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Who’s The Real Competition?

Perhaps the most misunderstood topic in the world of startup investing is the question of who the competition is and isn’t.  And angels get this wrong just as often as entrepreneurs do. Of course, we’re all familiar with the inevitable pitch slide on the topic, which features some sort of grid or circle image with […]
Bob Rice
Bob Rice , MANAGING PARTNER , Tangent Capital
18 Nov 2011
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Valuations 101: The Risk Factor Summation Method

The Risk Factor Summation Method is the fifth methodology for estimating the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue companies we have described in recent posts. Readers may have noted that both the Scorecard Method and the Dave Berkus Method considered a narrow set of important criteria for investment in arriving at a pre-money valuation. The Risk Factor Summation Method, described by the Ohio […]
Bill Payne
Bill Payne , Angel Investor , Frontier Angel Fund
15 Nov 2011
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Do Angel Investors Care About University Degrees?

There is a stream in entrepreneurship lore that the entrepreneur doesn’t need or want education, a fire fed by legendary dropouts Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, etc. Why waste your time studying? Just do it; or so it goes. So how do angel investors fall on this question? Does the degree add credibility? Is it worth […]
Tim Berry
Tim Berry , Founder and CEO , Palo Alto Software
15 Nov 2011
Test Your Business Model Against These 10 Elements

Jack and the Startup Bean Stalk

If only there was a single idea that could make any startup succeed, huh? Well, it does exist: a business seed that, planted and watered, will grow to the sky. And you can have it without even giving me a gold coin. Here it is: enable your users to thrive by using your product in […]
Bob Rice
Bob Rice , MANAGING PARTNER , Tangent Capital
14 Nov 2011
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Startup Due Diligence Is Not a Mysterious Black Art

After you have successfully attracted angels or venture capital with your business case, your million dollar product idea, and you have a signed term sheet, there is still one more hurdle to overcome before investors write the check. This is the dreaded “due diligence” process. For no good reason, this process seems shrouded in mystery, […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals
14 Nov 2011
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