YoungUpstarts

APRIL 8, 2013

The Brandery provides each company with $20,000 in seed money, training sessions with other entrepreneurs and industry experts, and networking with more than 60 mentors who work with startups to provide insights and help grow each idea into an investable, scalable product. They continue to have success building their teams and raising money.”

Ohio 165

Ohio United States Angel Groups Technical Review 165

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

David is also Founder of HBS Alumni Angels of NY , the largest angel group on the East Coast. Ideal experience: VC or investing more broadly; strategy consulting; investment banking; product management at a tech company; investor relations/fundraising; sales. – Learn about venture capital, particularly fintech.

New York 60

New York Venture Capital Technical Review Due Diligence 60

Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

In order to be competitive, a company needs to have just about everything in place, from its product to its team to market traction, before it is ready to seek funding. Your private profile is where investors will look with a critical eye on everything that makes you a business rather than just a product or a sexy idea.

Angel Groups 159

Angel Groups Elevator Pitch Software Review Deal Flow 159

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Like big corporations with a heavy investment in existing product lines, it’s hard to stop linear investing to look for innovative new opportunities. As lifecycle investment partners, they have become weighted down with portfolios still recovering from the economic downturn.

Angel Investor 342

Angel Investor Venture Capital Silicon Valley Portfolio 342

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2014

Most Angel groups and VCs advertise the startups they have recently funded, with pointers to startup websites, sometimes including open positions. Get to know the people there, and ask them for pointers to new ventures that are still in the formative stage. Your best job leads will come from other entrepreneurs.

Technical Review 250

Technical Review Stock Options Due Diligence Silicon Valley 250

David Teten

JUNE 10, 2020

David is also Founder of HBS Alumni Angels of NY , the largest angel group on the East Coast. Ideally, VC or investing more broadly; strategy consulting; investment banking; product management at a tech company; investor relations/fundraising. NB: SOP is a brand new fund, still in formation, without infrastructure. .

New York 60

New York Venture Capital Technical Review Due Diligence 60

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Most VCs and Angel investors don’t read unsolicited proposals, unless they have met you first, or have a glowing recommendation from another investor or acquaintance. Major platforms are available online to find Angel groups or VCs, including Gust and AngelList. You need an investor, and want to solicit professionals online.

Business Plan 274

Business Plan Technical Review Angel Investor Due Diligence 274

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2016

Building a minimum viable product, with customer validation. Minimum viable products (MVPs) are recommended for validating the market, with iterative enhancement to quickly meet market feedback. Building your public image and presence should start even before product development, through your website, logo, and blogging.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Startup Angel Groups Social Media 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2013

Major platforms are available online to find Angel groups or VCs, including Gust and AngelList. There is no substitute for knowing your customers first hand, and iterating on a minimum viable product to find the most marketable solution. You need an investor, and want to solicit professionals online.

Business Plan 250

Business Plan Technical Review Entrepreneur Angel Investor 250

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Over the past 10 years, I have had the opportunity to see how the process works, several times from the startup side, and more recently from the angel perspective (as a member of an angel group selection committee). Build a prototype product. Start early on this one, or you will lose the opportunity.

Intellectual Property 249

Intellectual Property Angel Investor Technical Review Elevator Pitch 249

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

Product : You should build a product or a prototype. You cannot be just a biz dev type, salesperson, marketing genius or whatever and divorce yourself from product. Great companies are built by having great products. And a great product starts with the founder. But for most businesses it is. Go research it.

Silicon Valley 291

Silicon Valley Ireland Technical Review Valuation 291

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2015

Most Angel groups and VCs advertise the startups they have recently funded, with pointers to startup websites, sometimes including open positions. Get to know the people there, and ask them for pointers to new ventures that are still in the formative stage. Your best job leads will come from other entrepreneurs.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Entrepreneur Stock Options Due Diligence 120

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Over the past 10 years, I have had the opportunity to see how the process works, several times from the startup side, and more recently from the angel perspective (as a member of an angel group selection committee). Build a prototype product. Start early on this one, or you will lose the opportunity.

