Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 14, 2009
I recently wrote a post on angel financing covering the topic of convertible notes but I realized I was thinking about the issue more from investor perspective and a very narrow topic of how to price the round. This post is for those who want to raise angel money. At an angel round you can get away with no market validation.
Berkonomics
JULY 16, 2020
Venture or angel-financed companies with plenty of working capital sometimes are immune to this working capital need for some time into their growth, but at some point, it will become clear that the cheapest form of finance is not equity in a growing enterprise. It may not be equity.
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YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
When it comes to seeking financing, small businesses say they are most willing to use bank loans as a financing option (70.7%), followed by angel financing (35.7%), private equity (28.1%) and venture capital (27.2%). were successful. Also, 83.0%
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 25, 2011
Service as a bridge to a product business - One of the best ways for young startups to finance their business without any dilution is what I call “customer financing,&# which is mostly only possible in businesses that target businesses rather than consumers. You own the IP you create. It’s pure irony.
ReadWriteStart
DECEMBER 16, 2010
Bhupendra has built a product and has started engaging a few customers. My key advice to him was to focus on acquiring customers, and getting a thorough positioning exercise done based on segmentation, competitive analysis and market sizing to identify a segment where competition is less active and the product is particularly effective.
Growthink Blog
JANUARY 12, 2012
As you might imagine, not only did this fund the company's launch, but it gave it a large initial customer base to leverage. Built-in Customer Base When you get others to fund you via rewards-based Crowdfunding, you build a customer base. The investment pitch was pretty simple -- give us money and we'll give you equity and beer.
Genuine VC
FEBRUARY 3, 2011
Much of the VC blogosphere commentary about startups covers venture and angel financing with advice focused on company founders. The biggest mistake I see is people going to Series A or B funded startup because they perceive it as “safe” with VC backing, but the only thing *temporarily* derisked is financing.
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