Tag: Entrepreneur
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They were raising $400,000 on a $4 million post-money SAFE. The product was awesome, but I passed. Here’s why… “FallDetector” is a device to prevent falls in the elderly. ***”FallDetector” is a composite, not a real startup, and the name is made up.*** But it shows why even growing companies…
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They were raising $1.7 million at a $20 million cap SAFE. I passed. Here’s why… “PaintBetter” is an app that teaches you how to paint. ***”PaintBetter” is a composite, not a real startup, and the name is made up.*** But it illustrates why even some startups with really cool products…
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I invest in companies with $200k to $500k ARR. So why am I meeting startups that just launched? I think of investing as a conveyor belt. Each day, I put a few more startups on it. In time, they’ll be ready for checkout! Shopping at the Startup Store I try…
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They were raising $1 million at a $10 million valuation. I passed. Here’s why. ReadMate helps kids learn how to read. ReadMate is a composite, not a real startup. But it shows why some consumer startups get funded, and others don’t. A Wonderful Mission ReadMate has guided stories that get…
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“What’s your vision for this company?” That’s usually the first question I ask founders. Some are incredible at answering it — but others struggle. Let me show you how to do this like a pro… One Clear Sentence You should be able to get the vision for your company down…
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No one is more over-advised than founders. So rather than tell you how to run your company, let me show you a fantastic early stage startup in action: Fathom.video. The Problem For months now, I’ve been struggling with taking notes at my meetings. I’ve tried tons of different AI notetakers,…
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Three years in, this angel investing thing is starting to make sense. It’s like the optometrist — what’s better, #1 or #2? Investing, Optometrist Style Let’s say I meet 3 companies in a day — Startups 1, 2 and 3. 2 is better than 1. But when I compare 2…
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Founders might have to do 50 meetings to get a check. But you can make those meetings 10X better and up your odds of raising money by changing how you answer investor questions. Picture Francis sitting on Zoom. I have a list of 8 questions I want to ask the…
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Antonio Garcia Martinez sold his startup for $10 million to Twitter just a year after founding. Then at Facebook, he was part of the rise of the most successful startup in the last 20 years. This week, I dug into Chaos Monkeys, his inside story of how startupland really works.…
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iWashie was raising $600,000 at a very attractive valuation. It was growing like crazy. But I passed. This company is a composite and I changed the name and some identifying details. But it illustrates a key point: the size of the market matters. An Amazing Startup iWashie is a SaaS…
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Tremendous 