VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Not literally, but one big surprise to me was that in the 40 odd investor meetings I had, I managed to open the deck probably only 5-10 times. R&D outside SV is normally cheaper, so it helps you keeping your burn rate low. You only have one chance at a first impression. Get your deck to 10 slides and then throw it away.

Silicon Valley 104

Silicon Valley Startup Seed Stage Delaware 104

Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

This will both reduce the number of angel investors and make it more difficult to syndicate across stage lines. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). ► September. (1).

Term Sheet 32

Term Sheet Angel Investor San Jose Venture Capital 32

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

And if trouble withinvestors is one of the biggest threats to a startup, managing themis one of the most important skills founders need to learn. Some angel investors join together in syndicates. The fund managers, who are called"general partners," get about 2% of the fund annually as a managementfee, plus about 20% of the funds gains.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

One of my comments was that we would likely see more institutionalization of angel groups and syndication of deals among groups. I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. My facebook can beat up your facebook. ► October. (1).

Pre-Money Valuation 28

Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28

Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

I am no longer an insider, so dont have any view into current financials, but do know that total financing is now 10X the original plan and at the current accelerating growth rate, revenues will still not hit that $185M until 2012 or 2013, so double the time. offering to invest $75K if we could find another $250K by September 30, 2005.

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Term Sheet Venture Capital 28

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

There are several efforts being made to make this process better and will mention a couple below: Angel Capital Association Collaboration Committee - I was a charter member of the this group and the goal is to facilitate syndication among the angel groups via education and tools such as Angelsoft. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

Angel Investor 28

Angel Investor Angel Groups San Jose Venture Capital 28