Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 30, 2017
If you project a sense of desperation, or ignorance of the options and implications, no potential investor will give you the credibility to be your partner in a business. You can find these in your professional circle and your sphere of influence, rather than angel groups and venture capitalists.
VC Adventure
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
Venture principals (VPs, junior partners or other similar titles) were former venture associates who had worked their way up the chain. And partners were former junior partners who had been promoted up as well. Most cities now have various local tech meetups, pitch competitions, angel groups, etc. Participate.
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Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
Angel investors come from a variety of ages, backgrounds, and professions. I’m not your average angel. I’m not active in an angel group. I live in a small town surrounded by farms and I made my first angel investment at 29 because my dad said it was a good idea. I’m a mom, a full-time sales manager, and recruiter.
Up and Running
JULY 2, 2014
Picking the right attorney in your startup is as important as picking the right business partner. My business partner and I made many mistakes in our first tech startup, and so many of them were the result of choosing a lawyer who was a terrible fit. My business partner and I were elated. We were on a roll.
David Teten
SEPTEMBER 23, 2017
PEVCTech is partnering with Blue Future Partners to run the first large-scale survey of VCs’ technology stack. Johann Kratzer of Blue Future Partners , a fund of funds, observed, “The majority of the hundreds of funds we’ve diligenced rely predominantly on their relationships to source deals. Greylock Partners.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 13, 2011
If you are going to do the tour up and down Sandhill Road to try and raise your 1st round of financing you need a pitch deck because the vast majority of those meetings you are going to be sitting around a table and you will be presenting to one or more partners and that is going to be your first engagement.”. Some Angel groups endorse it.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 14, 2009
Quick caveats: having fewer investors (3-5) is better than many investors (10-15) and PLEASE make sure you hire a great lawyer who has experience in doing start-ups to avoid pitfalls that will make VC harder down the line. Professional angel associations – This one is the source of much controversy.
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