Startup Funding Espresso – Look for Founders With Balance
[audio src="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angelconnect/03.lok_gor_founders_eith_balance.mp3"][/audio]Look for Founders With Balance Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Investors funding startups know that the team is the most important element. In reviewing the team, look for founders with balance. There are some…
Key Skills Founders Need at Each Stage
At each stage of the startup, the founder needs to have key skills to succeed at that level. Here are the key skills founders need: Seed stage -- grit and jack of all trades. The founder at this stage needs to have grit to grind through obstacles and wear many…
Best Practices for Investor Introductions
Fundraising requires connections to investors. After a founder exhausts his own network, he must draw the circle wider to reach out to investors he does not know. Here are some best practices for investor introductions: Personalize the request for an introduction. If making it to an investor, show how this…
Investor Connect: TEN Connect May 2026 – Part 5
In this episode, Hall hosts Andy as he introduces Tenacious Founder, a platform built to help founders and investors navigate rapid change in the startup world by replacing "winging it" with a structured, data-driven build process. Andy likens today's investing environment to the oil industry's evolution from 70% dry holes…
Thriving on Chaos
Startups have to go through the rollercoaster ride of highs and lows. There will be good times and bad times. Founders should identify what good problems are and what bad problems are. Good problems indicate you are doing well. These include the following: Increasing sales that outstrip your current team.…
