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Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
The most interesting thing I’ve learned by being an investor and sitting on boards & seeing so many company pitches is how different reality of what is going on at companies is from what you’re reading about them in the press. Tags: Startup Advice Tech Market Analysis VC Industry. Part three will be published shortly.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 19, 2010
It’s hard for me to imagine that angel investing outcomes judged 10 years from now will have a drastically different profile. The best angels or angel funds will do tremendously well. I guess what I’m saying is that startup investing (whatever the stage) is not a stock picking job. Ultimately Yahoo!
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Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 11, 2009
This is part of my ongoing series Startup Advice. Many startup companies hire advisory boards. So do advisory boards really add value? In my experience most advisory boards under deliver relative to expectations. My main advice to you if you’re considering it is don’t waste much equity on it.
OnStartups
MARCH 24, 2021
An Odd Start To My Angel Investing. So I thought of an idea: Why not invest in startups? Angel investing is like having a niece or nephew. So, I figured I’d have to give up the angel investing thing so I could commit myself completely to HubSpot. This was unfortunate, because I liked angel investing.
This is going to be BIG.
MAY 29, 2012
Over the course of the lifetime of a new angel investor, they'll do 70% of all of the angel investments they'll ever make in year one. 2) Network with as many other angel investors as possible. Other angels are a source of dealflow and can be leads to the kind of talent your portfolio needs to hire to be successful.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 19, 2009
You’re trying to get you contacts to get you that introduction to Ron Conway to sprinkle his legitimacy on your company through an angel investment. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. All of these things are nearly impossible for most entrepreneurs. And in life.
This is going to be BIG.
MAY 5, 2011
Advisors, investors and board members come in all shapes and sizes. I'm a strong believer in having a board, even at a seed stage, to report to and set strategy with. The most successful companies have strong boards and so as a good housekeeping practice, why not start acting like a great company as early as possible.
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