The reasons for not aggressively investing are different for private and professional investors. Because of the drop in the stock market and real estate property values, private investors have less money to invest and they have other attractive investment options. Investing in start-up companies has not fared well for most investors in recent years, and ...
As a venture capitalist, I get approached several times a day by entrepreneurs looking to raise money. One of my typical responses is, ‘You shouldn’t be talking to me; you should be targeting angel investors.’ The source of this confusion varies: Sometimes it’s a misunderstanding of the different roles and expectations of a venture capitalist ...
Two previous posts: Venture Capital Firms are Too Big and Venture Capital Funds – How the Math Works, described how venture capital investors will want to invest too much and exit only for very high returns.Why are those bad things for entrepreneurs and angel investors? Well, it turns out those can be extremely bad. These ...
Ron Conway, one of Silicon Valley’s most prolific angel investors (and he was also an early investor in Google), wrote an email yesterday to the CEOs of his portfolio companies. In no uncertain terms he outlines a bleak immediate future, and gives advice to his startups. It’s the same advice, actually, that he gave in ...
The Federal Securities Act of 1933 generally requires that stock and other securities must be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “S.E.C.”) prior to their offer or sale. Registering securities with the S.E.C. can be expensive and time-consuming. This article offers a brief introduction to SEC Rule 144, which allows for the sale ...
When you acquire restricted securities or hold control securities, you must find an exemption from the SEC’s registration requirements to sell them in the marketplace. Rule 144 allows public resale of restricted and control securities if a number of conditions are met. This overview tells you what you need to know about selling your restricted ...
(An interesting article and commentary from TheFunded)….. Let me start by setting out exactly what Angelsoft is, and is not, and what our relationship is with our investment group clients: 1) Angelsoft is, pure and simply, a software-as-service provider to the early stage investment community. 2) We are NOT a venture capital fund. We are ...
When it comes to investing, Donald Marvin is no greenhorn. For the past decade, Marvin, the founder of Cairn Associates, a financial-advisory firm in Titusville, N.J., has been plunking down $25,000 to $250,000 in more than two dozen privately held health-care and biotech companies. Marvin has had his share of disappointments, but some of his ...
Angel funding for growing companies is a mysterious process to most entrepreneurs. Somewhere between hitting up your rich uncle and begging for a loan at the bank, a professional angel group can provide $250,000 to $1.5m in equity funds to accelerate growth and make it attractive to later stage investors.
Until the mid 1990s, entrepreneurs seeking angel investors had to find investors one at a time or in small groups. Although some informal groups of investors had formed around the country, there were no groups that founders could approach for investments until the launch of Band of Angels in Silicon Valley later in the decade. ...