Burn Rate Entrepreneur Syndication 
VC Cafe
FEBRUARY 6, 2011
Pitch to your advisors, to US entrepreneurs, to your colleagues, wife, what not. Several entrepreneurs tend to agree with that. R&D outside SV is normally cheaper, so it helps you keeping your burn rate low. They also do foreign companies. Practice pitching. It doesn’t come naturally to many European founders.
Professor VC
APRIL 1, 2010
was part of a Dow Jones VentureWire webinar last week titled Negotiating An Angel Deal: What Angels, Entrepreneurs & VCs Need to Know. I let him know that he just accomplished two things - left a bad taste with the entrepreneur and opened the door for the next investor to ask for a multiple preference that is senior to yours.
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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. One of my comments was that we would likely see more institutionalization of angel groups and syndication of deals among groups.
Professor VC
SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
Entrepreneurs struggle to find investors and investors struggle to find the best start-ups. This is a brutal process for entrepreneurs and many have no interest in the angel groups for this reason. The theory states that all ifnormation is publicy available and it is not possible to earn returns above average on a risk-adjusted basis.
Professor VC
JUNE 20, 2011
There are definitely some lessons in the story for entrepreneurs and angel investors, but before discussing, I thought Id share a bit about the early financing history for iControl. Most companies dont come close to their rose colored financial models prepared when going out for Series A financing. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?
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