Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2013

Sites like KickStarter have for years offered rewards and pre-sales for crowd investments, but real equity won’t be legalized until sometime this year for people other than accredited investors. Super-angels. This usually involves more attention to organizational, operational, and strategic challenges. Osmosis marketing.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 13, 2023

Being a VC means not only honing your skills as a judge of character, assessor of business models, and calculator of risk, but it’s also a lot of difficult interpersonal communications, narrative creation, and long-term goal setting and positioning.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

Many entrepreneurs seems to be convinced that the “crowd” of regular people using the Internet will somehow solve their startup funding needs, when they sense a lack of interest from accredited investors. When pitching to consumers, online or offline, the feedback will likely be on features and design.

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Gust

AUGUST 27, 2014

Most are somewhere in between, focusing primarily on early-stage, high-growth companies with scalable business models. But regardless of the specifics, what they all have in common is bringing together a group of active Accredited Investors interested in supporting young startups.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Today, aspiring innovators, entrepreneurs, and investors apply for complimentary membership to OHUB to access their skills development programs, job opportunities, startup resources, funding and investment opportunities to build wealth. The business model is simple.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

While I agree there are many potential benefits of having additional sources for start-up and small business funding, I'm still not convinced that these crowdfunding bills will do the trick. I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels. February 11, 2012 11:00 PM. Daniel Sisson.

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Professor VC

MAY 29, 2008

What does it take to be an Angel Investor? To the SEC, it means that you are an accredited investor and To the man (or woman) on the street, a minimum qualification would seem to be an interest and ability to invest in early stage ventures. I am an active angel investor and on the board of Sand Hill Angels.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

By definition, angels are accredited investors, who invest their own money for a percentage of the business. Make sure these cover your business model and exit strategy, so the angels see how both of you will make a reasonable return. Opportunity sizing and financial projections must be credible.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2016

In fact, it is your job to show how the technology will be embodied in a solution that satisfies a painful customer need, what channels will be used for sales and what business model maximizes return. Entrepreneurs with exciting new technologies too often assume that the technology will sell itself.

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Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

A couple of items buried in the 1300 page bill include changing the definition of an accredited investor and moving regulatory roles on private3 placements from federal to stage level. This will both reduce the number of angel investors and make it more difficult to syndicate across stage lines.

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Tim Keane

MARCH 8, 2010

" Entrepreneurs looking for investors know about "accredited investor" status and the myriad benefits it provides.    The premise is that having sufficient net worth makes the investor more sophisticated.  John Mullins: Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 17, 2014

So, what are the advantages of using crowdfunding as your first effort and then going after professional investors? It does prove your business model is attractive to at least some segments of the population, a fact which would be attractive to the later investors. What are the disadvantages?

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Startup Company Lawyer

MAY 26, 2012

First, crowdfunding involving the sale of securities triggers the prohibitively expensive registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as generally no exemptions are available in many crowdfunding models. Some companies utilize pure donation models. Requirements on Intermediaries. What the Crowdfunding Provisions Mean.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2013

For maximum credibility, start networking for potential investors to build relationships a few months before you start asking for money. They also favor entrepreneurs who are experienced in starting a company, and experienced in the business domain of the startup. Angels like to get involved directly with the team.

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Scott Edward Walker

JANUARY 13, 2012

Precisely because of this profile, however, such offerings are uniquely subject to fraud, and some issuers will simply be phantom companies without any assets, business model, or real world existence.”

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