Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2020

As an advisor to many entrepreneurs, I still hear frequently the irrational exuberance that crowdfunding is the quick alternative for startups that are passed over by overly demanding angels or venture capital investors. Crowdfunding to gauge demand is not recommended, since failed campaigns don’t usually recover later.

Accredited Investor 378

Accredited Investor SEC Campaign Equity 378

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

As an advisor to many entrepreneurs, I still hear frequently the irrational exuberance that crowdfunding is the quick alternative for startups that are passed over by overly demanding angels or venture capital investors. Crowdfunding to gauge demand is not recommended, since failed campaigns don’t usually recover later.

Accredited Investor 252

Accredited Investor SEC Campaign Equity 252

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2012

These are emerging group of professional investors (venture capitalists, ala VCs), who are investing from a fund of other people’s money, with a particular focus on seed-stage startup opportunities. Seed-stage means promising companies that don’t yet have a revenue stream, and may not yet have a proof of concept. Super Angels.

Early Stage 253

Early Stage Finance Seed Stage Entrepreneur 253

View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

For example, on-demand in the cloud access to the world’s entire music library for $10/mo is an almost unthinkable shift from the previous generation of physical CDs purchased and stored inside a rack in the living room.

Accredited Investor 214

Accredited Investor Cloud Media Internet 214

Gust

JULY 8, 2012

These are emerging group of professional investors (venture capitalists, ala VCs), who are investing from a fund of other people’s money, with a particular focus on seed-stage startup opportunities. Seed-stage means promising companies that don’t yet have a revenue stream, and may not yet have a proof of concept. Super Angels.

Early Stage 177

Early Stage Finance Seed Stage Entrepreneur 177

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Boy wearing Oculus Rift via Wikipedia As an advisor to many entrepreneurs, I still hear frequently the irrational exuberance that crowdfunding is the quick alternative for startups that are passed over by overly demanding angels or venture capital investors. Startup revenues come later.

Accredited Investor 120

Accredited Investor SEC Campaign Equity 120

Venture Chronicles

MARCH 23, 2010

Just consider that every H1-B visa is snapped up within 12 hours of becoming available and you see how not only demand outstrips supply but an industry has grown up around a flawed system for the sole intention of gaming it for profit.

Venture Capital 36

Venture Capital Accredited Investor Green Offshore 36