This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 9, 2020

My first reaction was to debate (if you know my personality, that's hardly surprising), but then I gave it some more thought and realized that I had a blindspot: My dedication to honest and direct feedback to as many founders as possible has different consequences for different founders. Straight white guys never hear it that way.

Due Diligence 120

Due Diligence Startups Capital Investors 120

SuperAngel.Fund

JANUARY 19, 2024

In doing so, startups are often willing to maintain their previous valuation creating a favorable situation for both parties. Happy Friday! As always, I am excited to share the quarterly recap for SuperAngel.Fund. During the quarter we made 13 investments with a median check size of $25k and post-money valuation of $16m.

Startups 69

Startups Due Diligence Deal Flow Angel Investors 69

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MARCH 17, 2014

Here are two contrasting startup stories I''ve seen firsthand. The fundraising will be for that content team, additional developers, and salespeople to leverage the unique brand they''ve built. The second startup came to me from a founder of a company that I only found out later wasn''t fulltime.

Startups 150

Startups Consultants Consulting Venture Capital 150

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JANUARY 22, 2018

The responses I got came at a time when I've been having a lot of conversations with female founders as well about their fundraising experiences. 3) The fundraising process favors white men. They also need to be not only receptive to feedback, but they need to create a space where they appear like it is welcome.

Funds 118

Funds Angel Investors Deal Flow Investors 118

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JULY 1, 2013

Right or wrong, I''ve got an instinct that comes from being in and around startups and venture investing for over twelve years. I''ve seen a lot of fundraising drag on because investors aren''t getting back to startups in reasonable amounts of time or they get excited upfront, only to just kind of fizzle out over time.

Startups 112

Startups Venture Capital Capital Assets 112

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APRIL 16, 2018

So, how could you say you aren't fundraising? On the other hand, some founders *literally* aren't fundraising. After all, they have a company to run now and success at meeting your current goals is going to improve your chances of a successful fundraise later, right? Well, it all depends, right? Think about it. million of it.

Due Diligence 96

Due Diligence Startups Funds Investors 96

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JUNE 30, 2010

Startups, on the other hand, have lots of little failures and successes over time. Growing a company is a process with lots of little iterations over time--just like fundraising. A lot of startups, however, don't seem to realize this. Sometimes, we even have good product feedback. backgrounds at startups?

Startups 113

Startups Due Diligence Venture Capital Capital 113

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 1, 2013

Beware of the intel you get on VCs from other startups. No entrepreneur has ever said to me "I totally see why every VC I pitch thinks my market is too small." In fact, rarely do I ever find that founders are taking anything to heart from the feedback they''re getting from experienced investors.

Enterprise Values 100

Enterprise Values Startups Investors Companies 100

SuperAngel.Fund

MARCH 24, 2023

As always, my inbox is open and I welcome any thoughts, questions or feedback (ben@superangel.vc). You can see the original deck I created here and a few screenshots and photos of me pitching the business here. To get it off the ground we needed outside capital, so I pitched everyone I knew or who was willing to listen.

Angel Investors 59

Angel Investors Due Diligence Legal Deal Flow 59

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AUGUST 20, 2012

How do you handle Product on Tuesday, Hiring on Wednesday, and Fundraising on Thursday--especially when you don't always have control over your own calendar and find yourself depending on others to make time for you? Share your execution problems with others to get feedback on how you can improve. The solution?

Best Practices 163

Best Practices Startups Consultants Consulting 163

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APRIL 27, 2010

Business plan competitions are the air guitar championships of the startup world. Not only that, there’s a hugely disproportionate amount of time spent on pitching for money for these paper ideas. We spend way too much time, particularly in and around the New York area, teaching fundraising versus company or product building.

Education 132

Education Startups Venture Capital Capital 132

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MARCH 10, 2011

It has never been so easy to get a startup up and off the ground these days. On to of that, connected communities of entrepreneurs are better at incubating and supporting startups now than ever before. Plus, there are a ton of in person networking and educational events related to startups that are free or relatively inexpensive.

Startups 107

Startups Education Financing Finance 107

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OCTOBER 28, 2016

Most of the time, when something isn't a phenomenon, the media isn't really sure what to think about you between fundraisings and product launches. Startup failure comes quick and often messy--great for storytelling. I just read an article about Bonobos --or was it a press release. I'm not completely sure. Why should we care?

Startups 146

Startups Companies Investors Investing 146