Angel Investors May Not Be For You If…
We are talking about angel investors here, meaning people who invest their own money in early-stage startups for a share of the equity. These people are highly focused on investment…
We are talking about angel investors here, meaning people who invest their own money in early-stage startups for a share of the equity. These people are highly focused on investment…
Entrepreneurs often get the advice from their lawyers and friends to always get a Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA or CDA) signed before disclosing anything about their new venture. Most investors and…
Money to build the business is the number one challenge for most startups. Don’t believe the urban myth that you can sketch your idea on a napkin, and professional investors…
New entrepreneurs often seem to confuse viability with fundability. Certainly a non-viable business should be not fundable, but many viable businesses are also not fundable. Thus when an investor declines…
Every investor gets pitched with at least ten “hot ideas” for every one actual “plan” for a viable business. That’s why I often say that ideas are worth nothing until…
If your startup is looking for an angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and…
After laboring to create your business plan for months, every entrepreneur likes to think that their document is inspirational and will inspire someone who is smart enough to see the…
The name “investment bank” somehow always sounded like a place where I could somehow deposit my investments, and maybe even earn a little interest. Then I learned that these banks…
Some entrepreneurs start pitching venture capitalists for that multi-million dollar investment before they even have a business plan. That’s like trying to sell part of something to a stranger for…
If your startup is great enough to get a term sheet from angel investors or a venture capitalist, the next step for the investor is to complete the dreaded due…