David Teten

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

In 2013, 298,800 angels invested in 70,730 entrepreneurial ventures, according to the 2013 Angel Market Analysis by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire. However, those angels constitute only about 4% of the estimated 7.1 Angel Investment Activity, 2002-2013. approx 2004-09.

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 11, 2023

It’s no surprise, then, that the funding round which the company just announced also included endorsement from notable insider venture groups and angel investors alongside NextView. We’re not just backing a team and a product; we’re backing a vision of a more transparent future for digital advertising.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2022

They couldn’t possibly understand the new social media culture, new technologies, or have the determination to beat their younger counterparts in the market. Pew says the Boomer demographic is the largest mainstream pool of experienced talent in the market today, and will be for the foreseeable future.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2022

As a long-time business advisor and angel investor, I’m a believer that “two heads are better than one” in building a new business. If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Feels a real passion and love for their role.

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Gust

JULY 23, 2014

You’ll need to have invested significant cash (whatever that term means to you) in your own company, and you’ll need to have the core of your team in place (typically a techie and a marketer, at a minimum.) Invested Interests Power Pitches angel investor business David Rose entrepreneur meeting pitch startup'

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Early-stage investments are a vital part of the venture capital ecosystem, injecting much-needed capital, often along with angel investors , into the veins of innovation. This approach requires a keen eye for potential, a deep understanding of market trends , and an unshakeable belief in the power of innovation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2022

As a business consultant and angel investor, I often ask for your own assessment of marketing ROI , or customer acquisition cost (CAC). Everhart distills his leadership insights from many decades in one of the largest business-to-business marketing agencies, working with companies across the country. Don’t forget it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2023

Of course, their answer is that the second intends to get to market faster, but every engine has limits regardless the fuel applied. Use social media for early marketing. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Every entrepreneur I know has their favorite excuse for a previous failure – an investor backed out, the economy took a downturn, or a supplier delivered bad quality. Viral marketing costs real money, and your support staff and hosting systems cost even more. Finish the product before marketing begins.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2023

First of all, I will admit that there is some risk involved with talking to any potential investors, even with an agreement, just as there is risk in all the elements of your plan, product and market opportunity. Here are the key considerations from my perspective: Dealing with known or trusted investors and advisors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Success demands testing the solution early and quickly in the market, then iterating to get it right. Nail the go-to-market strategy. These areas include market, process, and team transitions. Money allows entrepreneurs to execute a flawed business plan far too long, rather than stay focused on the market and adapt.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2022

I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need to move to the U.S. get the attention of the market they choose. You need to move to right location and get connected before you ask for help. It’s very important.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2022

In these days of global competition via multiple channels, you need continuous marketing to find more customers. Due to the rapid growth of influencer marketing , influencer tracking systems, such as Traackr or Pixlee have emerged as reliable tools for brands that employ influencers to track conversions from their sponsorships.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2021

I know from experience that my friends who are angel investors are looking for the same indications, although none of us has a scorecard , or even know exactly what we are looking for. Idea people must surround themselves with people who build momentum and get things done, including production, marketing, finance, and sales.

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Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Angel Investors vs. Angel Groups. What is an angel investor? Angels are often former or current entrepreneurs themselves, as well as business professionals and corporate leaders. About 225,000 people have made an angel investment in the last two years. Investments commonly run around $600,000.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2022

In my experience as an angel investor to startups, goodwill disagreements are perhaps the most common reason that you will fail to close interested investors as an entrepreneur. If you are the entrepreneur or owner, every potential investor takes a hard look at you. Brand recognition and market influencer support.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

You need an investor, and want a document to mass-mail to everyone. 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. You need an investor, and want to solicit professionals online.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2023

The average length of a funding pitch to angel investors is ten minutes. The biggest complaint I hear from fellow investors is that startup founders often talk way too long, and neglect to cover the most relevant points. Skip the generic marketing phrases like more user friendly, massive opportunity, and paradigm shifting.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The bad news is that the valley’s depth before real revenue, considering the high costs of marketing, manufacturing, and sales, can still add up to $500K, on up to $1 million or more, before you will be attractive to angel investors or venture capital.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2021

