This document summarizes key points from a presentation called the "Magic 8-Ball of Angel Investing" which addresses common problems brought up in entrepreneur pitches to angel investors. The presentation uses a Magic 8-Ball as a metaphor to provide perspective for entrepreneurs. It discusses issues like lack of uniqueness among competitors, unproven new markets, claims of no competition, unrealistic growth projections, high valuations, and reasons why investors may say no. The goal is to help entrepreneurs understand an investor's perspective and resolve these common problems.
Real or folklore - an advertisement for Sir Ernest Shackleton's "Antarctic Expedition":
"MEN WANTED FOR HAZARDOUS JOURNEY. SMALL WAGES,
BITTER COLD, LONG MONTHS OF COMPLETE DARKNESS,
CONSTANT DANGER, SAFE RETURN DOUBTFUL. HONOR AND
RECOGNITION IN CASE OF SUCCESS."
What similarities exist in the "Startup Expedition"?
“Comparing investors who spent less than the median 20 hours of due diligence and investors who spent more, shows an overall multiple difference of 5.9X for those with high due diligence compared to only 1.1X for those with low due diligence.”
Excerpt taken from “Returns to Angel Investors in Groups”, a comprehensive study of 539 Angel led investments. Robert Wiltbank, Ph.D. and Warren Boeker, Ph. D., 11/2007.
Be ready to be bought! Your company is your product. - Randy SmerikStartupfest
If you're trying to sell your company, then you have two products: what you sell, and the company itself. Knowing who your likely acquirers are means you can tailor the organization to potential buyers, just as you'd design a product for specific customers. In this session, we'll look at how to adjust your tone, staff, geographic location, pricing, and every other aspect of your business to make yourself an easy target for buyers.
Real or folklore - an advertisement for Sir Ernest Shackleton's "Antarctic Expedition":
"MEN WANTED FOR HAZARDOUS JOURNEY. SMALL WAGES,
BITTER COLD, LONG MONTHS OF COMPLETE DARKNESS,
CONSTANT DANGER, SAFE RETURN DOUBTFUL. HONOR AND
RECOGNITION IN CASE OF SUCCESS."
What similarities exist in the "Startup Expedition"?
“Comparing investors who spent less than the median 20 hours of due diligence and investors who spent more, shows an overall multiple difference of 5.9X for those with high due diligence compared to only 1.1X for those with low due diligence.”
Excerpt taken from “Returns to Angel Investors in Groups”, a comprehensive study of 539 Angel led investments. Robert Wiltbank, Ph.D. and Warren Boeker, Ph. D., 11/2007.
Be ready to be bought! Your company is your product. - Randy SmerikStartupfest
If you're trying to sell your company, then you have two products: what you sell, and the company itself. Knowing who your likely acquirers are means you can tailor the organization to potential buyers, just as you'd design a product for specific customers. In this session, we'll look at how to adjust your tone, staff, geographic location, pricing, and every other aspect of your business to make yourself an easy target for buyers.
Cloud Architecture Patterns for Mere Mortals - Bill Wilder - Vermont Code Cam...Bill Wilder
How do you design applications for the cloud so that they will be scalable and reliable? In this talk, we will explain several architectural patterns which are popular for cloud computing: we will look at the need for the patterns generally, then look concretely at how you might realize them using capabilities of the Windows Azure Platform. CQRS, NoSQL, Sharding, and a few smaller patterns will be considered.
Presented by Bill Wilder at Vermont Code Camp III on Saturday September 10, 2011. http://blog.codingoutloud.com/2011/09/12/vermont-code-camp-iii/
JESUS A LUZ DA VIDA
ESTA É UMA ESTÓRIA
REAL DE TERROR!!!
ACONTECEU COMIGO!!!
(EX-DROGADO,QUE FOI
SELVAGEMENTE ATOR
MENTADO POR DEMÔNIOS
SENDO PERSEGUIDO POR
BRUXAS MAUVADAS...NUM
MUNDO BANDIDO CHEIO
DE SERPENTES E ESCORPIÕES
COM SEUS CRIMES CAMUFLADOS
DIANTE DAS VISÕES HUMANAS
SEM RASTROS À FRAGRANTES
PARA A POLÍCIA...F.B.I...INTERPOL...
