Category: Funding & Finances (Page 4 of 15)

We just got off a Skype call today with Deep Malhotra, Partner at Gemini New Media Ventures LLP. We were talking about why US investors should consider investing in Indian startups. Here’s a video of Deep participating on a panel discussion focused on the same topic…

This video of Dave McClure giving a lecture on incubators is well worth watching…

AktieTorget – which means ”Share square” in Swedish – is a unique Swedish setup enabling entrepreneurial companies to get access to the capital market. In this case, the capital market means the general public and a number of institutions that take an interest in promising, young companies.

AktieTorget is a stock exchange. The idea is that investors, particularly small investors whose investments in entrepreneurial companies will not give them power, are not willing to invest unless the company promises immediate listing after an IPO. Listing provides a modicum of security to the small investor. The promise of listing opens purses that otherwise would have been closed.

There is no reason why this opportunity should not be open to American companies as well. There are no legal limitations for Swedish investors to finance promising American small and medium size companies. Read More...

Hear what Don Dodge, Heidi Roizen, Jessica Livingston and Naval Ravikant have to say about going from a part-time hacker to a funded startup.

QUESTION:

I’ve heard of startups going public with penny stocks. Is this a good way to raise money? What is the downside? Should I spend my time looking into this?

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QUESTION:

My understanding of convertible debt is that it is designed to convert upon the next round of funding. The valuation is determined by next round of investors. So what happens to any convertible debt financing if my startup gets acquired before another round of funding takes place?

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Here’s a short analysis of the top VCs in the world…

This video was created by Richard and his daughter. Fun, creative and highly educational! For more videos like it, visit Richard’s blog at http://hsutube.com/

Richard Hsu is a Silicon Valley Technology Lawyer who believes we are so overloaded with information that if you cannot be brutally pithy and honest, it won’t get read.

Ryan Scott is a successful entrepreneur and pioneer, humanist and philanthropist. He’s also an investor and advisor to startup companies and charities.

In this video, he talks about what angel investors look for in entrepreneurs.

• Sharon Wienbar, Scale Ventures
• Steve Kann, Bridgewater
• Brian Cohen, angel investor
• Howard Morgan, First Round

What do they look for in an investment?

Everyone wants a thoughtful numbers, even if you are wrong. Lots of patents in a field make them wary. At an event, meeting, or otherwise, don’t forget the value of energy and hand-to-hand sales tactics. But — with extra stress — you need to be very upfront about what your product does.

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