Angel Investor 224

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Technical Review Elevator Pitch 224

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 19, 2020

Like big corporations with a heavy investment in existing product lines, it’s hard to stop linear investing to look for innovative new opportunities. As lifecycle investment partners, they have become weighted down with portfolios still recovering from the economic downturn.

Angel Investor 314

Angel Investor Venture Capital Silicon Valley Startup 314

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

“…if you look at a lot of the early stage investors, whether it be Union Square Ventures or First Round or Jeff Clavier at Softtech or Dave McClure – we want to try the product, we want to experience the product, we want to get a sense of how the entrepreneur is thinking about it. National Venture Capital Group endorsed it.

Technical Review 288

Technical Review Venture Capital Silicon Valley Software Review 288

Up and Running

JULY 6, 2016

I’ll join in the due diligence for my angel group, test for myself, and develop my informed opinion. We want to see those for sure, and we expect good summaries as part of the business plan discussion of product-market mix, or company background (in either section, whichever seems better to the founders).

Technical Review 72

Technical Review Software Review Business Plan Development Team Review 72

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

But many entrepreneurs don’t realize that Angels are also extremely discerning in the projects that they will invest in, rejecting approximately 97% of the proposals submitted to them, according to the California Investment Network. Don’t expect the pomp and celebrity of the Angels on Shark Tank , but they do ask a lot of the right questions.

Angel Investor 260

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch Angel Groups 260

Gust

AUGUST 27, 2014

These are typically Internet-enabled, or consumer products, or medical devices. But regardless of the specifics, what they all have in common is bringing together a group of active Accredited Investors interested in supporting young startups. Some are wide open, investing in everything from real estate to films.

Angel Investor 133

Angel Investor Accredited Investor Angel Groups Syndicate 133

Up and Running

MARCH 18, 2010

So this post is my opinion only, not to be taken as expression of the angel group. Product/market fit and prospects. Normally that means product or productized service (like a web app) that can scale. Normally that means product or productized service (like a web app) that can scale.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Oregon Venture Capital Software Review 60

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2018

They can’t describe the problem they’re solving or convince investors that their product is needed. To move from concept to product, you need to garner support from people who believe in your cause. New entrepreneurs fail to secure funding because, despite their great idea, they have poor execution. You need a plan and a strategy.

Angel Investor 111

Angel Investor Initial Public Offering Angel Groups Venture Capital 111

Up and Running

JULY 2, 2014

We had personally invested $70,000 of our own money at this point, and we were hoping to raise at least another $250,000 to help us hire a team, launch our company, and begin to build our product. We had a beta product launched, 20 beta testers, and lots of interest from different investor groups. We were on a roll.

Technical Review 118

Technical Review Angel Investor Due Diligence Dilution 118

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 19, 2019

Investors have taken notice, which means there are more proactive programs as well as angel groups that have a specific mandate to focus on women. Brobe is reframing the experience of surgical recovery by equipping patients with products that provide comfort and confidence. thebrobes !

Technical Review 49

Technical Review North America Cleveland Austin 49

Berkonomics

JUNE 2, 2022

Looking for an entrance into a VC, an angel group, a bank, a CxO for a sales opportunity, or any other entity? You must be willing to offer this freely, obviously ultimately connected to your product or service for implementation, but never claimed by you to be your idea. What’s a gatekeeper?

Angel Groups 62

Angel Groups Naming Sales Partner 62

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2014

Like big corporations with a heavy investment in existing product lines, it’s hard to stop linear investing to look for innovative new opportunities. As lifecycle investment partners, they have become weighted down with portfolios still recovering from the economic downturn.

