by J.D. Davids | Jul 29, 2016 | Business Planning, Management
Over the years I’ve seen many founders make mistakes when it comes to sweat equity. I’d like to cover the common ones and, hopefully, help you to avoid them. As you likely know, it takes a lot of energy to actually get a startup off the ground. Founders...
by J.D. Davids | Jul 25, 2016 | Angel Investors, Business Planning, Venture Capital
Perhaps you’ve been frantically trying to raise money for your startup, but you can’t figure out why your investor pitch isn’t working. If that’s the case, join me on a quick elevator ride so that I can help you. You probably know what an...
by J.D. Davids | Jul 25, 2016 | Business Planning
Over the years, I have literally reviewed thousands of executives summaries. So has a colleague of mine, Jeremy Glaser, Co-Head of the National Venture Capital Practice at Mintz Levin. Jeremy and I have worked together to close deals worth hundreds of thousands of...
by J.D. Davids | Jul 20, 2016 | Business Planning, Venture Capital
If you ask most entrepreneurs about sources of investment, they quickly mention angel investors and venture capitalists. That’s not a surprise, but many CEO’s of startups are missing out on one of the best potential investment sources. And that is the form...
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...
