One of the critical factors of success in business and as an entrepreneur is mindset. Creating a business requires that you can imagine yourself creating a business, that you see yourself as a business owner, that you understand and can tackle the challenges of...
The wrong answer to the exit strategy question One of my favorite stories about companies pitching the Angels is about a company with a good idea that eliminated themselves with one phrase. When we asked how the investors would make money, the CEO suggested we ask...
The biggest challenge of deal flow isn’t finding companies to invest in. It is finding good companies to invest in. Just to make the whole process more fun, are no absolutes in angel investing, and it is impossible to define upfront exactly which companies will...
In most cases early stage investors whether Angel Investors, seed Investors or early stage venture capitalists invest not in a company’s cash flow, but in the potential for an exit. We buy equity in an entity that has an idea and lots of upside. We care about...
You’ve been working so fast and furiously on your idea that you’ve started to forget what day of the week it is. Your family and friends can barely recognize you. Your bank account balance is showing more red than you care to admit. And yet you’re exhilarated because...
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