Angel Investor 260

Angel Investor Silicon Valley Startup Portfolio 260

SiliconHills

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Microsoft buys Austin-based XOXCO, a software product design and development studio known for its conversational artificial intelligence and bot development. million in 2015 from “Bloomberg Beta, True Ventures, a small angel group called […]. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The company raised $1.5

Austin 54

Austin Artificial Inteligence Angel Groups Conversion 54

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

A major angel group used Influitive , an advocate management tool, to track, activate and motivate their members. To measure product usage and traction over time, we use tools like Alexa , AppAnnie and Google Analytics. Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

Gust

DECEMBER 16, 2012

But many entrepreneurs don’t realize that Angels are also extremely discerning in the projects that they will invest in, rejecting approximately 97% of the proposals submitted to them, according to the California Investment Network. Don’t expect the pomp and celebrity of the Angels on Shark Tank , but they do ask a lot of the right questions.

Angel Investor 179

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch Angel Groups 179

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2015

In all cases, due diligence is recommended on every potential investor and angel group before spending money you don’t have, looking for money you need. Investors are buying your business, not your product. Here are some key recommendations to get you started: Plan for adequate time to find an investment.

Cost 120

Cost Angel Groups Due Diligence Silicon Valley 120

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2012

As a member of the local Angel group selection committee, I’ve seen a lot of startup presentations to investors, and I’ve never seen one that was too short - maybe short on content, but not short on pages! Solution product & technology. Make sure to communicate the relevance of your product / services to market needs.

Elevator Pitch 247

Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 247

Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2014

This funding will help you get your product or service off the ground. Assembling investors is another useful option if you need more in the bank, as venture capital groups or angel groups can provide extra leverage. If you’re starting from scratch, additional funding is available from several sources.

Security 154

Security Venture Capital Angel Investor Small Business Administration 154

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2011

As a member of the local Angel group selection committee, I’ve seen a lot of startup presentations to investors, and I’ve never seen one that was too short - maybe short on content, but not short on pages! Solution product & technology. Make sure to communicate the relevance of your product / services to market needs.

Elevator Pitch 234

Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 234

Up and Running

JUNE 25, 2014

Understanding this helps understand what types of loan products are right for you and what you should be looking at. You may be a manufacturer or a distributor and you can buy the products that you sell for pennies on the dollar because one of your suppliers is having a fire sale. Then there’s also what I would call planned needs.

Small Business 89

Small Business SBA Finance Bankruptcy 89

Up and Running

MAY 12, 2015

Drawing on advice from our own Tim Berry, founder of Palo Alto Software and Josh Cochrane, our VP of Product Development, I’ve broken down a few of the different options for entrepreneurs looking for feedback on their pitch. Tim advises checking out Gust, which lists regional and local angel groups.

Angel Investor 60

Angel Investor Software Review Technical Cofounder Due Diligence 60

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2010

As a member of the local angel group Selection Committee, I’ve seen a lot of startup presentations to investors, and I’ve never seen one that was too short - maybe short on content, but not short on pages! Solution product & technology. Make sure to communicate the relevance of your product / services to market needs.

Elevator Pitch 235

Elevator Pitch Exit Strategy Burn Rate Merger 235

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 1, 2013

This week, I spoke to one of the longest running and most active angel groups in the country, the New York Angels. Luckily for all of us, including the New York Angels themselves, the ecosystem has bloomed. An angel belonging to a group could find more dealflow. 2) A Platform for Visibility.

Angel Groups 124

Angel Groups Angel Investor Aggregator New York 124

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

Even if you know your product/service suite down cold, understand the strengths/weaknesses of the competition, and have built pro forma financials that are sane. A loan officer, angel investor, and venture capitalist are all looking for different things in a business plan. you still have to write the plan for a particular audience.

Audience 243

Audience Business Plan Angel Investor Widget 243

Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

For more information, visit atxstartupcrawl.com SXSW Pitch (formerly SXSW Accelerator) SXSW Pitch is the official SXSW platform to allow early stage technology startups to pitch their product and/or services to industry technology experts, high profiled media personnel, and Venture Capitalists / Angel Investors.

Silicon Valley 50

Silicon Valley Technical Review Texas Venture Capital 50