Marc Andreeson—entrepreneur and investor—contends that “market is the most important factor in a startup’s success or failure.” A good team and the right product are both important, but without a demand market for them, the odds of finding success are long. … Continue reading
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If you ask a dozen people, how to build an investment portfolio, you will end up with a dozen different answers. The simple truth is that there really is no simple truth when it comes to structuring your investments. Strategies … Continue reading
Peter Thiel, cofounder of PayPal, is quite blunt when it comes to the importance of a company having the right founding team. A startup messed up at its foundation cannot be fixed.” That’s because, to Thiel, the early days of … Continue reading
Crowdfunding: Part of a coherent fundraising strategy? We think so. As crowdfunding increasingly becomes the defacto way of giving and receiving capital, it’s a subject demanding more and more of your attention. Our startup economy has made the leap from … Continue reading
Just as each VC fund is different, the fee structures of these funds also varies. At first glance, the fixed charges of VC funds may give the impression they’ll still get paid even if they don’t do their job well, … Continue reading
Content is essential to educating potential customers about your startup, and when developed properly, content is one of the least expensive ways of growing your business. While word of mouth recommendations from friends and family, referred to as “earned advertising,” … Continue reading
Startup accelerators and startup incubators assist entrepreneurs in the journey toward becoming successful companies, but each in their own way. However different these two processes are, many people confuse the two and use the terms interchangeably. What is a Startup Accelerator? The … Continue reading
There are a myriad of books written for entrepreneurs who desire to make their startup a success, but not quite as many for investors looking to put their money behind the right ones. With that said, books written with entrepreneurs … Continue reading
With venture capital growing at such a fast rate, it’s hard to keep up with the overload of information pouring in from every direction. The blogs you read depend on which area(s) of investing you are interested in, as well … Continue reading
Twitter is a great source of information for startup investors, providing an abundance of recent blog posts and current events while shrinking these messages down to 140 character previews. Each venture capitalist and entrepreneur uses Twitter in a different way, delivering a different … Continue reading
