Accessing Silicon Valley: A Primer for the Israeli EntrepreneurGil Ben-Artzy
When should you visit the US with your startup? How do you make your visit worthwhile and begin to gain momentum? When and how should you fundraise in the US? We’ll discuss what you need to think about when answering these questions, as well as best practices and common pitfalls. Some of the topics that will be covered include:
- Best timing to access the US (product mock-up stage, post-launch, etc)
- Fundraising best practices, differences from Israel
- Cultural nuances and why you it really matters
- East Coast vs. West Coast considerations
If you're based in Pakistan, what the best way to raise local funding? With over 7 years of experience in running startups, Nash explains the best way forward.
Accessing Silicon Valley: A Primer for the Israeli EntrepreneurGil Ben-Artzy
When should you visit the US with your startup? How do you make your visit worthwhile and begin to gain momentum? When and how should you fundraise in the US? We’ll discuss what you need to think about when answering these questions, as well as best practices and common pitfalls. Some of the topics that will be covered include:
- Best timing to access the US (product mock-up stage, post-launch, etc)
- Fundraising best practices, differences from Israel
- Cultural nuances and why you it really matters
- East Coast vs. West Coast considerations
If you're based in Pakistan, what the best way to raise local funding? With over 7 years of experience in running startups, Nash explains the best way forward.
Strategies for Accessing the US Market (Feb 1-2, 2016)Gil Ben-Artzy
In this talk, I try to offer practical advice for you to implement based on real case studies from the past 10 years of working with and investing in dozens of Israeli startups that have successfully brought their companies to the US.
Some of the topics covered include:
* Plans for creating momentum in the US, even while you are based in Israel
* Considerations and best practices for establishing your US office
* If, when and how to begin fundraising in the US
It is a given that we will all exit our business at some point - willingly or not! - and it is never to soon to start planning that exit.
There is a link at the end of this deck to the associated blog and webinar recording
So you got an idea. How do you make it into a business? You need to make a startup, search for a business model, find customers and scale. This talk briefly talks about where to go next
Venture & Angel Investments for Startups - 2021Crowd Product
The special event series will cover the following:
Raising First Cheque Seed Funding from VC
Why Lead Investor is Important ? How to Find One ?
20 Things Not To Do By A Startup Founder
Impress the Angels: How to Make It Into "Startup Heaven"Palo Alto Software
What is an angel investor? How do they invest? What's the difference between an angel investor and a venture capitalist?
This presentation answers all these questions, and also includes tips from actual angel investors on what you can do to impress an angel.
Lets Get Real About Angel Investing - RVC Angel Capital Summit Keynote by Set...Seth Levine
Keynote at RVC Angel Capital Summit (Syndication 2.0) "Let's Get Real About Angel Investing" by Seth Levine, Managing Director of Foundry Group in Boulder, CO.
Seed funding and angel fundraising remains a art more than science. As someone who is heavily involved with startups and angel investors, here I have tried to answer the common question from entrepreneurs, startups and investors.
CEO of the startup & innovation studio Launcher, Viktor Mikulasek, presented at the Mobcon conference in Bratislava, Slovakia. The aim was to clarify what should a startup consider before approaching an investor.
Tips and techniques for raising your first round of financing from entrepreneur turned VC Jeff Bussgang of Flybridge Capital and Harvard Business School.
Strategies for Accessing the US Market (Feb 1-2, 2016)Gil Ben-Artzy
In this talk, I try to offer practical advice for you to implement based on real case studies from the past 10 years of working with and investing in dozens of Israeli startups that have successfully brought their companies to the US.
Some of the topics covered include:
* Plans for creating momentum in the US, even while you are based in Israel
* Considerations and best practices for establishing your US office
* If, when and how to begin fundraising in the US
It is a given that we will all exit our business at some point - willingly or not! - and it is never to soon to start planning that exit.
