Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

However, most often, these funds are solicited by a well-meaning entrepreneur from investors who are not qualified as accredited investors under the law (currently requiring a proved income of $200,000 a year or $1 million in net worth for an individual investor). It’s an option, even though an expensive one.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2023

These organizations, like Y Combinator , are very popular these days, and are often associated with major universities, community development organizations, or even large companies. Pitch your needs to friends and family. This is the primary source of non-personal funds for very early-stage startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2020

These organizations, like Y Combinator , are very popular these days, and are often associated with major universities, community development organizations, or even large companies. Pitch your needs to friends and family. This is the primary source of non-personal funds for very early-stage startups.

Funding 174

Funding Startup Equity Examples 174

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2019

Angels are typically high net worth individuals who are investing their own money, for a wide range of motives. Use personal networking. The best angels you will find are the ones who know you personally, or know a member of your team or advisory board. By definition, an angel investor is not an “institutional investor.”

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Angel Startup Invest .Net 99

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

When you raise money from investors you produce information that you are told they want and care about: A fund-raising deck that articulates your company strategy, plans, team, market, competitors and so forth. VCs (and LPs) have a vested interest in having more data, whether they want to invest in your company / firm or not.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2015

Here is my outline of key deliverables that could convince me that you are a cut above the “average” entrepreneur that approaches me with nothing but a dream and a prayer: Personal video introduction with elevator pitch. Net out the problem and your solution in the first 30 seconds. Investor and strategic partner pitch.

Startup 104

Startup Writing Entrepreneur Slides 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2018

Here is my outline of key deliverables that could convince me that you are a cut above the “average” entrepreneur that approaches me with nothing but a dream and a prayer: Personal video introduction with elevator pitch. Net out the problem and your solution in the first 30 seconds. Investor and strategic partner pitch.

Startup 65

Startup Entrepreneur Slides Content 65

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2014

Here is my outline of some key activities that could convince me you are a cut above the “average” entrepreneur that approaches me with nothing but a dream and a prayer: Personal video introduction with elevator pitch. Net out the problem and your solution in the first 30 seconds. Investor and strategic partner pitch.

Entrepreneur 108

Entrepreneur Startup Writing Slides 108

Tech Coast Venture Network

APRIL 22, 2010

Virgina Lorimor There are several options for financing a start-up business that tend to follow a natural course in a business’ development: Personal Investment. With rare exception, you will need to finance personally (or with friends and family to the point of revenue and/or significant customer pre-order or commitment).

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Startup Tech Coast Angels TCVN Incubator 124

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2017

Angels are typically high net worth individuals who are investing their own money, for a wide range of motives. Use personal networking. The best angels you will find are the ones who know you personally, or know a member of your team or advisory board. By definition, an angel investor is not an “institutional investor.”

Angel 63

Angel Invest .Net Funding 63

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

We get a lot more emails from women entrepreneurs who say they are a high net worth in their community and we should come and help boost the number of angel investors in their companies. In addition to our seminars, we issue out a qualification application for women entrepreneurs for our signature event, the Pitch Summit.

Mentor 84

Mentor Invest Entrepreneur Startup 84

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2013

Angels are typically high net worth individuals who are investing their own money, for a wide range of motives. Use personal networking. The best angels you will find are the ones who know you personally, or know a member of your team or advisory board. By definition, an angel investor is not an “institutional investor.”

Angel 101

Angel Funding Startup Invest 101

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2018

These organizations, like Y Combinator , are very popular these days, and are often associated with major universities, community development organizations, or even large companies. Pitch your needs to friends and family. This is the primary source of non-personal funds for very early-stage startups.

Entrepreneur 96

Entrepreneur Startup Equity Funding 96

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Angels are typically high net worth individuals who are investing their own money, for a wide range of motives. Use personal networking. The best angels you will find are the ones who know you personally, or know a member of your team or advisory board. By definition, an angel investor is not an “institutional investor.”

Angel 98

Angel Invest .Net Startup 98

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

And a key point is that when it comes down to “negotiations&# you need to turn up your personal heat and dial back the middle man. One thing I learned from the book is that real estate agents always sell their personal property at higher relative prices than their clients’ properties. They want to place this person.

