Startup Funding Espresso – Best Practices for Networking
[audio src="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angelconnect/03.best_practices_for_networking.mp3"][/audio]Best Practices for Networking Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Networking is a key skill in startup fundraising. The founder must be able to navigate a community to find investors for their fundraise. Here are…
Startup Funding Espresso – Dilution by Startup Stage
[audio src="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angelconnect/02.dilution_by_startup_stage.mp3"][/audio]Dilution by Startup Stage Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Dilution is a major issue for founders. Each stage of fundraising causes another reduction in the founder's ownership. Here are the levels of dilution at…
Startup Funding Espresso – Problems Are Startups Waiting To Happen
[audio src="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angelconnect/01.problems_are_startups_waiting_to_happen_.mp3"][/audio]Problems Are Startups Waiting To Happen Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Ideating a new startup begins with a problem. Here are the steps to ideating your next startup: Scan the market for problems. Review…
Investor Connect: Scaling B2B SaaS with AI and Active Investing
In this episode of Investor Connect, Hall T. Martin welcomes Per Nordling, an entrepreneur, angel investor, and SaaS operator who co-founded Medius in 2001, bootstrapped it to about $10M in revenue, raised capital to accelerate expansion, and helped scale the company internationally across Europe, North America, Australia, and parts of…
High-Value Startups Do Things Other Startups Cannot
In ideating a new startup, focus on things other startups cannot do. High-value startups do things other startups cannot This value comes from several sources as follows: Technology edge. The startup has technology that translates into higher revenue and/or lower cost of service. Consider what new technologies can be applied…
