Venture Capital Questions

My roommate and I are partners and only employees in a startup focused on a single web application (for now). We discussed VC, but based on the costs we thought of it seemed unnecessary. Here are...

Startup Costs Venture Capital Cost

asked Jan 20 '12 at 12:14

Mirov
384 points

I'm a foreign entrepreneur, If a US investor shows interest in investing in my company. At what stage do i have to meet them? do you think it's worth it to spend $2000 in travel expenses and yet...

Funding Venture Capital

asked Jan 22 '12 at 02:19

Ryan
139 points

Recently I've been emailing local VCs with accelerator/partner programs (With only "contactus" and no application forms) in order to apply. The mail was the standard small bit a of background about...

Venture Capital Incubators Demo

asked Jan 23 '12 at 17:17

User744319
94 points

I came across kickstarter webpage which offers an excellent opportunity to raise money needed to launch a product/service without prior personal financial investments. We are a team of engineers...

Venture Capital Investment

asked Dec 12 '11 at 21:34

Niko
128 points

I have several startup ideas waiting in a drawer, some of which are probably worth further exploring and continuing to a full business plan and start execution. A different person would probably...

Ideas Venture Capital Decision

asked Oct 27 '11 at 20:58

Robert Koritnik
308 points

Would it be wise to bring our Angel to the VC-pitch? The Angel would make a good impression. He is definetely better at pitching than everyone in the team. But what impression would it make, if...

Venture Capital Pitch Angel

asked Oct 31 '11 at 21:45

Tim
16 points

I am currently employed at a large software company and have recently sprouted a new business idea which I believe (as all true entrepreneurs would) has big potential. The concept would likely...

Venture Capital Legal

asked Oct 21 '11 at 13:03

Razrlite
11 points

What things should an entrepreneur have noted, ready to present an investment opportunity to an Angel Investor?

Venture Capital Angel

asked Oct 5 '11 at 22:05

Richard
44 points

There's a really nice info graph on techcrunch explaining dilution of stock. http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/13/understanding-how-dilution-affects-you-at-a-startup/ After reading it I wonder if...

Venture Capital Investors

asked Oct 14 '11 at 11:53

Peter K.
194 points

I recently talked with some nice retired business people about startups. They gave me some great help but one thing that they said stuck out and I wanted to confirm or deny it. I was told that the...

Finance Venture Capital Angel

asked Oct 4 '11 at 09:05

David Mokon Bond
234 points

I've been developing a SaaS project for about 4 months now. About two weeks ago, I invited a friend to join the project to work on building relationships with vc's, drafting documentation, a little...

Co-Founder Equity Venture Capital

asked Sep 23 '11 at 00:53

User12764
16 points

Would-be start-up's pitching to VCs (at least, on Dragons Den) need to offer a % of their business, in exchange for an agreed amount of up-front capital & (sometimes) a bit of business...

Venture Capital Pitch

asked Sep 6 '11 at 11:56

Ivi
6 points

I've started lately to think about what's common sense when it comes to seeking funding from VC's or Angels. So What I would like to do is spend a few hours on reading some stories by actual...

Funding Venture Capital

asked Sep 8 '11 at 01:03

Industrial
78 points

....my co-founder and I are working on a SaaS product and there is a chance we may seek an angel investment. Do you think us wanting to keep our day jobs for 3-6 more months will be a turn-off to...

Funding Venture Capital Angel Seed Funding

asked Sep 12 '11 at 16:51

Dmurtagh
157 points

I contacted a VC after being introduced by a mutual friend. A couple of days ago I received an email with an arrogant & a little too proud attitude. My options: Ignore him (I'm not dependent...

Equity Venture Capital Personality Investors

asked Sep 1 '11 at 06:29

Fgfggfsfgssfdsfsdf
16 points

How much equity should VC get for $400K in startup funds? And what's the best way to figure this out if I adjust my capital requirements?

Equity Venture Capital Entrepreneurs

asked Aug 19 '11 at 06:09

John
6 points

To help me raise funds for a new company (medical device) I decided to do some market research. I was able to arrange a focus group in a local hospital where I would like to get some input from...

Marketing Venture Capital Business

asked Aug 2 '11 at 01:37

Ronny
1 point

I have a static prototype for a very promising company. The prototype is not dynamic, just made to show how the site works. I need an investment to actually develop the functionality and get some...

Launch Venture Capital Angel Investment Prototype

asked Aug 7 '11 at 03:29

Dawson Whitfield
6 points

I was reading an article in a VC's blog and I found this explanation about venture debt: "The terms are usually three years, interest only, balloon payment, with warrants for the equity...

Funding Venture Capital Debt

asked Jul 29 '11 at 04:08

Sd Reyes
156 points

I'm the tech guy and doing a lot of technical development for the startup. How long does one wait around for the business people to get funding from VC's and Angels? is there a ballpark of how...

Getting Started Funding Venture Capital Angel Investors

asked Jul 22 '11 at 04:51

User9968
229 points