Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 30, 2019
Be sure to net out the opportunity and the solution in the first thirty seconds. If you are an entrepreneur who doesn’t feel comfortable writing, there are many advisors, investment attorneys, and independent contractors who are available to help, for a fee. Make it light, but factual. Validate your financial assumptions with a model.
InfoChachkie
MARCH 2, 2019
On her lunch break, at the age of 20, Ruth entered a local furniture store with samples of her husband’s plastic chairs. In 1952, banks refused to loan Ruth the money needed to invest in a windup, music-box piano that she was convinced would be a hit. In 1955, the company’s net work was $500,000 ($4.6 million 2018 dollars.
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Both Sides of the Table
MAY 18, 2014
In my Twitter bio is says that I’m “ looking to invest in passionate entrepreneurs ,” which almost sounds like I was just looking for a cliché soundbite to describe myself. Yet along with “authenticity” they are two of the key attributes I look for when I meet with companies I may consider funding one day.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 21, 2010
Among a sample of companies started in 2004, two-thirds of founders were in the 35-54 age bracket. In recent decades, most net job creation can be attributed to firms that have been around for five years or less. The article summarized several findings that I personally found surprising: Technology company founders born in the U.S.
SoCal Delicious
OCTOBER 8, 2012
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