How to Negotiate a Term Sheet: 7 Expert Tips

How to Negotiate a Term Sheet: 7 Expert Tips

A term sheet is a non-binding business agreement between a startup company and a potential investor. It is all a part of the dating process: the term sheet is an agreement to agree. It is a bit like engagement is an agreement to eventually marry. Here we discuss how...
How to define the exit strategy for your startup

How to define the exit strategy for your startup

Most entrepreneurs struggle with defining their exit strategy and presenting a clear one in their pitch.  The reason seems to sit in the difference between how entrepreneurs and investors view a business. The exit strategy is your plan for creating such a great...
Investor Tool for Screening Angel Investments

Investor Tool for Screening Angel Investments

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...
11 Things Angel Investors Always Look For In A Pitch

11 Things Angel Investors Always Look For In A Pitch

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...