Tag: Angel

PitchMonster: Prepare for Venture Capital and Angel Pitches

Tags: venture capital + vc + angel + business plan + pitch advice + investment pitch

shuleatt
Posted by shuleatt 4 months 16 days ago; via leveragingideas.com/2008/...

I wanted to try something new.

I am making available a few pages of advice I put together from leading venture capitalists and angel investors on how entrepreneurs should prepare for an investment pitch. In the spirit of Seth Godin, I am calling this PitchMonster. Hopefully I'll create some additional e-bookish resources also under the PitchMonster name when I have time.

Download Pitch Monster Here (http://tinyurl.com/652b8o)

These are notes that combine my own personal thoughts and experiences, along with those of the best minds in...

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The 18 Mistakes That Kill Startups

Tags: Paul Graham + Startup + VC + Angel + Y Combinator

Kevom
Posted by Kevom 1 year 11 months ago; via paulgraham.com/startupmis...

"The 18 Mistakes That Kill Startups," documents the mistakes that startups make that doom them from the time of entering the corporate world. As usual, I like Paul Graham's startup advice, mainly because he takes pretty obvious things and puts them right in your face.

1. Single Founder
2. Bad Location
3. Marginal Niche
4. Derivative Idea
5. Obstinacy
6. Hiring Bad Programmers
7. Choosing the Wrong Platform
8. Slowness in Launching
9. Launching Too Early
10. Having No Specific User in Mind
11. Raising Too Little Money
12. Spending...

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