Don’t Grow Like Groupon: Why Growth is Bad for Your Business
In today’s hyper-fast business world, we watch startups like Groupon go from zero to billions seemingly overnight. It’s tempting to measure yourself by these examples and to feel wholly inadequate....
View ArticleNegotiating with Angels: When to Rescue a Funding Deal – and When to Walk Away
You’ve been carefully nurturing an equity investor and now he’s threatening to walk away from the deal. Despite an endless number of presentations, term sheets, meetings with partners and expensive...
View ArticleWhen You Swim With Sharks, Take Your Calculator
You ought to have your calculator handy when you watch ABC’s Shark Tank, the TV show where wealthy angel investors make on-the-spot investments into small businesses. Last night a middle-aged company...
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Crowdfunding Update: What you Need to Know Today to Raise Equity from the Crowd
If you’re looking to raise money for your business or startup, you should start getting ready now to offer stock to the general public under the new law called Jumpstart our Business Startups, or JOBS...
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Don’t Be Shark Bait: Tell an Investor What Your Company is Worth Now… and Later!
The ABC reality TV show “Shark Tank” is incredible. Each week, contestants are offered millions of dollars for a piece of their company. They have about 30 seconds to say yes or no. It looks simple,...
View ArticleBusiness Plan Wizard: How to Write your Future on One Page
The magic of Harry Potter recently found its way into business strategy and planning. In fact, author J. K. Rowling gave up one amazing secret to her creative genius that every entrepreneur should use...
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Crowdfunding Rules: Compare your Options for Equity and Fundraising
Think “Crowdfunding” and you might think of Kickstarter or Indiegogo. Both are good sites, but soon new crowdfunding rules will unlock powerful new options for fundraising online. Yes, Kickstarter and...
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Bridge Loans: How Friends Can Get You Cash When Investors Can’t
Whether your business is growing rapidly or just getting started, you need cash. But negotiating with investors or VC can take a long time – time you don’t have. Most entrepreneurs report that...
View ArticleTop 5 Pet Peeves of Venture Capitalists
Venture Capitalists can be a tough group to please. Because they hear hundreds of pitches every year, VC learn to sort the best from the B.S. I had a chance to discuss this topic with Mr. Ed Goodman,...
View ArticleRaising Venture Capital: Big Headlines Hide the Ugly Truth
Dataminr, Inc. is celebrating. The company just announced a feat that a lot of small business owners would love to claim: a new $130 million investment from leading angels and VC… on top of $50 million...
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Crowdfunding Rules: Compare your Options for Equity and Fundraising
Think “Crowdfunding” and you might think of Kickstarter or Indiegogo. Both are good sites, but soon new crowdfunding rules will unlock powerful new options for fundraising online. Yes, Kickstarter and...
View ArticleRaising Venture Capital: Big Headlines Hide the Ugly Truth
Dataminr, Inc. is celebrating. The company just announced a feat that a lot of small business owners would love to claim: a new $130 million investment from leading angels and VC… on top of $50 million...
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