Up and Running

AUGUST 12, 2014

A few weeks ago I spoke with Boris Wertz, founder of JustBooks, COO of AbeBooks and founding-partner of Version One Ventures. In In as much as a scheduled interview with an angel investor can be, talking with Boris about what it takes to spark the interest of a venture capital firm was a coincidence. Boris Wertz.

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Venture Capital Founder Angel Investor Portfolio 90

Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2021

Entrepreneurs have to get really comfortable with rejection, especially as a first-time founder. This is what most founders do. Angel investors, venture capital firms, accelerators, and (maybe) the newer equity crowdfunding will look to see if you have previous experience in startups. Solve the rest later.

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View from Seed

MARCH 24, 2021

7 Common Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make in VC Pitches and How to Fix Them “Different partners in a VC firm are different. Doing Reference Checks on VCs “Try to speak to at least one founder that the investor has worked with in a failed investment. ” (Lee Hower). ” (David Beisel). ” (Rob Go).

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Seed Stage Hiring IPO Analytics 177

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 20, 2016

Thus the top priority of every entrepreneur who wants funding should be to build and highlight their “dream team” of co-founders, executives and advisers, to attract the biggest and best investors. Solo entrepreneurs rarely find an investor. Do your networking with investors well before the funding pitch.

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Sweat Equity Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Software Review 152

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

Steve is the CEO of Founders Space, one of the world’s leading startup accelerators with over 50 partners in 22 countries. Founders Space was ranked the #1 incubator for overseas startups by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazines. 18:05] How does the Founder Space operate? [20:21] He's the CEO of founders space.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2023

According to the International Business Innovation Association ( InBIA ), there are over 2,000 of these locations worldwide, and new online versions springing up all over the place, like Founders Space in Silicon Valley. Direct seed funding, for a share of the equity, and introductions to investors.

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Austin Startup

MAY 7, 2017

Tuesday, May 9: VentureCrush ATX (FREE) VentureCrush is a series of unique events and networks created by the Tech Group at Lowenstein Sandler to bring together carefully selected groups of tech industry founders and senior executives, along with VC, growth equity, private equity and angel investors.

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Technical Review Austin North America Software Review 75

Gust

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

The ideal angel investor would spend a great deal of his/her time working on behalf of the company in support of the CEO, in every way other than being a full-time employee. In addition to doing the kinds of things that anyone (employee, friend, parent, founder, etc.)

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Angel Investor Startup IPO Early Stage 148

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2012

Yet, I find that startup founders often fixate on one or two sources, often to the detriment of their business. Angel investors. If you are looking for $25,000 to $1 million, the next step is to tap into a local angel network. Partner with distributor or beneficiary.

Technical Review 257

Technical Review Bootstrapping Venture Capital Incubator 257

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

The first rule is to separate your advisors from your investors. Perhaps a close personal friend can be both (the earliest stage and first tier investors should be “friends and family”). But for angel investors and venture capital investors, just remember that investors are not on your team (yet).

Elevator Pitch 316

Elevator Pitch Angel Investor Venture Capital Business Plan 316

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

According to the International Business Innovation Association ( InBIA ), there are over 2,200 of these locations worldwide, and new online versions springing up all over the place, like Founders Space in Silicon Valley. Direct seed funding, for a share of the equity, and introductions to investors.

Incubator 398

Incubator Silicon Valley North America Startup 398

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 21, 2014

For current founders, in our hyper-pressurized worlds of being incubated, accelerated, and constantly switching modes between pitching and executing, how do we successfully navigate the labyrinth to success? Continuing into 2014, there will likely be a shift in the role of the investor into a more hands-on player in businesses.

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Entrepreneur Startup Balance Sheet Non-Compete 210

David Teten

MAY 9, 2012

VCAP©, the first program of its kind, bridges the gap between venture capitalists and angel investor networks and women and diverse entrepreneurs, many of whom have not traditionally had access to these sources of capital. HBSAANY’s investment in VCAP© was inspired in part by the Harvard Business School U.S.

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Venture Capital Programming Accredited Investor New York 154

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2010

And that they don’t set your co-founders or key employees against you in meetings. Remember “ The Social Network ” movie about Facebook? Remember what happened to the alleged co-founders when Peter Thiel came in? Well, some of the people who considered themselves co-founders suddenly found out they weren’t!

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Advisory Board Cofounder Phoenix Arizona 233

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. What gives?

Silicon Valley 50

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2011

Yet, I find that startup founders often fixate on one or two sources, often to the detriment of their business. Angel investors. If you are looking for $25,000 to $1 million, the next step is to tap into a local angel network. Partner with distributor or beneficiary.

Technical Review 233

Technical Review Bootstrapping Startup Venture Capital 233

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

They have totally changed the way you run a VC firm, investing heavily in systems & events for their founders that are pushing the boundaries of the way our industry works. The discussion with Howard Morgan starts off by acknowledging Josh Kopelman as a co-founder of First Round Capital. I'm a huge fan of this innovation.

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Pre-Money Valuation Technical Review Cofounder Cram Down 284

Reid Hoffman

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Finally, one of Airbnb’s angel investors, who’s very smart and whom I respect a lot, reached out to me and said, “Hey, you should really look at this. These are really good founders and I think this is an interesting space.” Those two minutes showed me that Airbnb’s founders wanted to play in the big leagues.

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Hosting Hockey Stick IPO Silicon Valley 69

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2013

Most entrepreneurs struggle with many startup Founders dilemmas in building their business, and these key dilemmas are probably the biggest source of pain and failure for the entrepreneur lifestyle. Should you start a company solo or find co-Founders to help you? The co-Founder relationship dilemma.