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Venture Capital Pricing Startup Outsource 319

Tech Coast Venture Network

MARCH 9, 2011

. “While most angel groups don’t post a list of members, they do publicize the companies they’ve funded on their websites,” says Richard Sudek, a member of Tech Coast Angels , a group in southern California whose members invested about $6.2 Let investors help you refine your pitch. million in 2010. Be coachable.

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Tips Capital Tech Coast Angels Screening 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

These organizations, like Y Combinator , are very popular these days, and are often associated with major universities, community development organizations, or even large companies. Pitch your needs to friends and family. This is the primary source of non-personal funds for very early-stage startups.

Funding 107

Funding Startup Equity Examples 107

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2011

Angels are typically high net worth individuals who are investing their own money, for a wide range of motives. Use personal networking. The best angels you will find are the ones who know you personally, or know a member of your team or advisory board. By definition, an angel investor is not an “institutional investor.”

Angel 97

Angel Startup Invest .Net 97

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Frugality was missing-in-action at many bubble-era Dot Bomb companies. In many cases, these companies were led by untested and unproven entrepreneurs who did not understand the importance of frugality. Along with Selling (see Be Like Sam ) and Networking (see Making Stone Soup and Personal Pitch ), negotiating is a vital startup skill.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 13, 2010

As noted in Net Profit Score , salespeople have used references as a means of establishing credibility with strangers for hundreds of years. This will result in personal and specific descriptions of your involvement. However, be sure that any statistics you quote are primarily attributable to your personal efforts.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Unlike seeking a position with a Big Dumb Company (BDC), you cannot simply scan the want ads, shotgun your resume and do the interview dance. Consider which of the following tactics best fit your personality, risk profile, financial standing and temperament. Tactics For Joining An AdVenture.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2014

These organizations, like Y Combinator , are very popular these days, and are often associated with major universities, community development organizations, or even large companies. Pitch your needs to friends and family. This is the primary source of non-personal funds for very early-stage startups.

Startup 113

Startup Entrepreneur Funding Equity 113

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2010

I think this is a perfect way to think about the world when you’re designing your product / company. Quite honestly I see way too many company pitches that are designed for Techies but I only want to invest in products designed for Normals. Now remind me, why TF would a person use your product in the first place?

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Product Startup Design Blogging 348

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2010

Angels are typically high net worth individuals who are investing their own money, for a wide range of motives. Use personal networking. The best angels you will find are the ones who know you personally, or know a member of your team or advisory board. By definition, an angel investor is not an “institutional investor.”

Angel 91

Angel Tips Invest .Net 91

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

As discussed in Personal Pitch , entrepreneurs must cultivate the help of Donors during the early days of their adVenture. I am continually surprised and disappointed by the number of entrepreneurs and startup companies that do not take the time to say “Thank You.” If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for.

Entrepreneur 210

Entrepreneur Help Networking Startup 210

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

LPs have been feeling great about venture capital due to holding valuable paper positions in companies like Uber, Lyft, Airbnb, Dropbox, all of which they feel confident will drive large cash distributions in the future. In fact, if you add the capital flows of the past ten years, there have been just shy of $50 billion in net cash outlays.

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Venture Capital Capital Marketing Seed Funding 150

socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

Mark has also been quite active mentoring entrepreneurs, We caught up with Mark to hear about what kinds of investments GRP is looking at nowadays, his view on the software-as-a-service market, and how best to approach him with a pitch. The new fund is focused entirely on technology companies. That was quite a prominent exit for us.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2009

“You are forty, out of a job, a newlywed, your wife is expecting a baby, you don’t own your own home, you have no specialized qualifications, the only company you ever launched went bankrupt and you have just been sentenced to one year in jail.”. Pop Quiz: Who was this person and what did they ultimately do with the cards dealt them?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

If a company has reached a level of success, has been around for a few years and you believe the company has potential to break out into a much bigger company then you should let the founders take money off of the table. A friend of mine is a serial entrepreneur and is running a high-profile, early stage company in NorCal.

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Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Entrepreneur 329

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Many of the large endowments that invest in the venture industry have seen their net worth plummet. Here are some recommendations I have heard from the experts: Move your company to Silicon Valley or Boston. Move your company to China, India, or Israel. Personal networking is key. Hone your executive summary.

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Venture Capital Capital Startup Summary 90