Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

If you haven’t raised any money or if you raised a small round from angels or friends & family I would suggest you avoid setting up a formal board unless the people who would join your board are deeply experienced at sitting on startup boards. especially at the earliest stages but if you can avoid it I would recommend it.

Venture Capital 236

Venture Capital Startup Angel Investor Silicon Valley 236

View from Seed

AUGUST 13, 2014

We at NextView Ventures invest exclusively in a startup’s seed-stage round , meaning that many if not most of our deals are made alongside individual angel investors. These angels, however, come in many different shapes and sizes. It can also help founders better approach angels in the first place.

Angel Investor 334

Angel Investor Syndicate Syndication Early Stage 334

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

This process costs money, which professional investors are not willing to contribute, since their interest is in scaling a proven product and business model into a growth business. Investors want potential for a large and timely return, with reduced risk. Another alternative is to find an inexpensive class on grant writing.

Early Stage 225

Early Stage SBIR Technical Review Seed Stage 225

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2023

Luckily, not all investors are looking for the same thing, so it pays to know what type of investors are most interested in what your startup brings to the table. The key is understanding how potential investors see you, and especially how they view the maturity stage of your startup.

Angel Investor 313

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 313

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2020

Luckily, not all investors are looking for the same thing, so it pays to know what type of investors are most interested in what your startup brings to the table. The key is understanding how potential investors see you, and especially how they view the maturity stage of your startup.

Angel Investor 370

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 370

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

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. Even fewer are able to grow the startup into a viable business. Here is a summary of the key stages along the way: Idea and seed stage. Startup and development stage.

Matching 270

Matching Entrepreneur Startup Seed Stage 270

View from Seed

MARCH 24, 2021

Free Template for Great Startup Pitch Decks, Direct from VCs. All investors will pass at some price, but it’s more likely that an investor will stretch on price once they are emotionally bought-in on an investment vs. up front in the beginning.” ’ like all startups have to, but also “why invest now?'”

Seed Stage 177

Seed Stage Hiring IPO Analytics 177

View from Seed

AUGUST 12, 2015

I remember talking to one of their angel investors (and also one of my old mentors) about what the company could become and what it would look like if it ever became a really big business. His answer was so simple, and at the time, I kind of dismissed it as the view of an angel investor who didn’t really “think like a VC.”

Seed Stage 120

Seed Stage Marketing Angel Investor Term Sheet 120

View from Seed

AUGUST 12, 2015

I remember talking to one of their angel investors (and also one of my old mentors) about what the company could become and what it would look like if it ever became a really big business. His answer was so simple, and at the time, I kind of dismissed it as the view of an angel investor who didn’t really “think like a VC.”

Seed Stage 120

Seed Stage Marketing Angel Investor Term Sheet 120

Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

We at NextView Ventures often invest in a startup’s first round alongside other funds; either seed stage focused ones like ourselves or larger traditional firms. Just as often, however, we’re investing alongside individual angel investors who are participating in the round as well. The Domain Angel.

Angel Investor 257

Angel Investor Syndicate Syndication Early Stage 257

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. Investors are most interested in providing money for scaling of a proven solution.

Due Diligence 308

Due Diligence Intellectual Property Preferred Stock Seed Stage 308

Gust

DECEMBER 13, 2011

I’ve recently taken a look at seed stage funding by venture capitalists (VCs) and angel investors over the past five years. For VCs, I chose to look at all seed stage VC deals (from MoneyTree©) as well as those in five of the most active regions in the country. All Seed-VC. Silicon Valley.

Seed Stage 162

Seed Stage Southern California San Diego Silicon Valley 162

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Not all startups need outside investment to grow. What most founders don’t realize is: Every stage of a startup requires a different set of metrics and milestones and founder skills. Knowing these will help a founder position her pitch to get investors’ attention. Here’s the first 2½ years of a startup journey.

Cofounder 429

Cofounder Seed Stage Valuation Metrics 429

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2022

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. Investors are most interested in providing money for scaling of a proven solution.

Due Diligence 271

Due Diligence Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Preferred Stock 271

View from Seed

OCTOBER 21, 2014

As the seed-stage startup fundraise process has received more transparency in recent years, ranging from published advice on how to raise seed capital to increased availability through AngelList, Funders Club, and various accelerator programs, I’ve noticed another trend emerging. Lower-Than-Market Value.

Valuation 336

Valuation Founder Seed Stage Angel Investor 336

SiliconHills

JULY 12, 2014

Comfy, a startup that helps students find housing, received $600,000 in seed stage funding last week. The Austin-based company received the money from a group of investors led by Mike Lee, partner at Dominion Ventures. The round also included prominent angel investors and Austin Ventures.

Seed Stage 111

Seed Stage Austin Angel Investor Mobile 111

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 12, 2010

In the technology world there are a few websites that most startups track to keep up with the latest financings, acquisitions, product announcements and gossip: BusinessInsider, TechCrunch, Mashable, GigaOm, etc. Is there a bubble going on in seed investing? A recent study said seed stage valuations have been quite static recently.

Seed Stage 232

Seed Stage Valuation Private Equity Venture Capital 232

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2020

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. Even fewer are able to grow the startup into a viable business. Here is a summary of the key stages along the way: Idea and seed stage. Startup and development stage.

