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 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...
by J.D. Davids | Jul 4, 2016 | Angel Investors, Venture Capital
So, you have a growing business and you’ve reached the point where you need to raise money for your startup. What’s the best way to go about it? Business jargon is full of hunting metaphors. This is particularly true with anything related to the sales...
by J.D. Davids | Jun 29, 2016 | Angel Investors, Business Planning, Venture Capital
Ah, startup valuation. It’s a top-of-mind topic for entrepreneurs who own startups, and often a sticking point in the fundraising process. After all, valuation of startup businesses is as much art as it is science. Valuation, of course, is putting a dollar (or...
