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Startup Strategies: The Strategic and Financial Significance of Intellectual Property

Measuring the Immeasurable: Evaluating Startups Qualitatively

At Hyde Park Angels, we evaluate startups based on quantifiable metrics related to traction, market size, and more. But that’s not all we consider. In fact, sometimes the most important factors in determining whether we should invest are qualitative. While these can vary from deal to deal, there are a few that remain the same. Understanding of the Pain […]

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Alida Miranda-Wolff , Associate Manager , Hyde Park Angels

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Addressing the Dreaded Lifestyle Outcome

Three outcomes dominate exits of angel-funded companies: Dead bugs – Startups that go out of business, returning less-than-invested capital to angels (usually zero). Positive exits – Companies that liquidate with capital gains to investors, usually via a cash sale to a larger company. While IPOs are possible, they are very rare for angel-funded companies. The […]

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Bill Payne , Angel Investor , Frontier Angel Fund

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Why Does Startup Pricing Vary by Location?

Entrepreneurs seem genuinely surprised to find that investors in Peoria or Little Rock are not willing to invest in startup companies at Silicon Valley prices. After all, they just read in TechCrunch that investors funded a company similar to theirs at an $8 million pre-money valuation! The valuation of startup companies shouldn’t be impacted by […]

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Bill Payne , Angel Investor , Frontier Angel Fund

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How to Build a Unicorn From Scratch – and Walk Away with Nothing

This is a grim fairy tale about a mythical company and its mythical founder. While I concocted this story, I did so by drawing upon my sixteen years of experience as a venture capitalist, plus the fourteen years I spent before that as an entrepreneur. I’m going to use some pretty simple math and some […]

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Heidi Roizen , Operating Partner , Draper Fisher Jurvetson

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US Crowdfunding in 2014

Crowdfunding is the practice of raising money for a project or venture from a large number of people utilizing an Internet website or platform. Funding from each individual can be quite small, $10 or less, although some projects have much higher minimums. Projects include films, musical recordings, new companies, products, inventions, personal causes and many others. Since […]

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Bill Payne , Angel Investor , Frontier Angel Fund

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