What NOT to Say About Your Competition
One of the most important questions you will be asked by potential investors is how your solutions beat the competition, not just today, but over the three- to five-year life…
One of the most important questions you will be asked by potential investors is how your solutions beat the competition, not just today, but over the three- to five-year life…
Too many entrepreneurs develop a new product without regard to market demand, then build an entire strategy based on creating a need, rather than acting on an existing market need.…
What's a clever video worth? In the case of startup Dollar Shave Club, it's worth a million dollar investment from prominent investors Kleiner Perkins and Andreesen Horowitz. …
Most entrepreneurs have learned that it’s almost always quicker and easier to get cash from someone you know, rather than angel investors or professional investors (VCs). In fact, most investors…
We all know that every startup is risky. No risk means no reward. Yet every investor has his own “rules of thumb” on what makes a specific startup too high…
If you are looking for an outside investor, you need to know how they see you. Different types of investors look for startups at different levels of maturity. If your…
You've made dozens of presentations, and an angel or venture investor finally hands you a term sheet, offering to kick in the capital you need to grow your business. As…
Every new startup I know dreams of being funded by an angel investor. Yet according to the latest data from Gust (formerly AngelSoft), only about 3 out of 100 companies…
The first question most people seem to ask when contemplating a new startup is where they will get the money. That’s certainly a valid question, but all the money in…
Don’t charge the hill until you are “ready.” This probably seems obvious to military types, but I see entrepreneurs violating this rule all the time. They approach key potential investors…