Gust

JANUARY 15, 2014

When I started my angel investing over a decade ago, there was no such thing as a site to handle the surprisingly-challenging process of keeping track of all the information regarding all the companies with which I was working. But I digress [harumph]. So I had to create one! shameless plug alert.but you asked!].

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2021

Olumide Soyombo is one of the well-known active angel investors in Nigeria tech startups and Africa at large. Since he began angel investing in 2014, Soyombo has invested in 33 startups, including Stripe-owned Paystack , PiggyVest, and TeamApt. based entrepreneur and investor.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

To begin with, it is important to understand some basic facts about the world of entrepreneurial finance: There are many more entrepreneurs than there are investors, with the result that only one company out of every 400 that seeks venture funding actually receives it. One of the primary ones is the referral source.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 12, 2011

He and I once took different sides of an debate about whether “VC signaling&# in early-stage deals is a serious problem or not. He is the CEO of Hunch , company that I believe is solving a very big problem that I have been telling entrepreneurs needs to be solved for the past 2 years.

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Gust

JANUARY 15, 2014

When I started my angel investing over a decade ago, there was no such thing as a site to handle the surprisingly-challenging process of keeping track of all the information regarding all the companies with which I was working. But I digress [harumph]. So I had to create one! shameless plug alert.but you asked!].

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

IA Ventures – Roger Ehrenberg was doing angel investing before he became a VC. He was one of the first guys that I know who laid out his stall and said I want to do “big data” investments that take advantage of the explosion of data now available on the web. I know that I call them often to co-invest.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 3, 2022

Crowdfunding Crowdfunding is taking a small loan or capital from a large number of investors/individuals at the same time to invest in the business. Angel investment Angel investors are individuals with extra cash in hand. If you’re looking for something less than $100k, reach out to angel investors.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series Pitching a VC. In most cases if you can’t get a prototype done you’re probably not an entrepreneur. Professional angels / former entrepreneurs / seed funds – In Silicon Valley there are people like Ron Conway, Jeff Clavier, Mike Maples and many more. That’s OK.

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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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Gust

JULY 23, 2014

So, putting all that together, to get a pitch meeting with me, an entrepreneur would probably have the best result with the following strategy: Read up on the kinds of investments I make, and the kinds of opportunities I am seeking. Finally, I like to invest in companies where I can really add value from my experience, network, etc.,

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Not that they’re “such a bad idea&# but more that there are inherent problems for entrepreneurs in the process of raising angel money that need to be addressed. Most investors wait to see who else is investing. &# Social Proof&# weighs heavily on investors in making their decisions. Often I suggest 60.

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Angel Capital Association

JULY 13, 2020

By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director Earlier this week the Clean Energy Venture Group (CEVG) and E8 Angels announced a partnership for national climate tech angel investing with the goal to achieve greater efficiencies and impact. Can you please tell us more about the national climate tech partnership initiative?

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Gust

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

I saw a great answer to that question in Pitching a VC: Why Financials Matter , posted earlier this month by David Hornik on his Ventureblog. Here’s what he says: It is well understood by entrepreneurs and VCs alike that the specific numbers an entrepreneur pitches when describing her early stage business are completely made up.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

It’s always fun chatting with Jason because he’s knowledgeable about the market, quick on topics and pushes me to talk more about VC / entrepreneur issues. We’re staring to get the hang of how to divide the show up into talking about deals but also talking about issues for entrepreneurs during funding.

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VC financing finance advice 285

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Angel investment groups or funds. First, angel investment groups and organized angel funds come in all sizes from a few organized angels to large groups of four hundred or more. Angel groups invest from $250,000 to $1,000,000 or more in qualified investments.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 13, 2022

I’m an investor at Supernode Global , an early-stage VC fund based in London. If you’re in beta and have built the product then you’re more likely to be speaking to funds and angels for a $500k round. Write your deck as a ‘read only’ : your deck needs to be able to communicate all important information by itself. Then tell me.

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pitching advice accelerator investing 79

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 18, 2011

I hope you’ll excuse me when I do the latter in combination with the former to try and explain how I see macro trends and help you think about the mind of a VC. The Team – I’m on record as saying that 70% of my investment criteria are team related. I’m also on record as saying I invest in lines & not dots. I still do.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

The easiest way to work with and for VC funds is to become a part-time scout, getting paid for sourcing investments. How to win consulting, board, operating, and investment roles with private equity and venture capital funds (video). How to find a job as a VC scout. VC recruiters list and compensation data.

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Gust

DECEMBER 27, 2012

It sounds obvious, but the majority of entrepreneurs who pitch me have obviously never thought through many of the major issues surrounding their companies. A comprehensive list of things you might want is listed in the answer to What materials or software should I use to pitch a VC? , Understand your business.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 9, 2024

Those data assets are extremely actionable, and they lead to new playbooks where you can generate new pipeline, you can convert deals better, you can grow the customers you have in a more informed way. And that can be something that informs people in the sales org about which accounts are worth focusing on today? Quite the contrary.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2022

The way people fund their business has also been evolving and, in 2022, the traditional ways like angel investment and VCs will walk hand in hand with new and emerging blockchain-based options that offer loans outside the traditional banking system. Angel investment. Venture capital or VC. New fintech loans.

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VC incubation business incubator angel investing 110

Gust

OCTOBER 26, 2011

This is the norm for West Coast deals, but it’s often the case in dealing with East Coast investors (more commonly for VC financing rounds rather than angel seed rounds) that the lead investor wants its lawyers to draft the documents. First, it’s worth noting that we’re proposing to have Company counsel draft the documents.

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financing finance VC investing 79

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

In my ongoing quest to get you good transcripts of the wonderful interviews we’ve done in the past, I present you with one amazing interview here with Tom McInerney – a friend, co-investor, former entrepreneur turned angel investor and “wizard of Oz&# behind the scenes at the uber hot startup Klout.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 14, 2021

Angel Investing, Venture Capital, and Mentoring. Sell Information Products. At Versatile VC , our new VC fund, we’re creating an online community just for founders who are in transition, Founders’ Next Move. Talk with VCs in your space. Many VCs keep a list of ideas they think have high potential.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 2, 2021

I knew that executing this research, and then publishing it, would attract pertinent investment opportunities. . And second, I wanted to inform the strategy of my new firm, Versatile VC , from the most educated point of view. . Teten: In the Before Time, I was at a dinner for Partners at many of the major New York VC funds.

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