Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

You benefit from the capital and investors benefit from a nice discount at conversion, usually in the range of 20 percent. Some came from angel investors, but we also sought out industry experts to be early contributors in this stage, which leads me to tip number three. We were able to raise $750k this way.

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Strategic Investors Austin Angel Investor Bootstrapping 49

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 8, 2017

If you are growing and hiring, you will find people more amenable to changing jobs at some times than at others. There’s likely to come a time when you need to hire an industry veteran, or the best rainmaker in the field, or a hands-on and wizened operations person to make sure you are meeting customer expectations.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Strategic Investors Hiring Software Review 48

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

There’s an old saying that if I’m talking with you and I start the conversation by saying, “whatever you do, DO NOT think about Elephants &# then you can’t help but thinking about elephants while we’re speaking. Your A round investors are not stepping up. - And in the end I hired him.

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Venture Capital Due Diligence Flash Strategic Investors 264

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 14, 2009

The third scenario I’ve seen is with “strategic&# investors. Strategic is often a euphemism for investors that are from the industry you serve rather than from a purely financial investor. I’ll cover strategic investors in a different post.

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Advisory Board Strategic Investors Venture Capital Later Stage 215

The Equity Kicker

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

I’m stoked that Appear Here , brainchild of Ross Bailey and one of our portfolio companies has raised £1m in funding from a range of strong investors. Howzat Partners led the round with participation from Playfair Capital and a small number of strategic investors from the property industry.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

A corporate investor can provide diversity on the Board as someone who thinks differently from independent VCs. Corporate venture funds are often referred to as ‘strategic’ investors because of the unique benefits they bring to the table. Some corporate funds lead rounds and take board seats, others don’t.

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Venture Capital Balance Sheet Technical Review Portfolio 60