Matching 317

Matching Seed Stage Angel Investor Business Model 317

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2014

Luckily, not all investors are looking for the same thing, so it pays to know what type of investors are most interested in what your startup brings to the table. The key is understanding how potential investors see you, and especially how they view the maturity stage of your startup.

Angel Investor 232

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 232

Genuine VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

We at NextView Ventures often invest in a startup’s first round alongside other funds; either seed stage focused ones like ourselves or larger traditional firms. Just as often, however, we’re investing alongside individual angel investors who are participating in the round as well. The Domain Angel.

Angel Investor 128

Angel Investor Syndicate Syndication Early Stage 128

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

SiliconHills

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Written.com receives $1 million in seed stage funding from LiveOak Venture Partners, Floodgate and several angel investors. The Austin-based startup connects bloggers with brands interested in licensing their content. Austin Floodgate Live Oak Partners Written.com'

Seed Stage 68

Seed Stage Angel Investor Austin Partner 68

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.

Early Stage 231

Early Stage Seed Stage Angel Investor Silicon Valley 231

Tim Keane

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Starting Startups.   He is a partner in a pretty much exclusively software seed stage fund, Y Combinator that you can read more about.    Good angel groups, too. 

Burn Rate 60

Burn Rate Angel Groups Seed Stage Startup 60

SiliconHills

MARCH 6, 2013

The Austin-based startup Taskbox, which makes a popular iPhone app to manage an email inbox, announced it has raised $600,000 in seed stage funding from angel investors with the Central Texas Angel Network. The post Taskbox Raises $600,000 in Seed Stage Funding appeared first on SiliconHills.

Seed Stage 63

Seed Stage Angel Investor Texas Austin 63

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. What follows is the best advice and tips from these interviews.

Angel Investor 80

Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2018

Luckily, not all investors are looking for the same thing, so it pays to know what type of investors are most interested in what your startup brings to the table. The key is understanding how potential investors see you, and especially how they view the maturity stage of your startup.

Angel Investor 184

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers Private Equity 184

SiliconHills

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Verb, an Austin-based startup focused on teaching leadership skills, announced recently that it has raised $6.4 million in seed-stage funding. The funding came from angel investors including Brett Hurt, Nav Sooch, Andy Roddick, Leon Chen, and Barshop Ventures.

Leadership 118

Leadership Seed Stage Angel Investor Austin 118

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Facebook Co-Founder’s Startup Asana Launches Publicly. 9 Tips for Raising Startup Funds on AngelList. 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. This list of top angel investors is a good start.

Social Media 80

Social Media Startup Angel Investor RSS 80

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 12, 2014

This is important for nearly every institutional investor because once you have 25-50 investments being able to “follow” the investments that are working well is critical to making money. What would you do as an LP fund if you backed a seed-stage GP who had a position in Twitter, Pinterest, etc. Excuse the typos.

Technical Review 336

Technical Review Later Stage Early Stage LP 336

Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2013

5 Tips to Appeal to Angel Investors. Often times, entrepreneurs get rejected from Angel after Angel because they neglect to understand the essential components that appeal to Angel investors. Company’s stage of development and capital requirements. Geographic location. Management team. Exit strategy.

Angel Investor 71

Angel Investor Exit Strategy Liquidity Event Seed Stage 71

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

VC investors rely heavily on referrals, but what should a non US startup do when looking to raise funding in Silicon Valley? I found a question on Quora that relates to European startups, but found that some of the advice may be very relevant to Israeli startups as well. It’s not a dot, it’s a line.

Silicon Valley 104

Silicon Valley Startup Seed Stage Delaware 104

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

. “Yes&# was given to me by one of my favorite angel investor / seed VC’s to work with – John Greathouse of Rincon Venture Partners and author of the blog InfoChachkie that you should check out because it is filled with great info from a guy who has been a very successful operator. Go get your anchors.

Silicon Valley 293

Silicon Valley Technical Review Southern California Angel Investor 293

Up and Running

JUNE 14, 2010

conference at which a couple of professional venture capitalists and a couple of successful angel investors talked about trends. He cites Seed Deals Account for 26% of Early-stage Web Investments in which Giga Om points out the rise of a relatively new class of angel investors, which they call super angels.

Disintermediation 66

Disintermediation Venture Capital Angel Investor Seed Stage 66

Hippoland

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Since then I’ve moved to the other side of the fence as an investor. From my purview at 500 Startups in talking with many seed investors – both angels and VCs – this is what I predict will happen in 2016. It’s just really hard to get liquidity these days in the late stage game.

Seed Stage 48

Seed Stage Angel Investor Bootstrapping Startup 48

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2016

Luckily, not all investors are looking for the same thing, so it pays to know what type of investors are most interested in what your startup brings to the table. The key is understanding how potential investors see you, and especially how they view the maturity stage of your startup.

Matching 120

Matching Angel Investor Intellectual Property Investment Bankers 120

Diego Basch

MARCH 14, 2013

Whether I like it or not I’m an angel investor , even though I prefer a different label. While that may be true, I invest in startups because I need to feel useful. I invest in some startups because I genuinely enjoy it. I don’t plan to allocate more than 5% of my portfolio to startups.

San Francisco 55

San Francisco Startup Silicon Valley Seed Stage 55