Tag: Venture Capital
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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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Venture capital funding is growing at an incredible rate. The money pouring into early stage startups, my playground, has increased by billions of dollars per quarter just since 2020. I see the perverse results of this cash flood every day. Here are a few, from just this week alone: 1)…
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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 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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Markets are hot. The S&P 500 sits near record highs. Venture capital funding is higher than ever before. As hot stocks rocket upward and the best venture deals move fast, a specter is haunting investors — the specter of FOMO. Fear of missing out has investors piling into the stocks…
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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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+ Angel Investing, Asia, CCP, China, Communism, Investing, Startup, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital, Xi Jinping+
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Tremendous 