InteraXon, a leader in thought controlled computing and a ffVC portfolio company, launched an Indiegogo campaign today to support production of Muse, a multi-sensor brainwave measuring headband. For the last year, InteraXon has been deep in development of Muse, which will allow users to see how [...continue reading]
> Startup > FundraisingBest Practices of VCs and Private Equity Funds in Deal Sourcing
I have a presentation coming up in August on best practices of VCs and private equity funds in deal origination. You've surely seen lots of talks on how entrepreneurs can raise capital; the question I'm exploring is the reverse, which is how investors can find potential investments. If you have [...continue reading]
Why We Chose Salesforce CRM Over Zoho
I finally did it: I've moved my contact database over to the web. After extensive research of different CRM solutions (thanks BestVendor), we're working with Salesforce.com. We also used Salesforce heavily at one of my prior companies, Circle of Experts. I've been a loyal Act user for my [...continue reading]
More Cash for Entrepreneurs, Crowdfunding, and Indiegogo
As Steve Case has said, it’s ridiculous that anyone can gamble and be guaranteed to lose money, but there are strict regulations around who can invest in early-stage private companies and earn (in some cases) a 27% IRR on their capital. * The Entrepreneurs Access to Capital Act helps to redress [...continue reading]
Founder Institute Startup Fundraising Hacks
The Founder Institute recently posted a video from a talk I gave a little while ago on Startup Fundraising Hacks. Although my focus in this talk is raising capital, the ideas and technologies I discuss will also help you in recruiting star developers, sales, and even dating. The talk is dated in [...continue reading]
Free Government Money for Startups
A few weeks ago, Fred Wilson discussed the role of government grants in helping launch tech companies. Fred is not a fan and argues that evaluating and aiding early-stage companies is not a core competency of government organizations. He concludes by asking his readers to look into grant programs [...continue reading]
The reality of Profitably raising money from angels and VCs in New York
Adam Neary wrote an unusually open post about his experience raising $1.1m for Profitably, a provider of small business analytics. (Disclosure: I'm a Mentor for Founder Institute. Adam was one of our star students from the first class in New York, when Profitably was just Adam, a Powerpoint, and a [...continue reading]
How to Raise Capital for Your Startup
Next Monday, 12/13, I'll be presenting on "Best Practices in Raising Capital for Startups", as part of the last class in the Founder Institute's second program in New York. I welcome feedback on the draft slide deck, below. David Blumenstein (The Hatchery) and Adeo Ressi will also be there. How [...continue reading]
