Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 14, 2009
I recently wrote a post on angel financing covering the topic of convertible notes but I realized I was thinking about the issue more from investor perspective and a very narrow topic of how to price the round. This post is for those who want to raise angel money. At an angel round you can get away with no market validation.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 26, 2019
As an advisor to business owners, and an occasional angel investor, my job is to separate the actual challenges from the common misconceptions that distract many promising entrepreneurs while building the leadership team required for your solution, marketing, and finance success. Partner with experts who share the risk.
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socalTECH
NOVEMBER 16, 2012
Peter Pham, of Los Angeles technology studio/incubator Science Inc., An explanation of PublishThis and its content curation software. Los Angeles MiniTime debuted its service this week to help families find reviews and information for their family vacation. with Mario Andretti. Introducing the PublishThis Content Cloud.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 11, 2020
Here is my summary of key principles that you can follow to join that select realm of recognized and successful entrepreneurs: Thinking and talking won’t get you there – just do it. Starting something new is risky, no matter how many experts have reviewed it, or how much money you have. You can’t win a race that you never start.
socalTECH
JANUARY 7, 2013
Independa ($5M, San Diego, software for senior independence). Surf Air ($2.6M, Los Angeles, subscription aircraft service). Solarflare ($22M, San Diego, high speed networking). Ignyta ($6M, San Diego, personalized medicine). AwarePoint ($4M, San Diego, real time patient location systems). TapIt Media acquired for $23M by Phunware.
InfoChachkie
AUGUST 11, 2011
I recommend you first review Dharmesh’s article and then listen to Naval’s thoughts. What follows is a summary which paraphrases Naval’s responses. These days, thanks to code and community, we can productize almost any process done by humans. You can watch my interview with Naval below or on YouTube here: [link].
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 13, 2011
Or, as always, summary notes available below. But, in fact, I would rather have an executive summary than a pitch deck. And I would rather, even before the executive summary, have something to play with (a demo)…” It falls in the category of show don’t tell. If you are outside internet software we are not going to invest.
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