Launching new beginnings
In this third discussion on managing transitions I want to talk about the final stage ‘launching new beginnings’. In the logical words of Harry Emerson Fosdick “He who chooses the beginning of a road...
View ArticleThe Changing Exit Environment for Early Stage Companies
In the “good old days,” angels invested in seed-stage startups and teed up promising companies for subsequent venture capital financing. If the company was successful, this quickly led to an IPO – a...
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A Bubble for Seed Stage Valuation
When entrepreneurs raise equity capital for startup companies, the investors’ percentage of ownership is determined by the negotiated valuation for the company at the time of investment. For example,...
View ArticleProtecting IP in Crowdfunded Deals
Angels and venture capitalists will not sign non-disclosure (confidentiality) agreements just to listen to an entrepreneur’s funding presentation, or even to read the entrepreneur’s business plan....
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Average Round Size in Angel Deals
The Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire has been publishing statistics on angel investing for decades. Over the past several years, the numbers of US companies funded by...
View ArticleFollow-on Funding: A Dilemma for Angel Investors
In 2007, Professor Rob Wiltbank reported in Returns to Angel Investors in Groups that angel investors made follow-on investment in about 30% of their invested companies. It was surprising for me to...
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