MIAMI-VICE...ETC...QUE NÃO
PODEM VER AS MAUDADES OCULTAS
POR DETRÁS DAS CORTINAS DE FERROS
E PAREDES DE BRONZES NUM MUNDO
INVISÍVEL ÀS ÓTIPCAS DE QUEM SE OMITE
DE ENCHERGAR O QUE DIZ A PALAVRA
SAGRADA!!!...SENDO QUE MUITAS BRUXARIAS
VÃO PASSANDO DESPERCEBIDAS...COMO UM
ÔVO A CHOCAR...GERANDO PINTOS...QUE VÃO
SAINDO PORAÍ PIANDO...PIU...PIU...PIU!!!
E NINGUÉM VIU...E NINGUÉM VIU!!!
"MUITOS LOUCOS EM SANATÓRIOS,
MUITOS MENDINGOS VÃO AUMENTANDO
MUITOS SE SUICIDANDO...OUTROS COMETENDO
HOMICÍDIOS, ACIDENTES NAS ESTRADAS,
AFOGAMENTOS PELOS MARES, ESTRUPOS,
ASSALTOS, MUITOS ROUBOS E MUITOS CRIMES,
AVIÕES QUE VÃO CAINDO...TERREMOTOS E MAREMOTOS
MÃES QUE JOGAM FILHOS PELOS LIXOS
TRÁFICOS DE ÓRGÃOS...E MUITAS BRIGAS PELOS
BARES...BALAS PERDIDAS PORAÍ...MUITAS GUERRAS
DE MARIDOS E MULHERES...PAIS E FILHOS NEM
SE FALA...
MUITA GENTE NA U.T.I...MUITOS MORREM...
ASSIM DE SÚBTO...SEM NENHUMA EXPLICAÇÃO...
SENDO EXÚ CAVEIRA...E COMPANHIA LTDA...
NUM COMANDO DE MATANÇA E DE MUITAS DESTRUIÇÕES...
COM MUITOS BRUXOS E MUITAS BRUXAS...FAZENDO
SACRIFÍCIOS EM ENCRUZILHADAS...NOS CEMITÉRIOS
NAS BEIRAS DOS MARES E EM MUITAS MATAS!!!
SEM DEIXAR FRAGRANTES PARA PROTESTOS!!!
FICANDO..MUITOS DESPERCEBIDOS POR NÃO
QUERER ENCHERGAR O QUE DEUS TEM NOS FALADO
ATRAVÉS DA BÍBLIA!!!...A PALAVRA DE DEUS É VIVA
E EFICAZ,MAIS PENETRANTE QUE A ESPADA DE DOIS GUMES,
E PENETRA ATÉ A DIVISÃO DA ALMA E DO ESPÍRITO,
JUNTAS E MEDULAS, E É ÁPTA PARA DISCERNIR OS PENSAMENTOS
E OS PROPÓSITOS DO CORAÇÃO DO HOMEM!!!
COLEÇÃO TOCHA DE FOGO
http://colecaotochadefogo.blogspot.com/
Compendio sistematizado de regulaciones USA relevantes en materia de fraude corporativo, corrupción, compliance y eventual riesgo penal internacional (también, en varias de ellas, para empresas chilenas, o sus dueños y ejecutivos)
Cloud Architecture Patterns for Mere Mortals - Bill Wilder - Vermont Code Cam...Bill Wilder
How do you design applications for the cloud so that they will be scalable and reliable? In this talk, we will explain several architectural patterns which are popular for cloud computing: we will look at the need for the patterns generally, then look concretely at how you might realize them using capabilities of the Windows Azure Platform. CQRS, NoSQL, Sharding, and a few smaller patterns will be considered.
Presented by Bill Wilder at Vermont Code Camp III on Saturday September 10, 2011. http://blog.codingoutloud.com/2011/09/12/vermont-code-camp-iii/
JESUS A LUZ DA VIDA
ESTA É UMA ESTÓRIA
REAL DE TERROR!!!
ACONTECEU COMIGO!!!
(EX-DROGADO,QUE FOI
SELVAGEMENTE ATOR
MENTADO POR DEMÔNIOS
SENDO PERSEGUIDO POR
BRUXAS MAUVADAS...NUM
MUNDO BANDIDO CHEIO
DE SERPENTES E ESCORPIÕES
COM SEUS CRIMES CAMUFLADOS
DIANTE DAS VISÕES HUMANAS
SEM RASTROS À FRAGRANTES
PARA A POLÍCIA...F.B.I...INTERPOL...
