by J.D. Davids | Sep 9, 2016 | Business Planning, Management, Venture Capital
It’s scary enough to jump off a cliff, but why would anyone attempt to also assemble an aircraft on the way down? In essence, that’s the question that LinkedIn founder, Reid Hoffman, put to an audience at the recent Global Entrepreneurship Summit....
by J.D. Davids | Jul 27, 2016 | Angel Investors, Venture Capital
So, you’ve started a company and hit the ground running with a group of happy customers. Now it’s time to raise investment in your startup, so you start to screen investors. Or do you? If you’re like many first-time CEO’s, the answer is that...
by J.D. Davids | Jul 6, 2016 | Angel Investors
When entrepreneurs first raise money for their startups, they often turn to angel investors. That approach makes sense, but with over 265,000 active angel investors in the U.S. alone, how does a CEO find the right angel investor? And what is the right angel investor...
by J.D. Davids | Jun 10, 2016 | Angel Investors, Venture Capital
In these two conversations, David Chang and I discuss why entrepreneurs often resort to the “shotgun approach” when attempting to fund their startup. David, the former chief operating officer of PayPal Media Network, is an entrepreneur and active angel...
