Month: April, 2008

Top Three Reasons Angels Don’t Invest StartUp Capital

28 April, 2008 (13:15) | angel capital, angel money, funding, investors, raising money, startUP, startUP capital, startup company | No comments

If a potential Angel investor is going to meet with you and listen to your pitch then the capital you’re seeking is yours to LOOSE.Angel investors have every reason on earth to not write the check. Make sure they have the Money, Understanding, and Belief. Be relentless. You’ll get the check.
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Angel Investors. Done or Dead.

15 April, 2008 (07:25) | angel capital, angel money, investors, raising money, startUP, startUP capital, volatile times | 8 comments

Most of the dozens of startup people I have dealt with don’t understand how to get investment from angels. StartUps seeking investment are afraid that actually asking for a check will abort the very thing they’re about to request - angel investment . The fear becomes convoluted logic -

“if I ask then I’ll be perceived […]

Who gets Venture Capital 2008 Q1

9 April, 2008 (13:00) | raising money, startUP, startUP capital, venture capital | 2 comments

If you live in California you got half of the venture money and half of the deals the first quarter of 2008. All the rest of the country got the rest (really 54%). Wow!
In the past couple of days PriceWaterhouseCoopers
reported their first quarter MoneyTree report. This is a great source of information about […]