MIAMI-VICE...ETC...QUE NÃO
PODEM VER AS MAUDADES OCULTAS
POR DETRÁS DAS CORTINAS DE FERROS
E PAREDES DE BRONZES NUM MUNDO
INVISÍVEL ÀS ÓTIPCAS DE QUEM SE OMITE
DE ENCHERGAR O QUE DIZ A PALAVRA
SAGRADA!!!...SENDO QUE MUITAS BRUXARIAS
VÃO PASSANDO DESPERCEBIDAS...COMO UM
ÔVO A CHOCAR...GERANDO PINTOS...QUE VÃO
SAINDO PORAÍ PIANDO...PIU...PIU...PIU!!!
E NINGUÉM VIU...E NINGUÉM VIU!!!
"MUITOS LOUCOS EM SANATÓRIOS,
MUITOS MENDINGOS VÃO AUMENTANDO
MUITOS SE SUICIDANDO...OUTROS COMETENDO
HOMICÍDIOS, ACIDENTES NAS ESTRADAS,
AFOGAMENTOS PELOS MARES, ESTRUPOS,
ASSALTOS, MUITOS ROUBOS E MUITOS CRIMES,
AVIÕES QUE VÃO CAINDO...TERREMOTOS E MAREMOTOS
MÃES QUE JOGAM FILHOS PELOS LIXOS
TRÁFICOS DE ÓRGÃOS...E MUITAS BRIGAS PELOS
BARES...BALAS PERDIDAS PORAÍ...MUITAS GUERRAS
DE MARIDOS E MULHERES...PAIS E FILHOS NEM
SE FALA...
MUITA GENTE NA U.T.I...MUITOS MORREM...
ASSIM DE SÚBTO...SEM NENHUMA EXPLICAÇÃO...
SENDO EXÚ CAVEIRA...E COMPANHIA LTDA...
NUM COMANDO DE MATANÇA E DE MUITAS DESTRUIÇÕES...
COM MUITOS BRUXOS E MUITAS BRUXAS...FAZENDO
SACRIFÍCIOS EM ENCRUZILHADAS...NOS CEMITÉRIOS
NAS BEIRAS DOS MARES E EM MUITAS MATAS!!!
SEM DEIXAR FRAGRANTES PARA PROTESTOS!!!
FICANDO..MUITOS DESPERCEBIDOS POR NÃO
QUERER ENCHERGAR O QUE DEUS TEM NOS FALADO
ATRAVÉS DA BÍBLIA!!!...A PALAVRA DE DEUS É VIVA
E EFICAZ,MAIS PENETRANTE QUE A ESPADA DE DOIS GUMES,
E PENETRA ATÉ A DIVISÃO DA ALMA E DO ESPÍRITO,
JUNTAS E MEDULAS, E É ÁPTA PARA DISCERNIR OS PENSAMENTOS
E OS PROPÓSITOS DO CORAÇÃO DO HOMEM!!!
COLEÇÃO TOCHA DE FOGO
http://colecaotochadefogo.blogspot.com/
Compendio sistematizado de regulaciones USA relevantes en materia de fraude corporativo, corrupción, compliance y eventual riesgo penal internacional (también, en varias de ellas, para empresas chilenas, o sus dueños y ejecutivos)
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More contented mooing from large crop of Newbies.
StockTakers UUOOPPsiesTM gives small investors means to grow their wealth with our Risk Price driven 'likeables'.
Enjoy another slice of our Risk Price method to earn investment income for yourselves.
Because You Can.
Accredited investors can Buy A Slice of StockTakers 12% Bond to earn investment income by leaving that work to us.
Because We Do.
Very contented mooing from those TSX Newbies - 8.24% in 3 months.
StockTakers WHYNOTtsxBUBBYTM gives small investors means to grow their wealth with our Risk Price driven 'likeables'.
Enjoy another slice of our Risk Price method to earn investment income for yourselves.
Because You Can.
Accredited investors can Buy A Slice of StockTakers 12% Bond to earn investment income by leaving that work to us.
Because We Do.