Tag: venture capital
How Startups Can Keep Costs Down
Any aspiring CEO that desires to start a new business must adapt his thinking to the major new trends that have hit the marketplace in the past decade. Whether you are under 30 years of age or older, market conditions are the same for all competitors. Those that adapt, win, those who do not might [...]
How To Get Seed Funding By Thursday
Conceiving an idea is a magical process – and to each his own. Sometimes, like a wisp of smoke – it fades. Other times, it doesn’t. Maybe you write it down in your Moleskine and you look back at it for days, or weeks… then you start losing sleep, and you just can’t shake it. At this point, it [...]
50 VC and Angel Investors Every Young Entrepreneur Should Know
What’s the next big thing? There’s a good chance someone on this list is either starting it or funding it. The investors below have been a there as founders or investors for many of the companies that have shaped the internet like Amazon, eBay, AOL, Paypal, Facebook, Twitter, Google and many more. These investors have [...]
Top New York Based Venture Capitalists You Should Know
Chris Dixon, Founder Collective The Co-founder of Site Advisor (acquired by McAfee) and Hunch (acquired by eBay) is quickly showing New York what our tech scene needs: successes. While we don’t have an east coast Paypal who’s founders have spun off organizations like Founders Fund, Linkedin, Tesla and SpaceX, we do have Chris Dixon. [...]
Bring Your Tech Startup to NYC: More VC Money than Boston!
New York is continuing to grow as a hot spot for tech startups in particular. CBInsights reported that recently New York has widened its lead over Massachusetts when it comes to venture capital going into tech companies. Since late 2010 New York has picked up steam and is easily out-pacing Massachusetts for tech VC money. [...]
Nail the Investor Pitch: Image, Presentation and Content
You have to be very clear about what type of business you are. One flaw that a lot of potential entrepreneurs display is that of lacking investor empathy – they do not understand what a business investor is looking for. Often, Business Angels will have specialization and experience within one or two industries, as it is [...]
Angel Funding Vs. Venture Capital – The Real Story
Contrary to what you are seeing in the press there is simply too much money in the World at the moment; too much capital seeking too few investment opportunities. Remember the 1930s depression created more Millionaires than in any other era (ever), and now will be no different. A large amount of High net worth [...]
Entrepreneurs: Start Asking the Tough Questions
For months we’ve been saying it at Under30CEO. “Why don’t these startups ever get asked the tough questions?…Why doesn’t anyone have the heart to tell them their business is setup to fail?” We’re Guilty Too We’re the biggest cheerleaders out there. Yay, Gen-Y entrepreneurship we say. But in all seriousness, we run Under30CEO to help [...]
Bootstrapping: Accumulating Wealth Instead of Winning it Like a Lottery
We’ve all heard “cash is king” for businesses, but is this really true? If you are an entrepreneur, you understand how delicate startups are. They are growing entities that should be handled with extreme caution and care. The obvious goal of this growth is to work towards profitability, but caution, growth is something you shouldn’t [...]
Interview: How to Pitch Your Company to a Venture Capital Firm with Adam Marcus
Today we had the chance to speak with Adam Marcus from OpenView Venture Partners. Adam joined OpenView in 2009 after previously working with marketing service investments at Battery Ventures, corporate development with the Boston Celtics, and M&A investments at Lycos. Adam now focuses his work on several industries including software, digital media and technology. He [...]
