I recently attended a panel on start-up funding, and while this information is mostly common sense, its always good to be reminded. So here’s a quick summary of my notes along with my own commentary thrown in.
Prepare, prepare, prepare
Be ready for the pitch, and remember you are making a sale, but at the end of [...]
KISS plays an important role (Keep It Simple Stupid)
You do not need many slides and they should be to the point. These slides will probably not fall into place but result from a lot of sweat and tears to get them down to their core message. This may be challenging as everyone is excited about [...]
I attended ASTIA’s Doing It Right last week in the role of advisor. One panel, I sat in on featured several Angel Investors, and I wanted to pass along their advise and comments.
The panel included
Sam Angus: Fenwick & West (Moderator)
JoAnne Miller – Golden Seeds
Ann Nigam – Sand Hill Angles
Sue Preston – Clean Energy, CalCef Angle [...]
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