Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2018

by either angel groups or VCs alone. Yet crowdfunding is no panacea for hungry entrepreneurs and startups. According to Yahoo Finance , less than a third of crowdfunding campaigns currently reach their goals, and the rest have to return anything they do collect. That exceeds the amounts contributed in the U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

There was a lot of consumer internet activity again…resurgence of things, but it was still mysterious, venture capital was still kind of closed, 1st time entrepreneurs had a lot of questions that were unanswered, and there was still some sort of hand waiving around all the financing stuff and so we took it on….”. investors.” “It

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Business Plan Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

The first milestone in a new startup’s financing is called ‘Seed Capital’ which refers to the initial investment raised by the founders from their friends and family, or commonly referred to as FFF (Friends, Family and Founders), who mostly use their personal assets. Convertible Debt Financing. Raising Seed Capital.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2018

A lot of people are choosing the entrepreneur life right out of college instead of finding a traditional job. They’re important, but in order to propel these ideas forward, entrepreneurs need business funding. New entrepreneurs fail to secure funding because, despite their great idea, they have poor execution. Funding Options.

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Up and Running

JULY 2, 2014

Now, if you’re a savvy investor or entrepreneur, I’m sure your jaw just dropped as you read that. Now, if you’re a savvy investor or entrepreneur, I’m sure your jaw just dropped as you read that. We even won $65,000 from an angel investor pitch competition in the form of a convertible note. ownership and never dilute.

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Gust

APRIL 23, 2014

When you realize that the platform operates in half a dozen languages and has investors or entrepreneurs in over 200 countries engaging in both local and cross-border investments, you can begin to see the outlines of the future of finance. Gust News angel groups businesses financial industry Gust innovations startups'

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. This is a summary of: Revenue-Based financing: State of the Industry 2020. With partners Barry Givens and Jewel Burks Solomon, the team plans to “fill a gap in access to capital and access to networks for Black entrepreneurs.”. “We

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

It’s stocked with free food, drinks and wifi but the real reason you want to be there is because we’ve curated all of the top entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators at SXSW and invited them to stop by. three entrepreneurs who are part of this vanguard of Latam founders. or maybe just #GrumpyCat.

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Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

Gust is the infrastructure that underlies much of the professional world of early stage finance. The answer, of course, is Gust —because that’s exactly the purpose behind the platform!

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Berkonomics

APRIL 20, 2023

We have years of real data to call upon: data that impacts both investors and entrepreneurs. Fortune Magazine and Harvard studies Attempting to get to the number of real failures for all startups, not just those with angel group investments, Fortune Magazine published an article claiming that 90% of these startups do fail.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Let’s take a few minutes to examine the kind of equity financing available to small or early stage businesses. Angel groups invest from $250,000 to $1,000,000 or more in qualified investments. Some can supply more when syndicating with other such groups. How many angel groups are there?

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Gust

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Here are the trends in venture capital financings from 2006 through 2010 – the number of seed stage deals funded and total investment by region in millions of dollars. . For VCs, I chose to look at all seed stage VC deals (from MoneyTree©) as well as those in five of the most active regions in the country. All Seed-VC. Silicon Valley.

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Gust

OCTOBER 3, 2011

For a first time entrepreneur trying to figure out the arcane world of startup financing, it can be very confusing to understand the roles that different types of investors play in funding promising companies, as well as the point in a company’s life at which they enter the stage.

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David Teten

JULY 3, 2013

Empire Angels is a member-led New York City based angel group of young finance professionals which seeks to invest in and support early stage technology ventures with a focus on young, US based entrepreneurs. The group aims to help educate and equip the next generation of venture capitalists and entrepreneurs.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 9, 2017

We have years of real data to call upon: data that impacts both investors and entrepreneurs. Tech Coast Angels, one of the largest angel groups in the United States, published its data in 2016, showing sixty-eight percent plunging to less than the amount invested. Entrepreneurs will always start new enterprises.

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David Teten

JULY 3, 2013

Empire Angels is a member-led New York City based angel group of young finance professionals which seeks to invest in and support early stage technology ventures with a focus on young, US based entrepreneurs. The group aims to help educate and equip the next generation of venture capitalists and entrepreneurs.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

Please see later version of this post on May 16, 2010 Entrepreneurs are often not experts in the area of term-sheet negotiations and all of the surrounding issues.   Investors sometimes “present” the terms they’d like and expect the entrepreneurs to react. Term-sheets and Valuations: Thinking about Negotiations.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Small investment firms often have interns and entrepreneurs in residence passing through, each of which is a security risk. A major angel group uses Influitive , an advocate management tool, to track, activate and motivate their members. See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. 2) Market .

