Startup Funding Espresso – How To Foster the Startup Community
[audio src="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angelconnect/02.how_to_foster_the_startup_community.mp3"][/audio]How To Foster the Startup Community Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Investors should foster the local startup community. The more vibrant the community, the better the deal flow. Here are some key ways investors…
Startup Funding Espresso – Painkillers vs Vitamins
[audio src="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angelconnect/01.painkillers_bs_vitamins.mp3"][/audio]Painkillers vs Vitamins Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. In startup investing, look for startups that solve real-world problems. Focus on the ones that provide a solution tantamount to a painkiller. The customer has a…
Investor Connect: Investing in AI with Andrew Byrnes of Byrnes Impact
In this episode of Investor Connect, Hall Marchant welcomes Andrew Byrnes, founder and principal of Byrnes Impact, who shares how investors can separate real technical substance from narrative-driven hype in early-stage AI companies. Andrew explains why investors should validate claimed technical improvements with real-world proof beyond demos, assess the technical…
Startup Funding Espresso – Invest in the Capable
[audio src="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angelconnect/05.invest_in_the_capable.mp3"][/audio]Invest in the Capable Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. The team is often the key indicator of a successful startup. In startup investing, look for competency and experience in the team. Competency and experience…
How To Solve Large Problems
Startups raising funding should have a grand vision. That vision must inspire investors to join the cause. It takes years for the vision to come to full fruition. To take on a large problem, consider the following: Start small. In the early days, the startup will be small and sometimes…
