Professor VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Just returned from a golf trip to Bandon Dunes , Oregon. And even if he built it, would anyone come to this remote Oregon outpost?" Manage seasonal demand through pricing - Weather on the Oregon coast can range from gorgeous to downright nasty and can change from one of the other in a matter of minutes. ProfessorVC.

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Oregon San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 28

Up and Running

DECEMBER 11, 2013

I’m a member of an angel investment group based where I live in Oregon. And I watch Shark Tank, the TV show, in which a select group of seasoned investors (the sharks) pick and choose investments from business pitches. And the TV show has a lot in common with the normal flow of angel investment.

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Valuation Oregon Burn Rate Angel Groups 136

Gust

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Picture a meeting room with a lot of windows, early evening, early Spring, the Oregon landscape darkening outside. Twenty or so angel investors (me included) sit on tables arranged like a big U, with a table in the middle for a projector, and a screen in front. An entrepreneur has just finished his pitch.

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Angel Investor Oregon Business Model Search 93

Up and Running

MARCH 31, 2010

We moved from Palo Alto, California to Eugene, Oregon. We voted with our feet, moving from the world’s startup capital to a comfortable university town (the University of Oregon is here) in Oregon. And my angel investment group has an open bias towards local companies. And we’re glad we did. What do you like?

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Silicon Valley San Francisco Oregon Italy 60

Up and Running

MARCH 20, 2012

This is why I love the startup environment – there’s always something new to address and it keeps me and my team on our toes” One of the biggest challenges the team at RealLead faced during start up was recruiting skilled programmers, a growing problem in Eugene, Oregon where RealLead is based.

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Oregon Chad United States Angel Investor 87

Up and Running

AUGUST 13, 2010

Consider this one: a cool, fun-to-drive electric car, cheaper than most new cars, started by a young-ish former tech game company president with one successful exit behind him, in a very green-friendly Oregon university town, with a high-powered team including MIT whiz, finance veteran, and auto industry veterans.

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Oregon Media Angel Investor Startup 68

Up and Running

MARCH 30, 2015

Here’s how I sort through these different terms, in the context of angel investment, business planning, and business plan competitions. When I say pitch or business pitch I mean the short presentation startup founders make for angel investors or venture capitalists. The business pitch.

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Elevator Pitch Lean Oregon Angel Groups 60

Up and Running

JULY 17, 2017

My neighborhood of Alberta in Portland, Oregon, where small local businesses are plentiful. Wherever that capital is coming from—whether it’s a loan you can take, SBA, personal credit card, angel investors, family, personal money—know what that capital requirement is for that first 12 to 24 months.

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Small Business America Ohio Portland 103

Up and Running

MARCH 6, 2019

As I write this in early 2019, I’m thinking back on more than 20 years of hearing business pitches as a judge of business plan competitions and as an angel investor. Next month I’ll have another round of it, judging both the University of Oregon New Venture Competition and the Rice Business Plan Competition.

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Net Present Value Forecast IRR Oregon 87

Up and Running

JANUARY 8, 2019

A good business plan example will have all the elements your bank or angel investor (or venture capitalist) will expect to see when you ask them for funds. A sample business plan gives you an idea of how another small business or startup in your industry built their own plan. 50 below the state’s current minimum wage.

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Business Plan Lean Oregon Matching 118

Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

About the plan: Located in Medford, Oregon, Martin Cove Brewing Company has been a successful microbrewery for the past three years. With this money, they plan to expand its distribution to selected metro areas within the state of Oregon. Martin Cove Brewing Company. This year, Martin Cove Brewing Company will gross $520,000 in sales.

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Oregon Jordan Software Review Distribution 24

Up and Running

MARCH 15, 2016

Securing angel investment is also infrequent, as angel investors also hope to see a quick (and sizable) return on investment; finally, small business loans, while possible, are not incredibly common for new clothing companies. Check with your local Secretary of State’s website for more info on your specific state.

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Intellectual Property Bootstrapping LLC Naming 60

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

I pitched at ArcView (cannabis investor network) recently in Santa Monica. Previously, I went through the Keiretsu Forum (largest angel investor network). One worked at a different quantum dot startup based in the UK that’s now publicly traded, another built a vertically integrated cannabis company in Oregon.

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Technical Review Startup Harvest Advisory Board 54

venturebeat.com

JULY 12, 2012

About VentureBeat The VentureBeat Deals & More section covers venture capital, angel investors, superangels, private equity, mergers and acquisitions, investment banks, and other financiers of innovation. Microsoft’s Bing Fund will give online startups cash, advice, and discounts. Mobile Jetpac pulls in $2.4M

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Detroit Incubator Technical Review Venture Capital 69

Up and Running

MARCH 13, 2019

Whether you are trying to raise money from angel investors or venture capitalists for your business, or just want to perfect your business strategy, a solid elevator pitch is an essential tool for achieving your goals. There are no good Chinese restaurants in Eugene, Oregon.”.

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Elevator Pitch Video Forecast Oregon 140

Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

I’ve pitched in taxi cabs, I’ve pitched on street corners, in board rooms, on stage in front of 400 angel investors. The opportunity when I got to pitch on stage in front of 400 angel investors was for the largest angel investor conference in the Pacific northwest called Angel Oregon, and we competed with 60 other companies.

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Technical Review Software Review Due Diligence Exit Strategy 60

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

How well a failed entrepreneur has managed his company, and how well he worked with his previous investors, makes a difference in his ability to persuade U.S. The 20-year venture capitalist is an "angel" investor in Mr. Dreymanns new start-up, Mowingo Inc., David Cowan of Bessemer Venture Partners has stuck with Mr. Dreymann.

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Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

You shouldn’t completely overlook traditional business funding paths such as loans—be sure to check out our small business loan finder —and it will never hurt to see what’s out there in terms of angel investors, if applicable to your business.

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Bootstrapping Startup Louisiana Cofounder 60

Up and Running

JULY 3, 2015

For us small business owners, for entrepreneurs who do and even if you do have great venture capital, great angel investors, great funding for marketing, for you to spend the amount of money it would take for you to reach an audience as ubiquitously as Nike can is just an outrageous amount of dollars.

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Internet Marketing Lean Small Business 60