Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

But many entrepreneurs don’t realize that Angels are also extremely discerning in the projects that they will invest in, rejecting approximately 97% of the proposals submitted to them, according to the California Investment Network. Don’t expect the pomp and celebrity of the Angels on Shark Tank , but they do ask a lot of the right questions.

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Angel Screening Summary Startup 104

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2011

Equally bad is an extended pitch on your new disruptive technology. Investors are more interested in your solution and your business, rather than your technology. If you have ten minutes, that means no more than ten slides. I’ve seen several presentations that never moved past the first slide before running out of time.

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Slides Technical Review Startup Research 95

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

The Gust Deal Funnel from the last 12 months indicates is that 70% of the interested companies never make it past the initial screening process. That’s why this item is so important, and is probably the biggest stumbling block I see in getting through the initial angel screening. are eliminated during due diligence.

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Invest Angel Technical Review Summary 99

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2010

Equally bad is an extended pitch on your new disruptive technology. Investors are more interested in your solution and your business, rather than your technology. If you have ten minutes, that means no more than ten slides. I’ve seen several presentations that never moved past the first slide before running out of time.

Tips 56

Tips Slides Startup Research 56

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

The AngelSoft Deal Funnel from the last 12 months indicates is that 70% of the interested companies never make it past the initial screening process. That’s why this item is so important, and is probably the biggest stumbling block I see in getting through the initial angel screening. are eliminated during due diligence.

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Angel Funding Technical Review Startup 89

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

Talk us through how the person using your product is benefiting through your technology. They had slides with moving images and music. Nobody wants to read your text on a big screen. If you really get nervous and are afraid you’ll forget your lines have one 3X5 cue card in your hands for each slide.

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Startup Twiistup Slides Screening 362

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

My advice to entrepreneurs was and is “ when the hors d’oeuvres tray is being passed take two ” (e.g. It eventually closed at 11,204 in April ’10 before sliding back around 10,000 as I sit here and type. raise money now to weather any storms). And last quarter we now know grew at just 1.6%. Such is the case with advanced batteries.

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Entrepreneur Venture Capital Technical Review Startup 298