Working with Investors

Today, bank loans, grants, funding, donations and other traditional ways of financing business ideas have a new competitor. Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) represent are...

The question on Quora was “What do investors ‘get’ that other people don’t?” I answered that question from the point of view of angel...

Even though the color of their money is always green, all startup investors are not the same. Struggling entrepreneurs are often so happy to...

Ripple is one of the oldest cryptocurrency networks. Launched in 2012, the ripple coin was once valued at 1000 coins for a dollar. Six...

Don’t bash the competition. Every investor knows how vulnerable a new startup is to competitors, so investors always ask about your sustainable competitive advantage in the...

This statement could be considered controversial. We have previously made the case that professional investors demand more in the form of restrictive covenants and...

Let’s talk about the reality of taking money from professional investors. It is not the first time we’ve covered this general subject nor the...

I was asked recently for a list of things that annoy me in angel investment pitches from startups. I’ve done this before, so there...

No, no, no!Toddlers expect to hear that, but when you’re a grown adult with an idea for “the next big thing” and investor after...

Question: What are the normal steps for angel investment? What’s involved in submitting a business plan?I decided to answer this question here because I see...