InfoChachkie
FEBRUARY 4, 2013
Given the thousands of startups Venture Capitalists review annually, they must adopt efficient methods of quickly assessing if a person/opportunity is worth further diligence. Such deals are ideally funded by customer dollars until the opportunity is adequately proven and/or management accrues an adequate level of experience.
InfoChachkie
SEPTEMBER 4, 2012
Too Techie - Tone down emphasis on the technology underlying your venture; an interested investor will perform tech diligence at the appropriate time. No VC Fit - Match your venture with appropriate funding source. If a valuation has been established, what is it? Financials. It is surprisingly simple. Share and Enjoy.
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InfoChachkie
MARCH 18, 2013
Angel investors are often the sole source of funding for startups at the critical pre-launch stage. In such instances, take their money and work diligently to convert them into a disengaged investor. Painfully Diligent Investors. Prioritize the remaining boxes as you see fit, depending on the particular needs of your venture.
InfoChachkie
MAY 6, 2013
This is due to a fundamental disconnect between the increased activity of high-volume seed investors (that fill out lots of Seed rounds) and the relatively small number of Series A investors, who only make 1 or 2 investments, per partner, per year.". A from a new outside lead. Turtle Eggs And Startups.
InfoChachkie
OCTOBER 15, 2012
There are many paths into the VC world, but they can generally be lumped into two categories: (i) serial entrepreneurship, and (ii) tech-oriented investment banking. I define a "VC" as, "a professional investor who deploys third-party funds into relatively early-stage companies." Hang Out With VCs - VCs love free help. Share and Enjoy.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 15, 2010
I’ve talked about how Twitter is a new form of RSS (curated RSS), it’s a a new form of IM / SMS , it’s a place where business is conducted and it’s a place where advertising will drive leads due to the link sharing nature of Twitter. had a great evening talking tech and startup.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 13, 2011
“My initial desire to blog came from something that’s always been my approach to investing – I’m a nerd and I love to play with the technology and part of my approach has really been to understand things both at a user level and at a reasonably deep tentacle level. RSS was something that had appeared.” “….I Human Computer Interaction.
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