by J.D. Davids | Jul 18, 2016 | Angel Investors, Venture Capital
As I wrote in an earlier post, the first and most critical step in getting a deal done is to create a target investor list. But once that’s done the next question I hear from entrepreneurs is, “How do I get a meeting with high-quality investors?” The...
by J.D. Davids | Jul 15, 2016 | Business Planning
Founders of startups often misinterpret the phrase “exit strategy.” Many think that the phrase refers to selling the business or the founding team leaving the company. While that may happen, the “exit” in exit strategy doesn’t refer to...
by J.D. Davids | Jul 13, 2016 | Angel Investors, Business Planning, Venture Capital
No matter how many times I speak to groups about raising money for their startups, I always receive the same two questions. “How much money should I raise?” and “Who should I raise it from?” Personally, I’ve found the second question to...
by J.D. Davids | Jul 11, 2016 | Business Planning, Management
My passion is helping entrepreneurs to realize their dreams. To do so, they must learn from the lessons that caused so many entrepreneurs to fail. My aim is to be a business sherpa, if you will, so that I can help them avoid mistakes that are so common to startups....
by J.D. Davids | Jul 8, 2016 | Angel Investors, Business Planning, Venture Capital
If you’ve started a business or are thinking of doing so, here’s an alarming statistic for you. Up to 85% of businesses fail because they run out of cash. If you want to be part of the 15% that succeeds, you’ll need to be smart about how you raise...
