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5 Good Reasons Not to Seek Angel Investment

Assume you have the right factors to get angel investment: experienced team, good product-market fit, growth potential, defensibility, and a reasonable shot at a successful exit. Have you asked yourself whether that’s what you really want? Have you considered the tradeoffs? This might seem awkward on this site, suggesting that you don’t want angel investment. […]
Tim Berry
Tim Berry , Founder , Palo Alto Software
25 Oct 2011
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
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