Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Consumer spending is 70% of the economy and will continue to be stretched – We can look all we want at tech innovation, VC funding cycles and hot M&A deals, but ultimately growth and therefore investment must be underpinned by revenue. So we loaded up on flat screen TVs, multiple generations of iPods and trips to Hawaii.

Technical Review 269

Technical Review Stock Hawaii Early Stage 269

Scalable Startup

OCTOBER 18, 2013

via 5Q03: Puneet Agarwal (True Ventures) on pitching investors, maker culture, and big trends he’s watching. — Angel Investor CEO Succession early stage founder Hawaii PHP SaaS Scalability startup CEO Tom Nora venture Cash Flow CEOing google revenue growth scalability Software Development The Next Level tom nora vc venture capital'

Hawaii 20

Hawaii PHP Angel Investor Early Stage 20

Scalable Startup

OCTOBER 26, 2014

How is it that so many people associated with startups reap the financial benefits, yet others just as close get no financial upside This is a source of frustration among many people in the startup sphere. If the startup actually makes it to an IPO, there is actually something you can do. The rewards are pretty amazing.

Silicon Valley 25

Silicon Valley Hawaii Angel Investor IPO 25

Scalable Startup

OCTOBER 26, 2014

How is it that so many people associated with startups reap the financial benefits, yet others just as close get no financial upside This is a source of frustration among many people in the startup sphere. If the startup actually makes it to an IPO, there is actually something you can do. The rewards are pretty amazing.

Silicon Valley 20

Silicon Valley Hawaii Angel Investor IPO 20

Scalable Startup

JULY 20, 2013

Angel Investor early stage founder Hawaii SaaS Scalability startup startup CEO Tom Nora angel investor CEOing first revenue leadership software Software Development The Next Level tom nora twitter venture capital' > Connect with me here and on twitter @tomnora.

Mobile 22

Mobile Hawaii Angel Investor Early Stage 22

Scalable Startup

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Being the CEO of a startup is crazy, fun, very hard work, inclusive, humbling and of course can be quite rewarding. When you’re the CEO of a startup, a real startup with product and some cash in the bank and/or revenue, there are 3 FULL TIME JOBS. Selling – The CEO of a startup must ABS, always be selling.

IPO 27

IPO Revenue Employee Sales 27

Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2011

To provide some reference points, I surveyed thirteen angels groups in North American to determine their recent experience in negotiating the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue companies. See the 2010 data reported here: Current Pre-money Valuations of Pre-revenue Companies. Pre-money Valuation of Pre-revenue Companies.

Angel Groups 125

Angel Groups Valuation Pre-Money Valuation St. Louis 125