With the rise of peer-to-peer marketplaces, the entire travel industry has been reshaped. From on-demand car services (Uber and Lyft) to finding cozy, short-term accommodations (Airbnb), moving in and around new places has become significantly easier. VaycayHero (formerly Zaranga) adds … Continue reading
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At MicroVentures one of our goals is to provide investors with the ability to diversify their investments in early stage startups. Typically this means investing $5-10k in several startups, building a custom portfolio unique to that individual investor. While investors … Continue reading
It’s a simple truth: angel investors win when they invest in the right startups. Were it only that simple. What this implicitly means though is something equally straightforward: the best angel investors are the best at gauging potential. Not blindly … Continue reading
Understanding a company’s value proposition is understanding its purpose. Why does it do what it does? What makes its solution unique? Who does it serve? In one of the most popular TED talks of all time, Simon Sinek put it rather … Continue reading
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
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
