Berkonomics
DECEMBER 17, 2020
There is an exemption from the requirements that these investors be accredited with net worth or income minimums to qualify legally to invest in your company. You will have to hone your story well, down to fifteen minutes and perhaps fifteen slides in your presentation. We’ll call these “inside angels.”
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 30, 2019
It’s no secret that the rate of failure of new business startups may be a high as ninety percent , so we all need all the help we can get, validating the opportunity, clearly positioning against competitors, projecting financials, and planning all the necessary marketing and operating activities. Make it light, but factual.
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Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 8, 2014
If you want the full SlideShare deck with many slides not in either post it’s in this link –> The LA Tech Market. Has it begun to mature or is it just better marketed than in was say 5 years ago? Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 14, 2015
One of the points I tried to make is that as venture capital investors as an industry we seem to have a healthy disdain for public market investors. I put up this slide as part of my discussion. And the truth is that I think this is just a harbinger of what we will see in the private markets very, very soon.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 25, 2010
Start by defining the problem you’re solving – I see way too many early-stage entrepreneurs who start their companies with a product definition rather than a market problem. I covered this a bit in my post about the market definition slide in fund raising. Here’s my take on the topic: 1. You should, too.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 1, 2013
It’s easy to forget that your new office rent asks for first, last, and security; new utilities require an escrow account; and new vendors want immediate payment for the first couple of months, before they offer the normal net 30 terms. Sales volumes are still ramping up while marketing expenses are at max.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 16, 2016
I’m not recommending that you saturate your discussions with lingo, but responding with a blank stare once-too-often won’t convince anyone that you can build the next world-changing business or outpace the market. Growth-hacking” marketing. Prime examples include Uber, Airbnb and Snapchat. Could your startup be the next one?
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