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Convertible Notes have a clause that the investor can ask for the money back. How often is this used?

The question should be “used for what?” Because convertible notes are designed to give investors an equity interest in a company that will eventually be worth much more than their investment, the intention on their part is always to convert into equity (after all, if they were just after the interest on a loan, they […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
25 Oct 2012
Startup Strategies: The Strategic and Financial Significance of Intellectual Property

Startup Execution Transcends the Idea From Day One

A startup begins with a great idea, but all too often, that’s where it ends. Ideas have to be implemented well to get the desired results. Good implementation requires a plan, and a good plan and good operational decisions come from good people. That’s why investors invest in entrepreneurs, rather than ideas. People and operational […]
Martin Zwilling
Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO , Startup Professionals
21 Oct 2012

Why aren’t venture capitalists lean and scrappy like the startups they fund?

This isn’t a question of hypocrisy, because the two roles aren’t at all analogous. Plato’s definition of beauty was “fitness to the end in view”, and the skills and characteristics that make for a great VC are quite different from those that make for a great entrepreneur. Think of it as the difference between the […]
David S. Rose
David S. Rose , Founder and CEO , GUST INC.
18 Oct 2012
A Startup Founder's Quick Guide to Preparing for Taxes

Angel Investors Do Make Money, Data Shows 2.5x Returns Overall

I began studying angel investing returns about 10 years ago as a result of a problem I couldn’t resolve: The investing world seemed certain that angel investors were rubes. Conventional wisdom dictated that they made reckless investments in very early-stage ventures mostly doomed to fail. And whenever they might come close to succeeding, savvy “professional” […]
Robert Wiltbank
Robert Wiltbank , Professor of Strategic Management , Willamette University
17 Oct 2012
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2012 Valuation Survey of Angel Groups

This summer I conducted our third annual survey of the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue companies recently funded by angel groups in North America.  Access to our 2010 and 2011 surveys can be found at 2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Investor Groups. We received data from thirty groups of the fifty angel groups from whom […]
Bill Payne
Bill Payne , Angel Investor , Frontier Angel Fund
16 Oct 2012
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