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Berkonomics

MAY 15, 2014

After being an active angel investor for about fifteen years, I realized that many of the discussions I was involved in were virtually identical to ones I’d had many times before. Just a few of these terms include vesting, corporate structure, governance principles, financing strategy, valuation and exit strategy.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

That suggests, potentially, more early stage capital for entrepreneurs. As a VC and angel investor, I believe deeply in entrepreneurs. The entrepreneurs I mentor ask me frequently about equity crowdfunding. He’s formed multiple venture capital funds, founded angel groups, and is an angel investor.

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Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

Gust is the infrastructure that underlies much of the professional world of early stage finance. The answer, of course, is Gust —because that’s exactly the purpose behind the platform!

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Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Entrepreneurs: if you’re looking seriously at angel investment, and you have the kind of product-market fit and management experience investors will like, you need to take a good look at convertible notes. I’d suggest you start with Fred Wilson’s Financing Options: Convertible Debt , one of his MBA Mondays series on his AVC blog.

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Steve Blank

JULY 1, 2014

a language corporate innovation groups can use to communicate to business units and finance. — As Selections Committee chair for our Sacramento Angels investor group, I review applications from dozens of startup entrepreneurs looking for investment. Enables better mentoring. No ambiguity. Clarity is good.

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Scott Edward Walker

APRIL 9, 2012

Introduction We are in the golden age of seed financing. Venture capital funds, seed funds, super angels, angel groups, incubators, and “friends and family” are all playing the seed financing game and investing early in startups in an attempt to land the next Facebook. What is a Convertible Note? price the round).

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Growthink Blog

MARCH 12, 2013

In many cases, entrepreneurs and business owners prefer OPM, or "other people's money." Debt Financing Debt financing is a fancy way of saying "loan." In debt financing, the lender (often a bank) gives you funding that you must repay over time with interest. With debt financing, you do not need to give up equity.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 5, 2014

One thing that I see too many people moving from the finance world doing, both in attempts to get into VC and to startups, is relinquishing the resources they have at their old job. Christina Bechhold didn''t forget that--and so she co-founded her own angel group.

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Up and Running

JUNE 20, 2013

I know a lot of other entrepreneurs who use or have used Gust to seek funds, but their profiles don’t always get attention from investors. A lot of entrepreneurs make this mistake. Let angels know about Gust. Once you get your Gust profile all buttoned up, it’s time to share it with the angel investor groups on Gust.

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Professor VC

MAY 29, 2008

However, that is not always the case as there is no qualification to set out your shingle as an angel investor or form an angel group. I often wonder if saying you are an angel investor is the 21st century version of being a consultant in the early 1990s after the corporate layoffs, a euphemism for someone without a real job.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

I think the title of this post is a TV show, but fitting as there has been much debate in the venture community as to the whether angel investors are good or bad for entrepreneurs and VCs. What would the VC corollary to Touched by an Angel, be. One group charges entrepreneurs "an administrative fee" to present to the group.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 2, 2012

Getting financing for your startup is rarely easy, but if you approach the wrong investor, you can make it even harder than it has to be. Many first-time entrepreneurs mistakenly lump angel investors and venture capitalists together. Here’s a quick rundown of how to tell if angels or VCs are right for your company.

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Gust

DECEMBER 1, 2011

New Company Formation – According to the Kauffman Foundation, entrepreneurs start about 700,000 companies per year in the US. We have no measure of the changes in available capital resources from entrepreneurs and their friends and family, but we have no reason to believe they have changed radically over the past few years.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 28, 2010

All this, could, potentially, be done without external financing. And along the way, if necessary and appropriate, she can raise financing with a vastly more validated business. At this point, financing discussions are premature and are likely not to yield success. And a very large one at that.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

entrepreneur” and by Forbes as “New York’s Archangel”, David is a former Inc. 500 CEO, serial entrepreneur and the founder of New York Angels. founder and CEO of Gust, the angel financing platform used by over 50,000. accredited investors in 1,000 angel groups and venture capital funds to.

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David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

Everyone wanted to work in finance. Organizations like Accelerate Yale and Columbia Entrepreneurship have made important strides in bringing different university tech groups under one umbrella and hosting high-quality events in. Create a Yale-affiliated angel group, under the university’s official auspices.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

There have been a number of thoughtful "early warning sign" posts in the past few days including one from Fred Wilson ( Storm Clouds ), one from Mark Suster ( What Angel Investing & Florida Condos Have in Common ), and Roger Ehrenberg ( Investing in a frenzied market ).

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Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

He is the known guru in business planning, particularly for small businesses, startups and entrepreneurs, although he’s worked with Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies as well. ” and our first instinct as entrepreneurs and business owners is yes, let’s do drive-through. Tell your angel investors a story about need.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

An excellent question to ponder as the school year begins, but the answer depends on whether you are looking for a plumber or an angel investor. Many of my students are finance majors, so I spend the first class with a (very) brief corporate finance review with the hint that very little applies to start-up finance.

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