Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2012

These are emerging group of professional investors (venture capitalists, ala VCs), who are investing from a fund of other people’s money, with a particular focus on seed-stage startup opportunities. Seed-stage means promising companies that don’t yet have a revenue stream, and may not yet have a proof of concept. Super Angels.

Early Stage 253

Early Stage Finance Seed Stage Entrepreneur 253

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2013

Sites like KickStarter have for years offered rewards and pre-sales for crowd investments, but real equity won’t be legalized until sometime this year for people other than accredited investors. Super-angels. Rewards include becoming the “mayor” of an entertainment location via FourSquare , to winning badges via a Badgeville campaign.

Entrepreneur 274

Entrepreneur Accredited Investor Silicon Valley Angel Investor 274

Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

Money from these sources is relatively easy to come by, and most often comes with no strings as to oversight by a formal board composed of these investors and management. Often private equity investors will want control of the business as well.

Private Equity 118

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 118

Gust

JULY 8, 2012

These are emerging group of professional investors (venture capitalists, ala VCs), who are investing from a fund of other people’s money, with a particular focus on seed-stage startup opportunities. Seed-stage means promising companies that don’t yet have a revenue stream, and may not yet have a proof of concept. Super Angels.

Early Stage 177

Early Stage Finance Seed Stage Entrepreneur 177

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

By definition, angels are accredited investors, who invest their own money for a percentage of the business. Every investor likes to see opportunities that are large, with double-digit growth. To be fundable, fifth year revenue projections need to be in the $20-$100 million range.

Angel Investor 120

Angel Investor Accredited Investor Venture Capital Startup 120

Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

composed of these investors and management. However, most often, these funds are solicited by a well-meaning entrepreneur from investors who are not qualified as accredited investors under the law (currently requiring a proved income of $200,000 a year or $1 million in net worth for an individual investor).

Private Equity 106

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 106

Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Individual accredited investors in typical angel deals put personal capital at risk for an equity share of growth-oriented, start-up companies. These angel investors generally invest $25,000 to $100,000 in a round totaling $250,000 to $1,000,000. million for pre-revenue companies. million to a high of $3.4

Valuation 146

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Intellectual Property Technical Review 146

Berkonomics

JANUARY 20, 2010

Money from these sources is relatively easy to come by, and most often comes with no strings as to oversight by a formal board composed of these investors and management.

Private Equity 69

Private Equity Valuation Cap Table Accredited Investor 69

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

There are three maindisadvantages: you mix together your business and personal life;they will probably not be as well connected as angels or venturefirms; and they may not be accredited investors, which couldcomplicate your life later. The regulatory burden is much lower if a companys shareholdersare all accredited investors.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2013

It won’t help your case or your workload to do an email blast and follow-up with all eight million accredited investors in the US. Investors won’t fund people who don’t push the limits, or inversely won’t recognize business realities. Your fifth-year revenue projections better be between $20M-$100M.

Angel Investor 252

Angel Investor Accredited Investor Silicon Valley Venture Capital 252

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 16, 2019

” Before acquisition the then SeedInvest CEO Ryan Feit previously said , “With over 37,000 accredited investors, SeedInvest is by far the largest platform in terms of the number of high net worth investors. ” Platforms are changing; not all platforms are the same.

Artificial Inteligence 115

Artificial Inteligence Accredited Investor Startup SEC 115

The Next Web

AUGUST 14, 2013

When we went out to raise money, we raised with only a couple thousand dollars in monthly recurring revenue. But we had a solid product, strong weekly revenue growth (10% week over week), and two distribution/marketing channels that were already paying dividends. The best way to survive is to have customers paying you.

Founder 142

Founder Incubator Cofounder Accredited Investor 142

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Startup revenues come later. Many successful crowdfunding campaigns, just like many startups funded by angels and VCs, fail miserably due to normal business challenges, including inventory buildup, marketing, competition, and customer support. Don’t assume that any money collected from a winning campaign will go into your pocket.

Accredited Investor 252

Accredited Investor SEC Campaign Equity 252

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2020

Startup revenues come later. Many successful crowdfunding campaigns, just like many startups funded by angels and VCs, fail miserably due to normal business challenges, including inventory buildup, marketing, competition, and customer support. Don’t assume that any money collected from a winning campaign will go into your pocket.

Accredited Investor 378

Accredited Investor SEC Campaign Equity 378

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Startup revenues come later. Many successful crowdfunding campaigns, just like many startups funded by angels and VCs, fail miserably due to normal business challenges, including inventory buildup, marketing, competition, and customer support. Don’t assume that any money collected from a winning campaign will go into your pocket.

Accredited Investor 120

Accredited Investor SEC Campaign Equity 120