Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 6, 2018
Entrepreneurs who can keep their cool under fire are the long-term winners I look for as an experienced angel investor. In fact, the best will probably tell you that entrepreneur struggles are the best leadership teachers in the long run. Negotiate alternatives with external partners and investors.
The Startup Magazine
AUGUST 11, 2023
One needs to evaluate their go-to-market strategy, distribution channels, scalability, execution team, and so on at this time. When a company has reached the “unicorn” stage, it is too late for an individual investor to participate in it because the valuation is so high and the upside potential is so tiny.
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Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 8, 2019
Yet, as an angel investor, I still see too many new business owners who are convinced that their biggest challenge is to get money to start, and once launched with some initial success, they can relax. Build and nurture a team culture of trust and leadership. Don’t let that communication fade post-launch.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
Sometimes that’s defensible distribution channels. Find and focus on one reliable distribution mechanism before diluting your time diversifying. Angel investors want a story and celebrity by association at cocktail parties. Sometimes that’s airtight product/market it. Your values are defined by what you tolerate.
Austin Startup
JULY 18, 2018
Talent may be evenly distributed but opportunity most definitely is not. Here are some of the biggest opportunities we have for improving: We need more Black founders, mentors and angel investors. We need more Women and People of Color on the Capital Factory leadership team. “systemic” and “institutional”?—?acknowledge
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 26, 2018
To get the visibility and distribution for scaling, plan on one or two levels of partner relationships, as well as real events and promotions early. If you don’t have real customers yet, focus on the size of the pipeline, letters of intent, and penetration into recognized retail and distribution outlets.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 10, 2014
” Staying relevant will require leadership. But clearly funding for NPR will required leadership. For those in the know, Jarl has been a savvy angel investor and a mentor to many young tech founders (and a few of us VCs as well). One funny incident I had … I never call in to radio talk shows.
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