Startup Funding Espresso – Avoid These Sins as a Startup Investor
[audio src="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angelconnect/04.avoid_these_sins_as_a_startup_investor.mp3"][/audio]Avoid These Sins as a Startup Investor Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Startup investors should act as role models for startup founders. Startup founders are often new to the startup world and so look…
Startup Funding Espresso – Challenges of Partnerships
[audio src="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angelconnect/03.challenges_of_partnerships_.mp3"][/audio]Challenges of Partnerships Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Bringing on a cofounder has many advantages. There are also disadvantages. Here's a list of challenges with partnerships: Decision making. Partners bring the challenge of making…
Startup Funding Espresso – Benefits of Having a Co-Founder
[audio src="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angelconnect/02.benefits_of_having_a_cofounder.mp3"][/audio]Benefits of Having a Co-Founder Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Launching a startup is a challenging endeavor. Having a co-founder can bring many benefits as follows: Share the responsibility of launching and running the…
Startup Funding Espresso – How To Generate the Herd Effect
[audio src="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angelconnect/01.how_to_generate_the_herd_effect.mp3"][/audio]How To Generate the Herd Effect Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. In raising funding, the startup founder's job is to motivate the investor to engage in the deal. Investors are often motivated by what…
Startup Funding Espresso – Avoid Giving Up Too Much Equity in the Early Stages
[audio src="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angelconnect/05.avoid_givi_g_up_too_much_equity_n_the_early_stages_.mp3"][/audio]Avoid Giving Up Too Much Equity in the Early Stages Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. In the early stages of a company, fundraisers should focus on the minimum amount, not the maximum. The valuation…
