by J.D. Davids | Oct 9, 2017 | Performance, Pitch Events, Resources
Over 500 people attended the John G. Watson QuickPitch Event and based on an audience vote, Top Honors were awarded to Ocella, EcoCube by Aqua Design Innovations and Trust & Will. Winners were awarded checks for $30,000, 15,000 and 5,000 respectively. In...
by J.D. Davids | Jan 14, 2017 | Angel Investors, Venture Capital
Most entrepreneurs raising a seed round of financing just want to get money in the door quickly so they can build their business. However, Mike Collett, Managing Partner of Promus Ventures points out that getting the RIGHT investors in your seed round is debatably the...
by Phil Nadel | Dec 18, 2016 | Angel Investors, Management, Performance
Phil Nadel is Co-Founder of Barbara Corcoran Ventures and a serial entrepreneur and angel investor with many years of experience building rapidly growing companies. In this guest post, Phil highlights 12 KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) that founders must measure,...
by J.D. Davids | Nov 27, 2016 | Angel Investors, Venture Capital
If you’re an entrepreneur raising money for your startup, I hope you have a term sheet. Year end is just a few weeks away, and many of our clients and colleagues in the startup world are busier than ever because they need to get investment deals closed before...
by J.D. Davids | Aug 3, 2016 | Angel Investors, Management, Venture Capital
Entrepreneur’s put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into launching their startups. So it’s understandable that they may not want to relinquish control as the company grows. But the question they should be answering is, “Do I want to be CEO, or do I...