If your startup is great enough to get a term sheet from angel investors or a venture capitalist, the next step for the investor is to complete the dreaded due diligence process. Size of the market. One of the criteria for a good investment is a large and fast growing “potential market.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2022

As a startup mentor, I’m always amazed that some entrepreneurs seem to be an immediate hit with investors, while others struggle to get any attention at all. Finally I realized that venture capital and angel investors are actually humans, despite some views to the contrary. Expert in your chosen domain.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2020

In addition to locking in his leadership position in electric vehicles, he has also used his patents to negotiate faster growth in his market. Even the best solutions require marketing to survive. Let me assure you that companies without marketing plans don’t get the attention of either investors or customers.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 22, 2019

The question of venture capitalist versus angel investor often arises. Venture capital and angel investments offer excellent options to startup businesses. Venture capitalists act as limited partners, providing help to build successful companies in a market they have deemed has potential. Angel Investors.

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Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Angel Investors vs. Angel Groups. What is an angel investor? Angels are often former or current entrepreneurs themselves, as well as business professionals and corporate leaders. About 225,000 people have made an angel investment in the last two years. Investments commonly run around $600,000.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 17, 2020

Every entrepreneur I know has their favorite excuse for a previous failure – an investor backed out, the economy took a downturn, or a supplier delivered bad quality. Viral marketing costs real money, and your support staff and hosting systems cost even more. Finish the product before marketing begins.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2022

These authors speak from their own wealth of experience in creating and growing technology startups, marketing, and fundraising. In that environment, you need to look broadly and work effectively on all the available sources of capital, including friends and family, angel investors, and strategic partners.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 17, 2023

Three types of organizations – Incubators, Accelerators and Venture Studios – have emerged to reduce the risk of early-stage startup failure by helping teams find product/market fit and raise initial capital. They do the most to de-risk the early stages of a startup. There are thousands of accelerators across the globe.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

First of all, I will admit that there is some risk involved with talking to any potential investors, even with an agreement, just as there is risk in all the elements of your plan, product and market opportunity. Here are the key considerations from my perspective: Dealing with known or trusted investors and advisors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2021

Some get stuck in a rut and get run over by competitors with new technology, like Eastman Kodak, and others get pushed into a crisis, like Apple did, before they reinvent themselves into a new market. Everyone and every company needs to continually learn from their experience and adapt to a changing world to thrive. “If

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2020

Of course, their answer is that the second intends to get to market faster, but every engine has limits regardless the fuel applied. Use social media for early marketing. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 1, 2019

In the first post , we drilled down into the often-overlooked notion of “market-engineering” and why it’s so critical. Go-to-Market. In the go-to-product phase, you can get help from a plethora of incubators, accelerators and angel investors. In other words, they need go-to-market traction. Go-to-Product.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2020

They couldn’t possibly understand the new social media culture, new technologies, or have the determination to beat their younger counterparts in the market. Pew says the Boomer demographic is the largest mainstream pool of experienced talent in the market today, and will be for the foreseeable future.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Maintaining your team’s passion and freedom to focus first on innovating for customers are only a couple of the reasons for thinking hard before you seek money from crowdfunding, angel investors, venture capital organizations, or attempt to qualify for a public stock offering.

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Up and Running

MARCH 31, 2021

My company, Circle 5 Books , which focuses on web and marketing copy, did not take much of an active stance on the pandemic. But if you are seeking an industry that solves a COVID-related problem, you are more likely to attract Angels to your pitch. Investors are looking for solutions to COVID-related problems.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

Every new startup I know dreams of being funded early by one of the 318,000 active Angel investors in the USA alone. Most of these investors are members of Angel groups that have a rigorous filtering and screening process, to select the top 3% and most fundable proposals. Build an investor presentation and summary.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

The bad news is that the valley’s depth before real revenue, considering the high costs of marketing, manufacturing, and sales, can still add up to $500K, on up to $1 million or more, before you will be attractive to angel investors or venture capital.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

In my experience as an angel investor for new startups, I’m always surprised by how many entrepreneurs are looking for funding without outside advisors. In today’s rapidly changing business environment, you need every advantage to stay one step ahead of the market, and your competitors.

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