Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2016

Angel investors are still the lifeblood of early-stage startups, despite the surge of activity in crowdfunding and an increasing early interest from venture capitalists. Remember that angel investors are buying equity in your business, so they are not impressed with a customer presentation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2023

The advantages are many, including avoiding all the cost, pain, and distractions of finding and managing external investors, allowing you to retain full control and all your hard-earned equity for yourself. The right investor also changes as you move through the different startup stages.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

The advantages are many, including avoiding all the cost, pain, and distractions of finding and managing external investors, allowing you to retain full control and all your hard-earned equity for yourself. The right investor also changes as you move through the different startup stages.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

I know you are still in stealth, but what can you tell us. And what do you think about the controversy about stealth vs. not for startups? FI and Adeo have already been helpful making introductions to several of the leading early-stage investors for casual gaming companies. What are you working on now?

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David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

Large private equity funds like KKR can afford to pursue a consulting model ( Capstone ), typically with associated fees, but that doesn’t normally make economic sense for a VC. We also have a better known brand than some of our early stage companies, so we can leverage that to help source talent.

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cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Great tips, fully inline with “Four Steps to the Epiphany” Also reminds me of Dharmesh’s “Stealth Mode, Schmealth Mode” — [link]. Entrepreneur Chris Dixon posts on why its really not that dangerous to share your super-stealth idea with other people: There are [.]. link] Stealth mode is back.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2016

The advantages are many, including avoiding all the cost, pain, and distractions of finding and managing external investors, allowing you to retain full control and all your hard-earned equity for yourself. The right investor also changes as you move through the different startup stages.

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