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…
Investor Connect: Seed Investing, Fast Decisions, and Founder Readiness
[audio src="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angelconnect/0227Dave_Sanders_Sacramento_Angels.mp3"][/audio] On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Dave Sanders, angel investor and Membership Chair at SAC Angels. Located in El Dorado Hills, California, Sac Angels is a long-running Sacramento-based angel group that's been investing in high-potential early-stage startups since the late 1990s, with about 70 members completing…
There Are Many Scenarios in Fundraising
In fundraising, there are many scenarios and strategies a founder can use. Here are several factors that impact which strategy to use: The current market for funding. In up markets, one can raise more funding and at a faster pace. The strength of the startup. Startups with traction and a…
