Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2011

During the summer of 2010, I developed a workshop, A New ACEF Valuation Workshop for Angels and Entrepreneurs. To provide some reference points, I surveyed thirteen angels groups in North American to determine their recent experience in negotiating the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue companies. Louis Arch Angels. Wilmington, NC.

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Tim Keane

AUGUST 20, 2009

from the August 20th Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.  Who the entrepreneur takes money from (see this post ) is always more important than the terms. "  The problem has been that too-high valuations and too generous terms have spawned painful down rounds that squash the entrepreneur and his early investors. 

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Tim Keane

AUGUST 21, 2006

« Listening to Entrepreneurs | Main. I saw that on a t-shirt worn by a bartender at the Milwaukee Irish Fest last night. But I liked it and it got me thinking about entrepreneurs and investors. Who is responsible when investors encourage entrepreneurs to "manage" the data? I have no idea why.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

« Power of Angel Investing in Milwaukee | Main. 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.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

The contest is conducted in three written phases, culminating in oral presentations at the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference in Milwaukee in June. The contest is judged by more than 70 experienced entrepreneurs, investors and service professionals. Great stuff. Congratulations to the state of Wisconsin.

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Tim Keane

DECEMBER 30, 2009

Power of Angel Investing in Milwaukee » December 30, 2009. John Mullins: The New Business Road Test: What entrepreneurs and executives should do before writing a business plan (Financial Times Series). Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 28, 2018

Fifteen years later, Stella & Chewy’s remains a growing company, dedicated to delivering their wholesome raw-based nutritional products from a 164,000 square foot manufacturing facility in the suburbs of Milwaukee, WI, where Moody originally grew up. Any advice you would give to entrepreneurs and business owners?

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Read interview Steamchain , Milwaukee, WI?—? Also, if you are an entrepreneur, check out all the cool panels and presentations in the Entrepreneurship and Startups Track , which runs March 8–12 at SXSW. Read interview Knowbella Platform , Cincinnati, OH?—? Read interview Nebula Genomics , San Francisco, CA?—?

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Growthink Blog

APRIL 29, 2014

Earlier this month, the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team was sold by Herb Kohl for $550 million. What’s interesting was that in 2003, Michael Jordan was interested in investing in both the Milwaukee Bucks and the Charlotte Bobcats. Consider these examples that entrepreneurs often face: Developing your business plan?

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