Gust

DECEMBER 6, 2011

An experienced software engineer, for example, can develop a new mobile app with his or her own resources and market the product on the web with very little capital. Center for Venture Research. Venture Capital. $20 Pre-seed, startup. Angel Investors. $20 20 billion. Most for startups and growth stages. 20 billion.

Angel Investor 179

Angel Investor Venture Capital Valuation Software Engineering 179

Gust

DECEMBER 25, 2013

To start with, a pre-revenue mobile company cannot expect to raise anything from “the VCs” Venture capital funds invest in only one out of every 400 companies seeking funding, so the odds of your particular startup getting funded are astronomically against you. Conceivable, but unlikely.

Revenue 136

Revenue Angel Investor Mobile Venture Capital 136

Gust

DECEMBER 22, 2011

The gulf has widened with the proliferation of social Internet / user-generated content and mobile application startups. Tech startups are at the other extreme. Instagram is a textbook example.)

Intellectual Property 149

Intellectual Property Technical Review Software Review IP 149

Gust

DECEMBER 16, 2011

The division manager at Google who’s tasked with driving more mobile ads can drop $17 million on your social network that makes it happen. That group lead at Microsoft will cough up $8 million for a feature that lets Windows Mobile steal a march on Android.

IPO 87

IPO .Net Social Network Mobile 87

Gust

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Well it depends on the industry you’re in, but generally great technology skills (hacking/hardware/science) great hustling skills (to search for the business model, customers and market,) great user facing design (if you’re a web/mobile app,) and by having long term vision and product sense.

Angel Investor 93

Angel Investor Oregon Business Model Search 93