Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

Lower costs to start a business (95% reduction), many more companies created & funded by angels / seed. Summary: Cheap, mobile, social, global, always-on, one-click-purchase =. The VC market has right-sized (returned back to mid 90′s levels & less competition). The iPhone was released.

Venture Capital 398

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Seed Funding 398

socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2013

That''s what Los Angeles-based FieldLevel (www.fieldlevel.com) has been working on, making it easier for coaches to network and exchange information on athletes. Brenton Sullivan: What we are is a private social network and platform for coaches to connect with each other, to exchange information on athletes.

Coach 252

Coach USC Statistics Startup 252

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2013

Angels are also moving up-stage, leaving a bigger and bigger black hole for new startups. Follow with a killer executive summary, investor presentation, and financial model. Use friends, family, and angels, if possible, to get a product, revenue, and customers first before the VC connection. Line up a winning team.

Venture Capital 101

Venture Capital Startup Capital Seed Funding 101

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies. No need to make the assumption that you will need a rich uncle or an angel investor for every idea you come up with. In summary, I see a historic shift taking place in the world today. Sales and marketing costs.

Entrepreneur 94

Entrepreneur Startup Search Engine Optimization SEM 94

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

If you want to watch the show click the image above or this link , but if you want a quick read – here’s a summary: 1. Angels have a much lower threshold for returns than do VCs. Mark Jeffrey - Q: “Is it more traditional to do your ESOP (employee stock option plan) before or after your angel or Series A funding?&#

Venture Capital 282

Venture Capital Capital Startup Pricing 282

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2011

Angels are also moving up-stage, leaving a bigger and bigger black hole for new startups. Be ready with a killer executive summary , investor presentation , and financial model. Use friends, family, and angels, if possible, to get a product, revenue, and customers first before the VC connection. Line up a winning team.

Venture Capital 93

Venture Capital Startup Capital Seed Funding 93

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

Los Angeles. LA was a leader in lead generation (LowerMyBills), comparison shopping (PriceGrabber, Shopzilla), social networking (MySpace … I know, I know – Facebook won – but it was still a big business). TechCoast Angels backed GreenDot should be a major IPO this year.

Company 290

Company Companies Technology Startup 290

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

You can watch this week’s TWiVC episode by clicking on the link and my summary notes are below. {if I think the best solution for the social networking era is “in-stream&# advertising. I know you could argue that YouTube was much broader but it was really popularized in the social networks.

Venture Capital 271

Venture Capital Capital Google Platform 271

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies. No need to make the assumption that you will need a rich uncle or an angel investor for every idea you come up with. In summary, I see a historic shift taking place in the world today. Sales and marketing costs.

Startup 50

Startup High Tech Search Engine Optimization SEM 50

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. You can bolster this position by including a Letter of Intent (LOI), contract summaries, or even testimonials. This is how you will make money, who pays you, and gross margins. Executive team.

Competition 113

Competition Metrics Startup Invest 113

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2011

Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. You can bolster this position by including a Letter of Intent (LOI), contract summaries, or even testimonials. This is how you will make money, who pays you, and gross margins. Executive team.

Competition 116

Competition Metrics Startup Sales 116

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it requires at least 100M users and $50M investment. You can bolster this position by including a Letter of Intent (LOI), contract summaries, or even testimonials. This is how you will make money, who pays you, and gross margins. Executive team.

Invest 74

Invest Tips Competition Metrics 74

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Don’t be fooled by thinking that social networks are hot, so you should invest in the next startup you see in that realm. Join an existing angel investor group. Angel investment amounts per startup per investor usually range from $25K to $250K. These may be aggregated by an angel group up to about $1M for an angel round.

Invest 89

Invest Entrepreneur Startup Equity 89

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Don’t be fooled by thinking that social networks are hot, so you should invest in the next startup you see in that realm. Join an existing angel investor group. Angel investment amounts per startup per investor usually range from $25K to $250K. These may be aggregated by an angel group up to about $1M for an angel round.

Invest 73

Invest Startup Equity Incubator 73

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Don’t be fooled by thinking that social networks are hot, so you should invest in the next startup you see in that realm. Join an existing Angel investor group. Angel investment amounts per startup per investor usually range from $25K to $250K. These may be aggregated by an Angel group up to about $1M for an Angel round.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Startup Invest Incubator 102

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Don’t be fooled by thinking that social networks are hot, so you should invest in the next startup you see in that realm. Join an existing Angel investor group. Angel investment amounts per startup per investor usually range from $25K to $250K. These may be aggregated by an Angel group up to about $1M for an Angel round.

Startup 87

Startup Invest Incubator Ideas 87

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Don’t be fooled by thinking that social networks are hot, so you should invest in the next startup you see in that realm. Join an existing Angel investor group. Angel investment amounts per startup per investor usually range from $25K to $250K. These may be aggregated by an Angel group up to about $1M for an Angel round.

Startup 91

Startup Invest Incubator Ideas 91

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2010

Angels are also moving up-stage, leaving a bigger and bigger black hole for new startups. Get introduced via one of the social networks, or a professional organization, before you approach a VC with a business proposal. Be ready with a killer executive summary , investor presentation , and financial model. Marty Zwilling.

Venture Capital 49

Venture Capital Capital Startup Invest 49

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

“10 angel investors walk into a bar …” Do you remember AngelGate at Bin38 ? Social networking finally came of age connected the planet and leading to enormous wealth creation for Facebook employees and investors. In Summary. Right now it’s more pain than gain. In short – no. Even Sequoia.

Startup 150

Startup Company Companies Venture Capital 150

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2010

Here is a summary of observations from this and other studies: Leadership style. Women have larger social networks, for advice and resources, and relationships with other business women are more nurturing than competitive. Most of the venture capitalists and angel investors I know are male. Business relationship style.

Entrepreneur 49

Entrepreneur Study Competition Summary 49

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

tl;dr summary. If you want a comprehensive summary of the industry in this era it’s worth a read: VC Ice Age Part 1 – What Happens When a Market Comes to a Standstill? 2010 was the year of the “super angel&# and 2011 has to date been the year of unbelievably highly priced B,C & D rounds of venture capital.

Marketing 305

Marketing Venture Capital Funding Technical Review 305

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

The 30-minute interview of Jonah Peretti is here but my summary in the notes below. Around 2001 Jonah was studying at MIT Media Lab and began running experiments in viral stories in an era before smart phones (2007) and before social networks took off (2004–2007) and before YouTube (2005). Back then there were “email forwards.”

Buzzfeed 210

Buzzfeed Media Content News 210