrapping 239

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2013

It’s helpful to think of startups as proceeding through several stages, which I have defined before from a funding perspective. The alternative is to work with an innovation institute to evaluate your technology, or hire a consultant. universities entrepreneurs resources incubators funding startups investors'

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Incubator Entrepreneur Exit Strategy Institutional Investors 256

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2010

Often when startups who have raised venture capital need another round of financing they will turn to their existing investors to give them money before raising from outsiders. There is a primary reason that inside investors give companies convertible debt rather than just giving you the money as equity. And it adds up.

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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. The post How Betancourt Lopez Used Viral, Influencer Marketing to Grow Hawkers Brand appeared first on The Startup Magazine. Growing Hawkers.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 2, 2012

Getting financing for your startup is rarely easy, but if you approach the wrong investor, you can make it even harder than it has to be. How can there be a ‘wrong investor’?” Approaching the wrong investor is kind of like asking someone who’s married out on a date. Angel Investors. you might be thinking.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2013

Even when your startup is a one-man show and lots of fun, a “business” needs some discipline and controls to keep it from being defined as a hobby by investors, and assure some financial return. Here are eight key business tasks that relate to almost every startup, generally prioritized by criticality. Funding process.

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Institutional Investors Angel Investor Bootstrapping Database 230

Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

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). And even with the significant cost of credit card debt, many entrepreneurs aggressively use existing cards to finance a startup.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

Browse through the many hundreds of video answers to startup questions that we’ve filmed from the world’s leading VCs and angels. You really should have spent a heck of a lot of time beforehand in thinking through all of the issues surrounding your startup.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2011

Today, the signs of the new bubble are the Linked-In initial public offering (IPO), Facebook’s stratospheric valuation and the rapid rise of early-stage startup valuation. 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.

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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. The post How Betancourt Lopez Used Viral, Influencer Marketing to Grow Hawkers Brand appeared first on The Startup Magazine. Growing Hawkers.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

For startups and high-growth businesses, as you scale and encounter new milestones and obstacles, you will be faced with the question of how to finance and plan for that growth. Luckily for founders, the ways in which you can finance your startup are varied based on your business model, your preference, your goals, and timeline, and so on.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

It’s among the most-asked questions on startup forums, and an issue we’re dealing with right now at WPEngine as we bring on new employees: How do you decide how much equity (shares) to give a new employee or partner? Hard to know, but an important question for a bootstrap startup to answer! What about $Y/mo?&#

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