Investors Questions

Scenario Give investors the option to have 50% of their equity returned as cash in the event that the cash value will equal their original investment amount. The idea is to make this a LOW RISK...

Venture Capital Investors Seed Funding Fundraising

asked Nov 12 '18 at 20:19

Jackson Rollins
1 point

Hello All, I am a new startup entrepreuner, from a non technical background and have two questions 1. What is better? app or app/webpage or webpage as the initial entry? 2. Currently...

Investors Capital App Webpage Pitching

asked Jan 2 '18 at 22:40

Health Aim Inc.
1 point

I am in a complicated situation and would appreciate advice from experienced founders and also investors so I take the right ethical course and also avoid legal issues. I am the CTO of a small...

Equity Venture Capital Ethics Investors Pivot

asked May 29 '18 at 23:35

George84
1 point

I have a B2B application that is starting to generate a good amount of profit. Since I don't have any investors and reinvesting as much as I can already to grow my business, I want to start...

Investing Angel Investors Angel Investors Startups

asked Jul 9 '14 at 14:56

Joy Joy
24 points

I am an experienced computer developer, I was enjoying making computer programs since I was just 10, back to 1994. And since 2001, I started to create computer software as my part time and later...

Funding Co-Founder Venture Capital Investors Fundraising

asked Aug 18 '14 at 10:45

Shahab
6 points

My co-founder and I have pitched to tens of venture capital firms in the bay area. Not once have been openly told "no". It seems all the VCs give you an open ended reply that makes you feel hopeful...

Funding Venture Capital Silicon Valley Investors

asked Apr 29 '15 at 11:12

Mary Sterrett
12 points

PROS: Get a "no" early and avoid a wasted meeting. Provide foundation so that meeting time is more useful. CONS: Investors may forward deck to your competitors. Without presenting the deck in...

Venture Capital Investors Seed Funding Angel Investors Startups

asked Mar 28 '14 at 05:54

Michael Feng
51 points

Let's say all of the following conditions are true: I have the connections needed to get audience with multiple multi-millionaires, although I, myself, am not one. I have, in concept, designed a...

Getting Started Ideas Investors Computers Shares

asked Oct 27 '13 at 03:01

Jonathan Todd
28 points

We are five engineering students, going to start up a company. As there are many competitor companies in the market, we were looking for an investor to start very big. Fortunately, we found an...

Founders Investors

asked Aug 7 '12 at 01:00

Akshat Nigam
50 points

Suppose I incorporate my company in Cayman Islands and then try to seek VC investment. Would VCs be more averse in investing in such companies compared to a company that is incorporated in Delaware?

Incorporation Venture Capital Company Investors

asked Apr 28 '11 at 11:44

Kamikaze Pilot
253 points

I am looking to raise our first round of capital from angels. My question might seem like I'm not fully invested in my startup, but I am. With a family at home, my days of working 80+ hours a week...

Venture Capital Founders Investors

asked May 29 '14 at 16:33

Thomas Dunham
12 points

It seems that either revenue or traction are the biggest factors in being able to easily get venture capital. Should one pursue trying to raise money without either of those factors? At the moment...

Funding Venture Capital Pitch Investors MVP

asked May 28 '14 at 21:41

Cheryl Febus
14 points

Assuming a startup raised a round smaller than $500K, what should the founder's salary be? The startup is located in San Francisco, so the cost of living is pretty high. Would angel investors be...

Salary Founders Investors Angel Investors Startups

asked May 22 '14 at 12:57

Sylvia Rubio
12 points

Would it be a red flag for investors if we (2 co-founders) have our entire team comprised of part time interns instead of full time employees? We are looking for a sizable seed round (between $1m...

Hiring Part Time Interns Employees Investors

asked May 16 '14 at 17:11

Karen Seals
4 points

What are the top factors that investors look for in a team? Do they only look at the team as a whole or do they also require the CEO to have certain credentials or background?

Funding Credibility Investors Team Skill

asked May 13 '14 at 13:56

Aaron Rew
7 points

Our product is a B2B SaaS tool that has most of the users in the free plan. We do have a "Pro" plan, but not many people have converted to it yet and our marketing efforts till now have been to...

Freemium Investors Seed Funding Angel Investors

asked Apr 14 '14 at 16:43

Monica Crandall
9 points

I am planning to start a web service. I really don't understand business stuff, for that reason I need to hire a marketing and another business person. I live in Brisbane, Australia and wanting to...

Funding Investors Australia

asked Oct 2 '13 at 12:34

Sarp Kaya
102 points

I have an opportunity to purchase a company. We're still working on the purchase price, but let's assume $100K for purposes of discussion. I do not have $100K. I would need to find an investor to...

Investors Valuation Purchasing Angel Investors

asked Mar 31 '14 at 17:58

Carson McComas
1,023 points

Is there a point to trying to outreach to early-stage VCs when AngelList is far more convenient for startups?

Funding Venture Capital Investors Seed Funding Angellist

asked Mar 2 '14 at 03:39

Janet Johnson
55 points

There are so many startups that not only don't generate revenue, but also don't even have a revenue model in place. Yet they are able to raise tens of millions in Series A. Are we in another bubble?

Revenue Investors Series A

asked Mar 27 '14 at 12:12

Mark Green
50 points