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By VStart, on January 19th, 2010
We saw a great video today that every startup entrepreneur should take a look at. It is an online interview by Jason Calacanis of Brad Feld. Jason is an outspoken entrepreneur who recently created a huge online discussion about entrepreneurs having to pay substantial dollars to present to Angel investors. Brad Feld is an entrepreneur, turned Angel and VC, who is very entrepreneur centric and has a widely read blog (that’s where we found this).
This video is 2 hours long but the first 90 minutes are really worth listening to. It covers these topics:
By VStart, on January 7th, 2010
Robb Moore, CEO of ioSafe in Auburn, always does something sensational at CES in Las Vegas. This year, as he did last year, he subjected one of the company’s hard drives to fire, and water submersion, but this time he further ran over it with the tracks on a 20 ton backhoe. Take a look at the video to see if the drive survived. By the way. Robb has bootstrapped ioSafe from day one. Seems this video goes a long way to say a lot a pitch or executive summary would never reveal! Robb is a VentureStart adviser.
By VStart, on October 31st, 2009
By VStart, on October 3rd, 2009
Coming soon, an organization dedicated to the goal of nurturing entrepreneurism in the greater Sacramento region. No dues, no fees, no sales pitches. Just real help and motivation for people who think they might want to start a company here in the region. This group is being formed by investors and entrepreneurs who want to help others start and grow successful businesses here, without having to move their company or raise their money in the Bay area. Click here to get more information when it’s launched.
By Dan Koellen, on July 14th, 2009
Does anyone really know? Looking back on all of the pitches I have heard many entrepreneurs certainly don’t and probably many investors don’t either. Is this a Mission Impossible?
Should you decide to accept this mission your first task is to have the investors take notice by presenting a succinct summary of what problem you are solving, why it is important to solve, that you can make money by solving it, and you (and your team) will execute. This needs to be done in the first few slides or it is truly a Mission Impossible! Notice I did not say anything about technology, science, or software. These are means Read More »»
By VStart, on July 13th, 2009
It’s easy for a startup entrepreneur to be trapped with the question “So what’s your valuation”. If you throw out too high a number that can be the end of the discussion; too low and you’ve left something on the table. The video below offers one answer: basically it suggests you say you’ll let the market decide.
That’s a reasonable answer since investors often have much more experience than the entrepreneur in knowing current valuation ranges. Yet, frequently investors will insist on an answer to better determine whether they should pursue further investigation of your company. So just in case the “let the market decide” answer doesn’t cut it, Read More »»
By VStart, on July 9th, 2009
There are many sites, documents and videos on the web about pitching a startup to investors. Here is one video that stands out. It is by David Rose, an angel investor, and serial entrepreneur. He is also the founder of Angelsoft (the platform used by most angel groups to manage entrepreneur applications, and deal flow).
Hope you enjoy it!
By RobbM, on July 3rd, 2009
by: Robb Moore, CEO of ioSafe
As the newbie entrepreneur on the SARTA VentureStart team, I thought it would be appropriate to help some of my fellow entrepreneurs learn from some of my mistakes while pitching my company to investors. Below are five dumb things I’ve done. I hope these nuggets will save you a little time in your path to financial freedom!
1. Pitching Approach: Pitching the Product vs. the Business I’m an engineer to the core. I love technology. I love MY technology. I love MY ideas. I think MY ideas are fantastic! I think MY ideas are worth Read More »»
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