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Startup Strategies: The Strategic and Financial Significance of Intellectual Property

Good Business Writing is Not a Mark Twain Novel

In the world of business, you only get one chance for a great first impression. The stakes are high – you are asking an investor for money, a customer for an order, or another executive for a partnership. Badly written letters, long rambling or emotional emails, or an obvious lack of spell checking will brand […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals
24 Oct 2011
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Knowledge Is Power: Convertible Note Financing Terms, Part IV

This week we move on to something near and dear to the hearts of entrepreneurs and investors alike:  The exit, more formally known as a “liquidity event.”  For convertible notes, the only liquidity event we need be concerned with is an acquisition of the startup in the near future, before the maturity date; otherwise, the […]
Antone Johnson
Antone Johnson , Founding Principal , Bottom Line Law Group
21 Oct 2011
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The #1 Rule For Getting Funded

Of course, the most frequent question angels hear from entrepreneurs is: what’s the one key thing investors look for in the funding process?  The answer is below, but don’t cheat. You have to read #3 and #2 first. These days, a million dollars goes a very long way in startup world.  So long a way, […]
Bob Rice
Bob Rice , MANAGING PARTNER , Tangent Capital
21 Oct 2011
Valuation. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

Valuations 101: Scorecard Valuation Methodology

Individual accredited investors in typical angel round deals put personal capital at risk for an equity share of growth-oriented, start-up companies. These angel investors generally invest $25,000 to $100,000 in a round totaling $250,000 to $1,000,000. In 2011, the valuation of pre-revenue, start-up companies is typically in the range of $1.5–$2.5 million and is established by negotiations between the […]
Bill Payne
Bill Payne , Angel Investor , Frontier Angel Fund
20 Oct 2011
Valuation. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

Valuation Methods 101

This is the first of a six-part series on different methods used by angel investors to arrive at pre-money startup valuations. Below is a brief description of each of the most popular methods. Detailed descriptions will be published over the next few weeks: The Scorecard Method The Scorecard Method compares the target company to typical angel-funded startup […]
Bill Payne
Bill Payne
18 Oct 2011
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