Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

To begin with, it is important to understand some basic facts about the world of entrepreneurial finance: There are many more entrepreneurs than there are investors, with the result that only one company out of every 400 that seeks venture funding actually receives it. Gust takes advantage of the cloud, and you should, too.

Angel Groups 159

Angel Groups Elevator Pitch Software Review Deal Flow 159

VC Adventure

MAY 21, 2014

A few months ago AngelList announced Syndicates - enabling investors on AngelList to create fund-like groups of investors to invest together in AngelList companies (following a single lead investor). 506(b) vs 506(c): These refer to two of the SEC rules that regulate “crowdfunding” financing.

Syndicate 93

Syndicate Syndication Technical Review Due Diligence 93

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

How To Pitch A Product - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , August 4, 2010 I've said a bunch of times on this blog that the perfect pitch is a very short intro to provide context followed immediately by a demo. While I agree that many VCs are crummy seed investors, I think there are some that are excellent seed investors.

Startup 191

Startup CTO Hire Cofounder Venture Capital 191

Genuine VC

JULY 10, 2012

There are essentially two distinct basic strategies for startup entrepreneurs to raise a seed round of capital: Subscription approach – An entrepreneur sets a structure (usually a convertible note) and recruits individual angel investors who subscribe to the round, all without a term-driving lead investor.

Syndicate 207

Syndicate Syndication Seed Stage Portfolio 207

VC Adventure

MAY 21, 2014

A few months ago AngelList announced Syndicates – enabling investors on AngelList to create fund-like groups of investors to invest together in AngelList companies (following a single lead investor). 506(b) vs 506(c): These refer to two of the SEC rules that regulate “crowdfunding” financing.

Syndicate 48

Syndicate Syndication Technical Review Due Diligence 48

Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

One comment made by Jason was that angels tend to be less sensitive than VCs on valuation and can potentially make it difficult to get a venture financing done at acceptable valuation. While this may certainly be the case with unsophisticated angels (much less of these now) or in cases with no lead investor, Id argue the opposite.

Term Sheet 32

Term Sheet Angel Investor San Jose Venture Capital 32

Professor VC

OCTOBER 20, 2009

In how many of those were you a lead investor? What percentage of your members are not active angel investors (i.e. At Sand Hill, we are very active and often lead investor and Series A board representative. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Average size?

Angel Investor 35

Angel Investor Due Diligence San Jose Silicon Valley 35