YoungUpstarts
MAY 25, 2018
The business began to grow, as did his database of college students, their emails, cell phone numbers, and social media handles. You need to find the right investors to get the ball rolling, then you can start really looking at the bigger targets like family offices or strategic investors.
Austin Startup
OCTOBER 8, 2017
I’m familiar with many deals where a looming strategic investor froze all other fundraising. Even if you can’t reply fully to a complicated email request, you can at least acknowledge that you got it and are on it. The overhead won’t stop, but incoming investments and revenue streams may take an unwanted hiatus.
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Berkonomics
AUGUST 3, 2023
Friends, family and fools: [Email readers, continue here…] This term, although pejorative, describes the typical mix of early investors in a small, young growing business. Better yet, the valuation of your enterprise is often higher than if the same investment were taken from a professional investor.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 30, 2018
Strategics (ie industry investors vs. VCs). For some reason many strategic investors don’t like to lead rounds and they don’t like to name a price. This isn’t true of all strategics but it is true for many of them?—?particularly If you’ve enjoyed or learned please email to a friend or share through social.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 24, 2016
Sometimes it’s because you have strategic investors. If this gives your investors angst then have 5 minutes every hour of device time. Literally stop the meeting, let everybody do their quick emails and then restart with no devices. And half the time you know they’re zoned out and checking email.
Berkonomics
JUNE 8, 2017
It might be useful to list some of the ways in which you can raise money for growth with and without outside investors. Email readers, continue here…] Bootstrapping: This term describes your ability to start a business with little investment and grow it using internally-generated funds.
Austin Startup
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
They will discuss the startup journey “from startup to scaleup in enterprise software”, lessons learned, the challenges of scaling and why the right strategic investors or partners can be beneficial even at early stages. AtxStartupWeek Another great day! Great chats w my friends @a_manning & @elijahmay on #culture!
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