MicroVentures Blog
Research, market commentary, and education for investors and founders.
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),…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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