Here’s a question from the dustbin as I try to clear out my backlog of old, neglected questions. Q: What is the one common element you’ve seen in successful VC’s? A: (Brad) This is an easy one. Before the snarky ones in the crowd answer “nothing”, I’d suggest that its “optimism.” I have yet to meet […]
Venture Hacks has two great posts up about what kind of stuff you should send to investors if you are looking for financing. What should I send investors? Part 1: Elevator Pitch. What should I send investors? Part 2: Deck. Plus, as a special bonus, you get to see Ali G pitching investors. This nicely […]
Rick Segal has today’s great VC post up titled More Favorite VC Phrases. It includes his analysis of such chestnuts as “let’s go to the next step”, “come back when you’ve got some traction”, “we’re excited”, “I’m interested”, and “we can close quickly.” At least we don’t have “Honestly, to tell you the truth …” […]
David Cohen – the ringleader of TechStars – has a good post up titled Thoughts from the west out east, and vice versa. Last week David was a guest speaker at the Northeast Regional Investor Conference held in Portsmouth, NH. In addition to running TechStars, David is an active angel investor in Colorado and had a […]
Today’s great post(s) come from Ken Gaebler and are titled My Competitor Raised $50 Million – Great! and conversely My Competitor Raised $50 Million – Yikes! Ken did a nice job of being both an optimist and a pessimist around the issue – and addresses a bunch of the opportunities and concerns that ensue.
Question: I am in the process of getting my startup venture off the ground and have run into a slight road block. I have developed the business case, and fleshed out the product requirements, but need a strong developer to the product. Problem is, I have not gotten any funding yet, therefore cannot pay someone […]
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