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Founder Hockey Stick Cofounder Liquidity Event 245

Transformify

APRIL 15, 2016

I met Innocent Moranga, the founder of the Founder Magazine , at a round table peer group at CEOWorld. Having a great idea is just the beginning, the execution, network, funding and the support are key. All this inspired Innocent Moranga to found the Founder Magazine. Johnni Kjelsgaard Founder and CEO at GrowthAfrica.

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Kenya Africa Incubator Cofounder 45

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. All of this is according to Paul Graham, co-founder of the early-stage investment fund Ycombinator. Angel rounds also tend to close quicker.

Angel Investor 83

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Rob Biederman, co-founder of HourlyNerd, has a funding story that wouldn’t be out of place in a movie. How a law firm got funded thanks to partners that wouldn’t give up. In 2003, Ben Luftman, fresh out of law school, started Luftman, Heck & Associates, LLP, with partner, Jeremy Heck. After all, what have you got to lose?

Cofounder 137

Cofounder Green Small Business Administration Business Plan 137

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. All of this is according to Paul Graham, co-founder of the early-stage investment fund Ycombinator. Angel rounds also tend to close quicker.

Angel Investor 84

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

” From the hyperbolic Jason Calacanis weighing in that “The petty VC’s did everything to deride [Naval, the co-founder of AngelList]” as though the industry was collectively s g its pants that AngelList was going to put us out of business. founder fighting. Angels add domain experience. and much more.

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Syndicate Syndication Cofounder Early Stage 356

Genuine VC

JULY 19, 2010

Micro VCs will continue to come in many flavors with slightly different strategies, but there are a few distinctive defining characteristics: On a per partner basis, each investor is investing less than $25M in any given fund. The capital deployment velocity is notably higher than a traditional 1-2 investment per partner per year.

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Seed Stage Technical Review Dilution Offshore 175

Gust

JUNE 17, 2012

Yet, I find that startup founders often fixate on one or two sources, often to the detriment of their business. Angel investors. If you are looking for $25,000 to $1 million, the next step is to tap into a local angel network. Partner with distributor or beneficiary.

Technical Review 164

Technical Review Bootstrapping Venture Capital Incubator 164

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2019

Most entrepreneurs struggle with many startup founders quandaries in building their business, and these key dilemmas are probably the biggest source of pain and failure for the entrepreneur lifestyle. Should you start a company solo or find co-founders to help you? The co-founder relationship dilemma.

Hockey Stick 243

Hockey Stick Cofounder Liquidity Event Startup 243

www.informationarbitrage.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Home About Press IA Capital Partners Archives After 17 years in M&A, Derivatives and Trading, Im spending my time with young entrepreneurs in and around financial technology and digital media. Main February 23, 2010 Advice for CTO Founders: Dont Let Business Kill the Business Founding a technology company is an amazing thing.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 1, 2020

by Ash Rust , founder and managing partner of Sterling Road. Ideally, reach out to people from your past who have wealth, influence, or a network. If you don’t have a demo day (or if yours didn’t go well), you can make up for this by requesting introductions to seed funds, micro VCs, and angel investors.

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Early Stage Security Angel Investor Lead Investor 165

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 1, 2011

Over the weekend there has been some controversy surrounding AngelList , the network that connects startup entrepreneurs and investors. Before AngelList, investment dealflow was private and networks revolved around a few connected angels and VC?s. Bryce Roberts , a partner at O?Reilly To my surprise, VC?

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Technical Review Due Diligence Cofounder Startup 123

Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

I’d also encourage every VC and angel investor to read it. I’ve backed Tim Wolters, one of the founders, in a previous company (Dante – acquired by webMethods). I’m a huge Tim fan and am psyched to see what Tim and his partners are accomplishing at RoundPegg. Every entrepreneur should read it.

Technical Review 118

Technical Review India Angel Investor New York 118

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Founder Dialogues : Eric Paley plays talk show host on this recurring fireside chat style event with Boston area founders. The next one is TechProm , organized by Dave Balter, the founder of BzzAgent. Bostinnovation : Great coverage of local startup happenings with a growing network of local writers. Journalists and News.

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Boston Technical Review Community CTO Hire 56

Austin Startup

MARCH 15, 2021

The Capital Factory Texas Fund is backed by many of the most successful CEOs and technology investors in Texas and across the U.S., including Charles Butt , founder of H-E-B; Dean Drako , founder of Barracuda Networks and Eagle Eye Networks; and Tim Draper , of Draper Associates.

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Accredited Investor Texas San Antonio San Francisco 106

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 1, 2010

Yet, I find that startup founders often fixate on one or two sources, often to the detriment of their business. Angel investors. If you are looking for $25,000 to $250,000, the next step is to tap into a local angel network. Partner with beneficiary company.

Technical Review 149

Technical Review Bootstrapping Startup Venture Capital 149

The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

The company’s founders struggled to meet with demand and order fulfillment suffered. Betancourt Lopez put together a group of investors, including Félix Ruiz and Hugo Arévalo, who were the founders of Tuenti, a social networking app. They created a Kickstarter campaign that raised nearly €190,000 from 9,000 supporters.

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Viral Private Equity Venezuela Los Angeles 156

Up and Running

AUGUST 15, 2017

Attend networking events and get to know other business owners in your industry. The key to networking is to offer mutual benefits , so approach it as though you have something to offer, rather than with a focus on what you can get from your new contacts. Ask them questions, learn from their experiences, and be open with them.

Software Review 96

Software Review Social Media Search Cloud 96

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2019

The first rule is to separate your advisors from your investors. Perhaps a close personal friend can be both (the earliest stage and first tier investors should be “friends and family”). But for angel investors and venture capital investors, just remember that investors are not on your team (yet).

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Elevator Pitch Angel Investor Venture Capital Business Plan 214