Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

The first thing to remember is that banks only do loans – they don’t do equity investments like angels and venture capitalists (and vice versa). Include any empirical evidence--including market research or technical analysis, if that's appropriate--in order to bolster your case about why you believe you will succeed.

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Technical Advisors Startup Equity Ideas 80

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

If you are one of the thousands of entrepreneurs who need equity funding to get your startup going (no loans to repay), you are probably overwhelmed at the prospect of finding, contacting and pitching to the huge number of qualified angels and investment groups around the country. Prepare a slide deck to highlight product and business.

Platform 94

Platform Equity Invest Technical Advisors 94

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

The first thing to remember is that banks only do loans – they don’t do equity investments like angels and venture capitalists (and vice versa). Include any empirical evidence--including market research or technical analysis, if that''s appropriate--in order to bolster your case about why you believe you will succeed.

Technical Advisors 75

Technical Advisors Entrepreneur Equity Ideas 75

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

” The punch line from this post was “angel yourself.” ” My friend Ian Sigelow wrote about this last week and advised people not to take on this kind of job. Maybe they were in their 20s in 2002 when being a startup CEO wasn’t really available to most?

Technical Review 150

Technical Review Startup Venture Capital IP 150

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 10, 2012

Effects Artist and Technical Director, Dreamworks AnimationJason hails from Kentucky, where his parents met at a Renaissance Faire, hooked up at the Wicca Coven, and raised him at sci-fi conventions. This upbringing naturally steered him to Los Angeles, where he now works in computer graphics for feature films. 12pm: BODY.

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Technical Advisors Design Education Study 89

Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

I decided that I was going to consult/advise a few companies and relax for a bit. He went from recruiter to IT manager to technical sales… Then, he did such a great job in sales that we had to build up more infrastructure for our ad-serving and email delivery platform to support the increased demand.

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Startup Venture Capital Email CTO Hire 40

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

In these kinds of businesses I’m on the record as advising “ Ring the Freakin Cash Register.” If you have strong VC support now and a lot of cash in the bank you may be willing to accept a higher burn rate (say $300k or $400k per month) than a company with angel money and less cash in the bank. Valuation.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

I would argue that this mostly consists of consumer Internet companies (although not exclusively) and it is predominantly early-stage people who are product gurus and have a mildly technical bend to them. And it’s almost universally true that the new band of angels & seed investors are product gurus.

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Venture Capital Slides Technical Advisors Startup 299

Jason Nazar

APRIL 7, 2011

You take no interest nor show any curiosity in how technical systems are built or maintained, and Engineering is the least valued/respected part of your organization. The WannaBe Board of Advisor. What’s the Remedy: Don’t ever offer to be a Board of Advisor unless your asked first. Self-Entitled Social-Media HotShots.

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Technical Advisors Startup Social Media Ideas 112

Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

Chicago, New York, Miami, Detroit, San Francisco, Los Angeles, etc.) aggressive) are very different than people from Los Angeles (i.e. After getting the run around from the CEO, I was advised to take action to remedy the situation. The company is still technically in business, awaiting the final stage of the liquidation.

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Chief Technology Officer Technical Review 40

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 5, 2010

This is a topic that comes up often in Los Angeles because many CEOs are tempted to hire their tech teams in the Bay Area. I often advise these CEOs to make the tough choices early in the company’s history – either move up North or build your tech team in LA. What about offshoring?

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Technical Advisors Outsource Development Offshore Startup 335