Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
If you are one of the thousands of entrepreneurs who need equity funding to get your startup going (no loans to repay), you are probably overwhelmed at the prospect of finding, contacting and pitching to the huge number of qualified angels and investment groups around the country. Collect target customer testimonials and advocacy.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
Many of the entrepreneurs I advise or invest with spend considerable time on the Internet, keeping up with technology, customers, and competitors, but very few feel the need for an early personal presence. Invest your time in networking online, as well as offline. Reach out to friends and supporters for positive mentions.
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Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 1, 2019
Steve Jobs started his technical career creating circuit boards at Atari, before joining Steve Wozniak to build personal computers in his garage. If your job is processing transactions, you need to work on ways of enhancing transactions from a customer perspective and how to attract more business, rather than just counting transactions.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 27, 2015
On average they have taken 9-11 years to reach this status and most of our investments have never gotten there. Do you know how many people I meet these days who are “packaging up money in SPVs (special purpose vehicles),” or raising syndicates or doing secondaries or advising high-net-worth individuals how to get into unicorns?
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
otherwise I prefer to invest less and risk less). You are particularly vulnerable if: You have revenue concentration (few customers each providing a large total of percentage of your revenue). In these kinds of businesses I’m on the record as advising “ Ring the Freakin Cash Register.” Valuation.
Tech.Co
MAY 22, 2018
One of the biggest turn offs for investors are founders who don’t know the basics of their business, especially their market and customer. They have to know their industry, know their customers, and understand what it takes to make their customers happy.”. I would advise trying not to get into an argument with an investor.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 19, 2009
I spent nearly a decade building software for large companies and then advising companies on the same. He would have found somebody technical and inspired that individual to work for equity or deferred payment. I used to sit on the board of a company (for which I DID NOT invest) with a very smart and very likable CEO.
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