Leo Polovets of Susa Ventures joins Nick to cover The Value of Data, Part One. We will address questions including: As a startup investor, why did you decide to write your series of articles on the “Value of Data?” You released this series in three parts. At a very high-level,…
On this special segment of the Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: Morris Wheeler Rob Day David S. Rose Each investor describes an outstanding entrepreneur that they’ve worked with and what key traits and behaviors make for the best startup leaders. Itunes: http://apple.co/1PAbvK6 Direct-audio: http://bit.ly/1HI26Z0 SoundCloud: http://bit.ly/1O3Hsr5
Peter Wilkins of Hyde Park Angels joins Nick to cover Founder-Investor Fit. We will address questions including: Did you consider raising a venture fund as opposed to leading an angel group? What should entrepreneurs think about when targeting investors? How do you parse which businesses need Venture Capital vs. Angel…
Below is the ‘Tip of the Week’ transcript from the Podcast Ep48: Entrepreneur-Investor Fit (Peter Wilkins) Today we touched on how angel groups and VCs often need to be partners in the funding process. Not just as syndication partners within one round, but also for subsequent rounds of funding. Recently,…
On this special segment of the Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: John Huston David Brown Jason Heltzer Each investor describes their investment thesis and how they evaluate startups for investment. Itunes: http://apple.co/1S4wjH5 Direct-audio: http://bit.ly/1WzJczG SoundCloud: http://bit.ly/20xXqjY
Tom Tunguz of Redpoint Ventures joins Nick to cover The Must-Have Characteristics of Successful SaaS Startups. We will address questions including: Can you talk about your decision to blog, selling your partners at Redpoint, how it went in the early going and what results it’s created for yourself and Redpoint?…
Below is the ‘Tip of the Week’ transcript from the Podcast Ep47: The Must-Have Characteristics of Successful SaaS Startups (Tomasz Tunguz) Tom and I had a chance today to reflect on our efforts to build an audience via blogging… him through writing and me through the interviews. This got me…
On this special segment of the Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: Jon Medved Jerry Neumann Sergio Gurrieri Each investor describes a situation where they did decide to invest, what the key factors were that led to “Yes” and how that investment has worked out. Itunes: http://apple.co/1N34Ber Direct-audio: http://bit.ly/1GgGwzF SoundCloud:…
On this episode of The Full Ratchet Nick covers part 6 of Best Practices for Seed & Angel Investing including: Overview of Seed Investing Developing an Angel Investor Strategy Identifying startups: Deal-flow Evaluation & Selection– The Team Evaluation & Selection– The Product & The Market The Deal Itunes: http://apple.co/1M5ljoo Direct-audio: http://bit.ly/1W2maRA…
Jason Heltzer of Origin Ventures joins Nick to cover Negotiating a Term Sheet. We will address questions including: Can you first talk about why you chose to write about negotiation? One of the first things to understand is whether the negotiation is asymmetric or not. What does this mean and…