The Wisdom of the Crowd
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…
Bill Clark
MicroVentures Blog
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Analyzing a Startup – Part III: The Value Proposition
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…
Bill Clark
Analyzing a Startup – Part II: The Market
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,…
Bill Clark
Building your Investment Portfolio with Startups
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…
Bill Clark
Analyzing a Startup – Part I: The Founding Team
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…
Bill Clark
Why Crowdfunding Should be Part of Your Fundraising Strategy
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…
Bill Clark
Demystifying Venture Capital Fund Fee Structures
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…
Bill Clark
Why Your Startup Should Blog & How to Do It Right
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.…
Tyler Gray
Books You Should Be Reading as a Startup Investor
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…
Bill Clark
Education