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What not to tell Angel investors and VCs?

Anonymous

November 1st, 2015

Angel Investors and VCs ask all kinds of questions. As a founder or a CEO what makes sense not to tell this types of investors and for what reason? Is... More

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How do you raise money to build a hardware prototype?

Syed Bukhari FinTech SME & Digital Business Innovation Strategist @ Gartner

December 13th, 2014

From what I understand, most methods used to raise funds for a start-up require a working prototype. Are there any ways to... More

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How do Investors Look Upon Founder Salaries?

Richard Pridham Investor, President & CEO at Retina Labs

February 15th, 2015

How do investors (angels or VCs) look upon salaries for founders of start-ups? I'm hearing that it's a taboo subject for an early... More

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My seed-round lead investor is demanding a board seat -- do we agree?

Ash Eldritch

February 20th, 2015

We're a small team of three co-founders, just raised our seed round. Our lead investor had expressed interest... More

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As an angel, how do I check a startup's finances?

Anonymous

Last updated on August 15th, 2017

I'm interested in investing a five figure amount in a early stage startup. I'm inpressed with the 3 and business plan. I've reviewed a contract they... More

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How do you start raising a seed round when you don't have a vast investor network?

Chuck Kelly

December 14th, 2014

We are a hyper local college network that I would briefly describe as non-anonymous Yik-Yak meets Instagram for colleges called... More

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What is best time for startups to begin looking for funding?

Stephanie Zhang International Brand Manager - Calvin Klein, HUE at Kayser-Roth Corporation

July 28th, 2014

For example, when a startup is bootstrapping it, you may come to a point when additional funding is needed to take the startup to the next level.... More

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When bootstrapping a product, how do you know if you should raise money?

Lawrence Goodhue Project Manager

November 19th, 2014

I have spent the past six months developing a website in my free time that offers a unique solution to a common problem. I am in a position where... More

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What’s the deal with prorate rights for startup investors?

David Feldman Data Analyst at Scribd

February 13th, 2015

In starting to raise a seed round I've heard some murmurs about prorata rights (the right to invest in us at a later stage to keep their percentage).... More

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Convertible Note: Same terms for everyone?

Brendan Benzing Cofounder at MyNeighbor

December 22nd, 2014

I was just wondering if anyone raising money using a Convertible Note has had a prospective investors ask for changes to the terms of the note, and... More

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