There is a link at the end of this deck to the associated blog and webinar recording
So you got an idea. How do you make it into a business? You need to make a startup, search for a business model, find customers and scale. This talk briefly talks about where to go next
Venture & Angel Investments for Startups - 2021Crowd Product
The special event series will cover the following:
Raising First Cheque Seed Funding from VC
Why Lead Investor is Important ? How to Find One ?
20 Things Not To Do By A Startup Founder
Impress the Angels: How to Make It Into "Startup Heaven"Palo Alto Software
What is an angel investor? How do they invest? What's the difference between an angel investor and a venture capitalist?
This presentation answers all these questions, and also includes tips from actual angel investors on what you can do to impress an angel.
Lets Get Real About Angel Investing - RVC Angel Capital Summit Keynote by Set...Seth Levine
Keynote at RVC Angel Capital Summit (Syndication 2.0) "Let's Get Real About Angel Investing" by Seth Levine, Managing Director of Foundry Group in Boulder, CO.
Seed funding and angel fundraising remains a art more than science. As someone who is heavily involved with startups and angel investors, here I have tried to answer the common question from entrepreneurs, startups and investors.
CEO of the startup & innovation studio Launcher, Viktor Mikulasek, presented at the Mobcon conference in Bratislava, Slovakia. The aim was to clarify what should a startup consider before approaching an investor.
Tips and techniques for raising your first round of financing from entrepreneur turned VC Jeff Bussgang of Flybridge Capital and Harvard Business School.
Starting your fundraising journey? It can be a bitch, especially when you're in Singapore. How do you raise from angels? Institutional investors? Do you need a pitch deck? What tools are available to you?
I want to help answer those questions, and give folks who are beginning to fundraise some clarity on this understandably stressful process! It's by no means exhaustive, but it should help give newbies some direction!
How to Raise Your First Round of Capital - January 2020Jeffrey Bussgang
A step by step guide to raising your first round of capital -- from angels or venture capitalists (VCs) -- from a VC veteran and Harvard Business School (HBS) professor
Presentation given by Elad Gil on raising a seed round.
Gil is an investor in Airbnb, Airtable Coinbase, Gusto, Instacart, Stripe, Square, Opendoor, Pinterest, Wish and other companies as well as author of High Growth Handbook.
https://www.amazon.com/High-Growth-Handbook-Elad-Gil/dp/1732265100/
Success in raising capital for your business is very practical and easy. It often leaves clues, and if you look closely you will find a trail. There are a number of simple rules you can follow to significantly improve your chances of raising capital. Some of these rules are based on plain, old common sense. Some have been validated by the bitter experiences of other entrepreneurs. If you follow the golden rules in this lesson, you will avoid some of the most common mistakes and roadblocks people face when they try to raise funding.
David Weekly's Angel Investment Deck. Meant as an introduction to investing in US-based companies as an accredited investor. Covers Angel List, syndicates, syndicate funds, venture capital, common risks and pitfalls.
NOTE: Does not constitute legal or financial advice and is not a solicitation for investment.
Matthew Stotts’s intimate knowledge of venture capital firms and the way in which their partnerships take form and how their individual partners perform, provides founders with a wholly unique advantage in the capital formation process. He maps the dynamic investing landscape of today to a startup’s future potential and current business metrics, identifying the critical factors that accelerate fundraising while mitigating the risks of over communication or strategic errors that set back founders and close off optimal paths to growth.
The 10 Biggest Questions We Received From Tech Startups - NextView VenturesNextView Ventures
These were the most popular blog post we created in the last six months for our startup blog, The View From Seed. This site is dedicated to seed-stage tech startups in the web and mobile spaces. NextView is a leading seed VC located in Boston. Topics include raising venture capital, hiring a COO, content marketing and blogging, and more.
A preview of Pitching Hacks (How to pitch investors).
We’ve founded companies like Epinions; helped start companies that are backed by Sequoia, Benchmark, and Kleiner Perkins; raised $100M or so for startups; and invested another $20M in about 12 companies. This book summarizes the lessons we've learned along the way.
