Tag: Angel Investing
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Venture capitalists and angels are running scared. Venture funding is down 53% from last year. But let me tell you why now is the best time to invest. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! 1) Lower valuations. Companies only get so big. There are fewer than 50 private tech companies…
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Some day, I want to look up at a big billboard in Times Square and say, “I knew that company when it was three people. And I saw what it could be.” But how do I get there? Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! I’ve been investing in early stage…
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Hi everyone, hope you had an awesome weekend! Today, I want to talk to you about some of the smartest people I know. As an angel investor, I meet with a lot of startup founders. As I took a walk on the Hudson today, it occurred to me that the…
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Never miss a post…subscribe! Every month, I look at over 200 startups. I choose one. Among those hundreds of companies raising funds, I always see tons of cool ideas. So what distinguishes the companies I choose from all the others? The number 1 reason I say no to founders is…
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Not that kind of angel! You’ve heard of angel investors and their big brothers, venture capitalists. But what does an angel investor actually do in a day? I thought I’d break down my day today so you can see how the sausage is made: 1) Read deal memos in inbox.…
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Last week, I was talking with a young founder who is just starting to pitch investors. She wished she could find a good example of a 3 minute pitch. So I figured if she was having this problem, others probably were too! This morning, I made a little video of…
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You’ve worked really hard on your pitch to investors. But what if some of the things you’re saying are actually turning them off? Here are several things that can be a negative signal to investors: 1) No clear growth trend. If you don’t share information about month over month revenue…
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You’ve run through your deck a hundred times. You’ve practiced pitching to your cat. He declined to invest. Startup founders work incredibly hard to pitch their dream to investors and get funded. As an angel investor, I see a lot of presentations. So, I thought I’d share the 3 biggest…
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The Chinese Communist Party has launched a severe crackdown on the technology industry: Didi Chuxing, the Chinese equivalent of Uber, had its app removed from all Chinese app stores shortly after its US IPO ByteDance, parent company of TikTok, shelved its IPO plans under regulatory pressure. Its CEO has resigned.…
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If you have a car to sell, you generally have 3 options: 1) Craigslist. You can get a good price, but buyers are flaky and the process takes forever. If you can sell it at all. 2) Dealer trade-in. Easy but the price is terrible. 3) Sell to a used…
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