and a now a partner with Founders Fund, thinks Silicon Valley is in big trouble. His beef: Too many angel investors are throwing way too much money--albeit in little drips--at aspiring entrepreneurs who aren't up to the task of building a company... "I don't know how many more ...
Investors in the early-stage — angel and venture capitalists — are taking on a lot of risk and want to be convinced that you have a solid product, an identifiable market and a business plan — with a strong team to execute it. Because of the enhanced risk component, the early-stage ...
In short, what has happened over the last decade or so is the incumbent Silicon Valley-based firms (BigLaw) have raised their pricing and grown so bloated (IMO) that they have simply overshot the needs of a huge segment of the startup ecosystem, especially at the earlier stages. Granted,...
"I want a deck that right off the bat, on the first slide, tells me what this company is about," says Ariel Poler, an entrepreneur and angel investor. "That starts with a good impression. From then on, I know what I am looking for. I know the context." "The best decks provide ...
Anupam Govil, Managing Partner of Avasant and Founder of Austin AI Valley emphasized the lab’s strategic importance for the region: “The power of AI has to be carefully harnessed via a robust strategy, along with an ecosystem of partners who can pilot, develop, and implement the right use...
and is the Chairman of HYSTA – a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting entrepreneurship and leadership among Chinese professionals and entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. David is also an active angel investor and currently he serves as board member for Atos Cloud China, sense.ly, Medicinovo ...
One of the world's largest angel investor networks, established by Diablo Valley Bank co-founder Randy Williams, Keiretsu Forum is opening a new chapter in Sydney, as part of an accelerating expansion into the Asia-Pacific region. The San Francisco-founded group of angel investors, whic...
The path for entrepreneurs to grow their companies outside of well-developed entrepreneurial ecosystems like Silicon Valley is challenging. Most markets around the world do not look like Silicon Valley, and they never will. But there are other models to