Buy the whole book at http://venturehacks.com/pitching
Eric Ries' presentation on lean startups. From Steve Blank's Customer Development course at Berkeley. Learn more and hear the audio at http://bit.ly/3qsvJ.
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2. Outline: How to close an angel round
1. You can close an angel round with 'mass
syndication'
2. Mass syndication
3. Start with terms and valuation below market
4. What you want in your term sheet
5. What you don't want in your term sheet
6. Should you have a board seat for seed
investors?
7. This isn't comprehensive term sheet advice
8. Memorize the term sheet before your first
meeting
9. How do you set your valuation? Price it to
move
10. How do you bring up the terms in a meeting?
3. Outline: How to close an angel round
11. Describe how the terms are investor-friendly
12. A preferred round is a good way to set up
good initial terms
13. Does a small seed round need protective
provisions? Pros and cons.
14. Get feedback on the terms in the first
meeting
15. Drop names to build social proof.
16. Social proof works differently in a Series A
round with VCs
17. See if the "interest" includes a dollar
amount, intros, and name-dropping (a.k.a.
soft circled)
18. When do you need a lead?
19. Approach the financing as if you won’t find a
lead
4. Outline: How to close an angel round
20. What's a lead investor?
21. If they say "find a lead," ask why
22. How to create a deadline
23. Raise the money when you don't need it
24. Send two emails to the angels
25. Do a rolling close: the cash comes in just-
in-time
26. Mass syndication can fail if a very high
social proof investor drops out
27. Use AngelList and StartupList to get intros
to angels
28. Read the free chapter from Pitching Hacks for
tactical advice on getting intros
29. What do angels look for?
30. Advisors are good for getting your foot in
the door, not in a pitch
5. Outline: How to close an angel round
31. Get advisors by going to events or talking to
entrepreneurs
32. Before you raise a seed round, you need a
product in the marketplace
33. Use customer development and lean startup
techniques to get to market with less
34. If you need money to get something in the
marketplace, pitch idea investors
35. Pitch incubators or do your startup on the side
36. What are the different types of seed stage
investors?
37. If you're talking to a VC, make sure they
really do seed stage rounds
38. Potential concerns with pitching multi-stage
and seed-stage firms
39. Get intros to seed investors with AngelList/
StartupList
6. You can close an angel round
with 'mass syndication'
1. Drop names
2. No lead
3. Write a term sheet
8. What you want in your term sheet:
1. Price
2. Liquidation preference
3. Company controls conversion if you're
raising debt
4. Majority of investors can approve
amendment
9. What you don’t want in
your term sheet:
1. No minimum raise
2. Probably no board seat
3. Vesting is a pre-nup
4. But have an option pool
19. Drop names to build social proof.
First, "interested" isn't "committed".
Second, use these guidelines:
1. Money in bank? Drop the name.
2. Negotiating term sheet? Drop the name.
3. In the first meeting, ask them if you
can drop their name as "interested."
24. What's a lead investor?
1. Wants half the round or more
2. Will help you find other investors
3. Can decide without social proof
venturehacks.com/articles/lead
26. How to create a deadline
1. Need to make a payment
(not a great approach)
2. Artificial deadline with terms that are
only good for now
3. Holidays
4. Traveling
5. Oversubscription (the best)
40. If you need money to get something in
the marketplace, pitch idea investors:
1. Friends and family
2. People who know you really well
3. People who have the same vision you do
41. Pitch incubators or do your
startup on the side
venturehacks.com/articles/half-assed
42. What are the different types of
seed stage investors?
1. Individual angels investing their own money
2. Seed stage funds with LPs
(may look like a person or a fund)
3. VCs who also do seed rounds
(seed program or not)
43. If you're talking to a VC, make sure
they really do seed stage rounds
44. Potential concerns with pitching
multi-stage and seed-stage firms
1. VC diligence process
2. VC governance: board control, board meetings,
financial focus
3. Negative signaling value in the next round
4. Investor owning too little
5. Leaving room for angels
45. Get intros to seed investors with:
AngelList
venturehacks.com/angellist
StartupList
venturehacks.com/startuplist
