I often see startup pitches that contain slides on competitive advantages. I rarely see startups with any real, significant competitive advantages and when I do I get very excited. Here are a bunch of (not) competitive advantages I've seen: we're enthusiastic! we have having passion! we are going to ...
Crazy Risk Taking Business Angels? Business Angels come in different shapes and sizes. But are they really like? Crazy? Successful? Generous or in it for the money? That is a question that not only entrepreneurs ask themselves, but also the Business Angels too. Why? Most investments that gain Angel ...
Below are slides from my talk today at the Hong Kong Cyberport Venture Capital Forum conference. I'll be speaking about angel investing & incubator programs in Silicon Valley, and my experiences managing the FF Angel seed investing program ($2M US, 2009) and fbFund REV incubator program ($850K US, 2 ...
In his previous post, The cheque is in the mail, I’ll respect you in the morning and your email system will generate a 125% ROI in ten months, Mr 1% Spend explored the idea that Return on Investment (ROI) is a concept manipulated by marketers in order to produce irresistible investment propositions. ...
Where are the best places to learn about angel investing? Here are the ones I use—national, regional and local. National Resources: - Angel Capital Association - Angel Capital Education Foundation - Frank Peters Show - Dave Berkus - Tech Coast Angels Local Resources: - Atlanta TechnologyAngels Regio ...
Oodles.com founder Steve Sherlock has set himself the goal of raising a multimillion dollar Series A funding round by the end of January 2010. He is documenting his trials and tribulations and seeking feedback from readers on AnthillOnline.com. This is the fifth post in his series. Week 4: Enter the ...
Jonas talks with Hall Martin – founder of The Austin Entrepreneur Network. In part 2 of their discussion, they discuss the First Look Forum. The First Look Forum is a regular event put on by AEN and hosted by Tech Ranch that matches Entrepreneurs with potential mentors and investors. Think of it as ...
Is the Iceberg Melting? I am not suggesting for a moment that all Green businesses are bad investments, but I am suggesting that whenever a bubble appears or to there is much enthusiasm for an idea, that a number of the businesses ideas sold to unquestioning investors will turn out to serve the midd ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of two posts on ROI. The second will be published early next week. I want to talk about my favourite “marketing speak” glossy brochure metric: Return on Investment (ROI). I love ROI numbers. They’re usually huge, massively huge, and almost always never repeatable out ...
The reality television show Dragons’ Den never really took off in Australia (Seven axed it after it’s maiden series). However, it is a massive hit elsewhere in the world — local versions of the show have aired in 16 different countries, including Afghanistan and Nigeria(!). In the UK, it has continu ...
