Austin Startup
MARCH 15, 2021
For the past decade, Capital Factory has been building a pipeline of tech startups and investment rights and now we’re opening up to everyone through AngelList. The Capital Factory Texas Fund is backed by many of the most successful CEOs and technology investors in Texas and across the U.S.,
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 24, 2019
Industry Expertise You don’t need a peer from another startup as your independent?—?you What you don’t get on a typical startup board is somebody who brings the wisdom of your industry. That’s why hiring somebody with some startup experience can really help. you can build that with your personal peer network. Diplomatic?—?A
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View from Seed
MARCH 12, 2015
Here at NextView, we (like all good VCs) encourage founders to ask questions they may have of us, but it’s just the nature of the interaction: We spend the majority of the time talking about the founders’ startup, not the VC firm. Talk to Your Startup Friends. So how can entrepreneurs do research on us VCs?
The Equity Kicker
OCTOBER 21, 2015
In the world of startups and venture capital all the money is concentrated in a small number of winners and average returns are probably below zero. Certainly they aren’t sufficient to compensate for the high risk and long lock up inherent in startup investing. It’s actually a surefire recipe for losing money.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
MARCH 27, 2012
Readers of this blog know that I advocated for the passage of the JOBS Act (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) in the USA. Call it democratization of the fund raising market, call it free enterprise, call it access to capital, call it what you will, but it is a trend. This is H.R.
Haystack
SEPTEMBER 2, 2018
What I do feel deeply, however, is that we all in the early-stage startup ecosystem are likely being a bit too over-protective. For any startup selling an annual license, the deal may not get signed right away. For any investor raising their own funds, you may have to chase down capital calls for each investment.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 3, 2009
This is part of my ongoing series of posts and I need to file this one under both Raising Venture Capital and Startup Advice. Many of these businesses were what First Round Capital called FNACs (features, not companies – this acronym has always stuck with me). Cisco and others went out to fill out their Web 2.0
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