Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Enjoy a sports event together, or find common non-profit causes to participate in. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect. The result will likely be business demands that you can’t meet, loss of key personnel, potential lawsuits, and certainly not the fun lifestyle you expected.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 11, 2020
Enjoy a sports event together, or find common non-profit causes to participate in. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect. The result will likely be business demands that you can’t meet, loss of key personnel, potential lawsuits, and certainly not the fun lifestyle you expected.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
Enjoy a sports event together, or find common non-profit causes to participate in. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect. The result will likely be business demands that you can’t meet, loss of key personnel, potential lawsuits, and certainly not the fun lifestyle you expected.
socalTECH
AUGUST 30, 2017
Along the way, we've also attracted almost 1,000 talent seekers, from event planners, to venue managers, to talent managers. I can't imagine starting a service, like Airbnb, Uber, and other now famous marketplaces, and starting with zero users on either the supply or demand side. We did not start from scratch on that side, either.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 27, 2016
Enjoy a sports event together, or find common non-profit causes to participate in. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect. The result will likely be business demands that you can’t meet, loss of key personnel, potential lawsuits, and certainly not the fun lifestyle you expected.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 11, 2012
Of course, you need to listen for biases, but local angel group leaders can quickly tell you who the bad angels and good angels are, and what kind of terms they typically demand. Invite the investment principal to a sports event, or join them in helping at a non-profit cause. Be wary of individuals or funds sourced from offshore.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 3, 2010
Of course, you need to listen for biases, but local angel group leaders can quickly tell you who the bad angels and good angels are, and what kind of terms they typically demand. Invite the investment principal to a sports event, or join them in helping at a non-profit cause. Be wary of individuals or funds sourced from offshore.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
138 
Let's personalize your content