Austin Startup

APRIL 27, 2019

this post is all about the resilience required to keep going as an entrepreneur, not as an angel investor. billion today as a public company (it went public in 2011). It had a gut-wrenching pivot as the first business model didn’t work and today is thriving with its new one. But I digress?—?this It is worth $3.4

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Tim Keane

JUNE 28, 2006

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. « How to assure yourself that no professional investor will ever want to invest in your venture: | Main. Managing Investor Relationships » June 28, 2006. November 2011.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 19, 2006

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. November 2011. September 2011. March 2011. Angels and Advisors. Investor Relationships. John Mullins: Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model.

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Up and Running

APRIL 27, 2015

Penney corporation in November 2011, he received a warm welcome. Petraeus’ situation proved that it’s not a good idea to mix business with pleasure—it’s as simple as that! See Also 11 Angel Investor Blogs You Should Be Reading. Ronald Johnson: Know your customers, or face losing them.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Monday, September 26, 2011. Card Counting for Investors. How would Billy Beane have done as an early stage investor? I've actually done a post making the analogy between RSCM and Moneyball as explicit as possible: https://possibleinsight.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/moneyball-for-tech-startups-kevins-remix/. ProfessorVC.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

Thursday, January 27, 2011. are investors better just rolling the dice. Ive addressed the due diligence question in previous posts, but this came up again in a debate we were having at a recent meeting of the Sand Hill Angels. May 1, 2011 10:32 PM. June 28, 2011 3:41 PM. ▼ 2011. (7). ProfessorVC.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 2, 2007

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. « Thoughts for New Angels | Main. | Is Business Model Analysis Important To You? Investors love entrepreneurs who understand their business model, and can describe it accurately.

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Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

Thursday, April 7, 2011. I thought about doing this in a top 10 format, but will limit to my top 3 reasons: Misalignment of incentives - As an angel investor I want to do everything I can to help the entrepreneur succeed. April 25, 2011 11:00 PM. May 14, 2011 2:39 PM. June 7, 2011 11:58 AM. ▼ 2011. (7).

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Tim Keane

MARCH 9, 2011

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan » March 09, 2011. November 2011. September 2011. March 2011. Angels and Advisors. Investor Relationships.

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Tim Keane

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. » November 09, 2011. November 2011. September 2011. March 2011. Angels and Advisors. Investor Relationships. Angel Capital Association website.

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Tim Keane

MAY 22, 2006

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Pick Your Investor With Care. November 2011. September 2011. March 2011. Angels and Advisors. Investor Relationships. Angel Capital Association website.

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Tim Keane

JULY 2, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. November 2011. September 2011. March 2011. Angels and Advisors. Investor Relationships. John Mullins: Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 11, 2013

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. November 2011. September 2011. March 2011. Angels and Advisors. Investor Relationships. John Mullins: Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model.

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Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

In my experience, venture investors are more focused on percentage ownership, which obviously requires a trade-off with the amount invested and valuation. I had a discussi on with another angel investor a few months ago and he was bragging about the deal he just struck that included a 3X participating liquidation preference.

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. I'm in Dublin this week and was at the Halo Business Angel Network meeting on Monday evening. Appreciate investor goals and investment styles and strategies. November 2011.

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Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

In other parts of the country, this is business as usual: Identify a customer need Build a product Sell the product In the valley, the knee jerk reaction is to start with the powerpoint deck and look for the venture capital drug. ► 2011. (7). Card Counting for Investors. I have to build a financial model?

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Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

This whole process got me thinking about the textbook business model. Labels: business models , Grateful Dead , textbook. October 3, 2011 6:21 AM. October 20, 2011 7:34 AM. November 16, 2011 8:51 AM. ► 2011. (7). What does it take to be an Angel Investor? Steve Bennet.

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Tim Keane

MAY 20, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC.   I'm surprised by (a few) angel investors who think this is "fun," and is within the bounds of the way people can and should be treated.  November 2011.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 5, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Power of Angel Investing in Milwaukee. T he Angel Capital Educational Foundation’s “Power of Angel Investing” Seminar will be coming to Milwaukee, WI on Friday, February 26th. March 2011.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

► 2011. (7). Card Counting for Investors. I have to build a financial model? What does it take to be an Angel Investor? I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Twitter Updates. Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1).

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. « How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan | Main. Picking Ventures: Part 2 » September 27, 2011. November 2011. September 2011. March 2011.

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Tim Keane

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. « Paying attention to the business model: Whos in charge here? What Entrepreneurs and Angels Want To Know. November 2011. September 2011. March 2011. April 2013.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 24, 2018

For this reason, we’ve partnered with Guild members who have experience across different kinds of customers, business models, and distribution channels. Before Sunrise, Pierre became a UX designer at Foursquare after impressing CEO Dennis Crowley during a 2011 Foursquare hackathon. Jared Cluff, CMO at Blue Apron.

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Tim Keane

MAY 16, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. November 2011. September 2011. March 2011. Angels and Advisors. Investor Relationships. John Mullins: Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

Touched by an Angel. I think the title of this post is a TV show, but fitting as there has been much debate in the venture community as to the whether angel investors are good or bad for entrepreneurs and VCs. What would the VC corollary to Touched by an Angel, be. ► 2011. (7). Card Counting for Investors.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

This got me thinking about the business model that Mike Keiser has built at the resort and a lecture began to form in my head. cant wait to go back, which is clearly goal #1 in the list of critical success factors if anyone is still following the business model tangent. Labels: Bandon Dunes , business models , golf.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

In addition to the case study analysis, the students also have the opportunity to develop a business model and financial model for a new concept, which always proves a lot more challenging. As an angel investor and start-up CFO, I should have a good vantage point. ► 2011. (7). Steve Bennet. Older Post.

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Tim Keane

JUNE 21, 2011

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Picking Ventures: Part 1 » June 21, 2011. How to prepare a sales forecast for a business plan. First develop a business model. First develop a business model.

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Tim Keane

MARCH 8, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. " Entrepreneurs looking for investors know about "accredited investor" status and the myriad benefits it provides.  November 2011. September 2011. March 2011.

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Professor VC

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Many entrepreneurial programs feature a business plan competition, which is a great exercise. At SJSU, we also have a business plan competition in the spring, which ideally allows the students to build a viable business model around their NIF projects. ► 2011. (7). Card Counting for Investors.

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Tim Keane

MARCH 6, 2008

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. November 2011. September 2011. March 2011. Angels and Advisors. Investor Relationships. John Mullins: Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model.

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Tim Keane

APRIL 20, 2009

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. At last week's Business Plan Competition at Marquette University , the keynote speaker, Greg Gianforte, CEO of Right Now , talked passionately about the keys to bootstrapping businesses. 

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chrissundberg.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

by Chris on January 5, 2011. I’ve been hearing lots of people talk about starting their own businesses recently and would like to quell some of the misinformation that I’ve heard circulating. If you take an NDA to any Venture Capitalist or serious Angel Investor… they will immediately stop taking you seriously.

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Tim Keane

JULY 6, 2006

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. « Managing Investor Relationships | Main. Whos Who of Angels. Its a discussion of return calculations for angels as well as a description of "types" of angel investors.

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Tim Keane

MARCH 4, 2011

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. » March 04, 2011. Spend ten minutes talking to any investor in the community who sees a lot of deals and inevitably you find that the companies that've been around are largely the same.

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Tim Keane

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. November 2011. September 2011. March 2011. Angels and Advisors. Investor Relationships. John Mullins: Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. November 2011. September 2011. March 2011. Angels and Advisors. Investor Relationships. John Mullins: Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model.

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