Tag: Entrepreneur
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You’ve been meeting with investors day after day. You get a lot of “very interestings” but no actual checks. What are these people looking for? Today, I thought I’d explain what I look for in a startup. As an angel investor, I invest in about 1-2% of the companies I…
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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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If you’re a startup founder raising money, you’re going to be sending cold e-mails. Lots of them. So what pitch gets angel investors and VC’s excited, and what turns them off? Here’s the e-mail I’d like to get: From: travis@ubercab.comTo: jim@filthyrich.vc Subject: UberCab intro – everyone’s private driver Hi Jim,…
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Lately, I keep seeing startups running into the same problems. As an angel investor, I work hand in hand with numerous startups. I also see presentations and deal memos from hundreds more. Let’s dig into some of the biggest challenges they have in common: Recruiting The labor market is red…
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Knowing who owns your company should be easy, right? Just keep a spreadsheet with the names and percentages and you’re all set! Unfortunately, company ownership is a lot more complicated than that. Different investors buy in at different prices and different terms over time. That’s where Capbase comes in. Capbase…
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If you run a retail business, you know what a royal pain online review sites can be. Get one unreasonable customer, and all of a sudden their bad day is turned into your business nightmare. An angry one star screed torpedoes your average and you’re left to rebuild, bit by…
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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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The Indian tech industry is growing at an incredible pace: Indian startups have raised a record $10.46 billion in the first half of 2021, up from $4 billion during the same period last year Salaries are also increasing rapidly, from an average of $40,000 to $70,000, and even $150,000 for…
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Investors look at a lot of startups before laying a bet. But how do we know if the company’s product is catching on, or has failed to find traction? And as a founder, how do you know if you’re headed in the right direction or…nowhere? In a recent episode of…
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Tremendous 