Metrics for Building an Insanely Great Web Service

We saw this blog post and thought it very appropriate to all those regional web entrepreneurs trying to distinguish them from the masses. The post provides Six Milestones from 30 Seconds to 3 Years by which to judge the effectiveness of your web site/service.

Startup Angel and VC Investment Market as of June 2009

Dave McClure has been geeking out in Silicon Valley for almost twenty years as a software developer, entrepreneur, startup advisor, angel investor, blogger, & internet marketing nerd. Here is an interesting presentation from SlideShare on the current investment climate for (web) startups.

Pitching Startups to VCs and Angels — David Rose Serial Entrepreneur and Angel

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!

Five Dumb Things I’ve Done While Pitching To Angels and VCs – Sacramento Entrepreneur Fundraising for Business

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 billions. Newsflash    Read More »»