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Building an Investor-Brand

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…

45. Angel Best Practices #6 | The Deal (Nick Moran)

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…

42. Raising a VC Fund (Jonathan Struhl)

Jonathan Struhl of Indicator Ventures joins Nick to discuss how he raised his first VC Fund. We will address questions including: What are the types of venture funds and what are their key differences? How do venture funds establish a strategy or investment focus? An LPA and PPM are necessary when…

41. The Exit (John Huston)

John Huston of Ohio TechAngels joins Nick to cover The Exit. We will address questions including: How should angel group leaders think about the exit as a part of their investment strategy? Not every geographic area has produced multiple unicorns or any unicorns for that matter. Why is this a…

Startup Quality & Investment Quality

Below is the ‘Tip of the Week’ from the Podcast Ep41: The Exit (John Huston): Today John spoke about how most angel investors are hunting unicorns and are focused on the quality of the startup. This is where it all begins, right? We look for great ideas, exceptional teams, in…