Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Every new startup I know dreams of being funded by an angel investor. Over the past 10 years, I have had the opportunity to see how the process works, several times from the startup side, and more recently from the angel perspective (as a member of an angel group selection committee). Build an investor presentation and summary.

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Angel Funding Technical Review Startup 89

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. First of all, it’s more of an investment in people than in a business, since the startup is usually an idea barely half-baked when they need your money. Join an existing Angel investor group.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Startup Invest Incubator 102

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JULY 23, 2014

Lower costs to start a business (95% reduction), many more companies created & funded by angels / seed. Limited Partners or LPs (the people who invest into VC funds) have taken notice as 2014 is by all accounts the busiest year for LPs since the Great Recession began. .” and the bigger funds can’t get in directly.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Seed Funding 398

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JULY 29, 2010

If you want to watch the show click the image above or this link , but if you want a quick read – here’s a summary: 1. tevye2009 , Q: “can you briefly explain why it’s best to get a small valuation when getting investment.&# Angels have a much lower threshold for returns than do VCs. Tough, but true.

Venture Capital 282

Venture Capital Capital Startup Pricing 282

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

Things that make it investment-grade for outside investors will also benefit you, since you are the ultimate investor. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it requires at least 100M users and $50M investment. Investors invest in people - not just ideas.

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Invest Tips Competition Metrics 74

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2013

Angels are also moving up-stage, leaving a bigger and bigger black hole for new startups. So what can entrepreneurs do to get to the head of the venture capital investment queue and position their startup for a winning IPO? Follow with a killer executive summary, investor presentation, and financial model.

Venture Capital 101

Venture Capital Startup Capital Seed Funding 101

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2012

Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies. No need to make the assumption that you will need a rich uncle or an angel investor for every idea you come up with. In summary, I see a historic shift taking place in the world today. Sales and marketing costs.

Startup 102

Startup Search Engine Optimization SEM Social Network 102

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APRIL 15, 2010

You can watch this week’s TWiVC episode by clicking on the link and my summary notes are below. {if I think the best solution for the social networking era is “in-stream&# advertising. I won’t belabor this – I have an investment in this space ( ad.ly ) so I’m biased. PLUS RELATED FUNDING ….

Venture Capital 271

Venture Capital Capital Google Platform 271

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Reuters TV Interview by Rhonda Schaffler Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. First of all, it’s more of an investment in people than in a business, since the startup is usually an idea barely half-baked when they need your money.

Startup 91

Startup Invest Incubator Ideas 91

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2011

Angels are also moving up-stage, leaving a bigger and bigger black hole for new startups. In fact, most of the most active investment firms are located there, although NY now has moved solidly into second place (ahead of Boston). So what can you do to get to the head of the venture capital investment queue?

Venture Capital 93

Venture Capital Startup Capital Seed Funding 93

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies. No need to make the assumption that you will need a rich uncle or an angel investor for every idea you come up with. In summary, I see a historic shift taking place in the world today. Sales and marketing costs.

Entrepreneur 94

Entrepreneur Startup Search Engine Optimization SEM 94

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

Things that make it investment-grade for outside investors will also benefit you, since you are the ultimate investor. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Investors invest in people - not just ideas. Executive team.

Competition 113

Competition Metrics Startup Invest 113

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2010

But disappointingly, dollars invested in early-stage deals fell nearly 21%. Angels are also moving up-stage, leaving a bigger and bigger black hole for new startups. In fact, nine of the ten most active investment firms are located there (with one in Boston). Create an investment-grade business plan.

Venture Capital 49

Venture Capital Capital Startup Invest 49

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MARCH 17, 2010

Los Angeles. LA generally doesn’t have an appetite for this kind of investment at early stages. LA was a leader in lead generation (LowerMyBills), comparison shopping (PriceGrabber, Shopzilla), social networking (MySpace … I know, I know – Facebook won – but it was still a big business).

Company 290

Company Companies Technology Startup 290

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2011

Things that make it investment-grade for outside investors will also benefit you, since you are the ultimate investor. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Investors invest in people - not just ideas. Executive team.

Competition 116

Competition Metrics Startup Sales 116

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2010

Here is a summary of observations from this and other studies: Leadership style. Women have larger social networks, for advice and resources, and relationships with other business women are more nurturing than competitive. Investment style. Most of the venture capitalists and angel investors I know are male.

Entrepreneur 49

Entrepreneur Study Competition Summary 49

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies. No need to make the assumption that you will need a rich uncle or an angel investor for every idea you come up with. In summary, I see a historic shift taking place in the world today. Sales and marketing costs.

Startup 50

Startup High Tech Search Engine Optimization SEM 50

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FEBRUARY 14, 2016

We write about $40 million of first-checks into new deals / year and about $40 million of follow-on investments. “10 angel investors walk into a bar …” Do you remember AngelGate at Bin38 ? As you can see below, investments have skyrocketed – up 300% since 2009. But let me be even more clear. Even Sequoia.

Startup 150

Startup Company Companies Venture Capital 150

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AUGUST 9, 2011

By 2008 I had gotten more serious about championing companies through our investment process. And just when I thought I had the deal that was worthy of bringing to investment committee the world changed. Let’s review all of our existing investments. tl;dr summary. Eventually you have to invest.

Marketing 305

Marketing Venture Capital Funding Technical Review 305

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FEBRUARY 12, 2017

The 30-minute interview of Jonah Peretti is here but my summary in the notes below. But I knew I had to look for investments in “software meets X (often known as Vertical Software solutions)” rather than necessarily horizontal enterprise software applications. I asked Jonah in my interview how he became this viral guru.

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Buzzfeed Media Content News 210