How To Create an Insanely Great Investor Pitch
Pitching is crucial if you have to get past the funding barrier. Even if you do not need funding and are bootstrapping, you may still need to pitch your idea…
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10 Funding Quotes Every Entrepreneur Should Skip
In previous articles, I have occasionally mentioned “red flags” which every potential investor unconsciously listens for. Other writers, like Guy Kawasaki, have irreverently called some of these “entrepreneur lies,” but…
You Have An Idea For A Startup – This Is What You Should Do First
An idea for a startup is only a beginning. A lot of would-be startup founders think the key to the whole process is the initial idea, and from that point…
Ignite100 Launches Startup Accelerator With £1 Million Fund
ignite100 is a mentorship-led accelerator program for start-ups but with a big £100,000 difference. ignite100 provides seed capital, office space and mentors, and the runway necessary to sustain momentum after…
21 Best Questions And Answers On Quora For Entrepreneurs
Do angel investors and venture capitalists prefer investing in LLCs or C-Corps? Why are there so many consumer focused startups compared to B2B startups if the majority of profits are…
15 Steps To Heaven, Finding A Business Angel
An angel investor or angel (also known as a business angel or informal investor) is an affluent individual who provides capital for a business start-up, usually in exchange for convertible…
Apply Now: GrowLab Is Offering $25,000 In Seed Funding
GrowLab is a joint venture between entrepreneurs and angel investors in Vancouver, British Columbia, as well as in Silicon Valley — that has signed up some high-profile financial backers including…
Apply Now: Greenstart-$25,000 In Seed Capital For Cleantech Ideas
Greenstart is a startup accelerator for cleantech. We help the most promising cleantech startups achieve greater success, faster. The companies we select receive seed funding, three months of mentoring, valuable…
200 of The Best Resources To Help You Raise Venture Capital
Venture Capital firms screen through hundreds–if not thousands–of investment “opportunities” each month. To differentiate yourself from your competitors, it’s important to avoid mistakes and and make the best presentation of…
9flats.com (4 Months Old Startup) Raises $10 Million In Funding
9flats.com, the European leader in peer to peer apartment rentals, has announced today that it has completed a major investment round led by Silicon Valley venture capital firm Redpoint Ventures.…
Pipeline Fund Fellowship Trains Women To Become Angel Investors
Pipeline is a social venture startup that accelerates women innovators through their career pipelines. Pipeline’s initiatives include proof-of-concept labs for entrepreneurs, professionals, and women in transition;#womaninnovator, a media campaign to…
Who Are The Best Entrepreneurs, Men or Women? It Depends
Martin Zwilling is a veteran startup mentor, executive, blogger, author, tech professional, and angel investor. I often get asked the age-old question (by men) of “Who are the best entrepreneurs,…
Startup Founder Lessons: Tomer Tagrin On Raising Money
Guest post submitted by Tomer Tagrin, Co-founder at Yotpo . Yotpo is a new start-up company that is all about users and users’ opinions. After a few weeks (or forever…
How Much Money Should You Request For Your Startup
Martin Zwilling is a veteran startup mentor, executive, blogger, author, tech professional, and angel investor Startups ask me “How much money should I ask for?” The simple answer is the…
6 Startup Founder’s Syndromes That Can Kill Your Startup
Martin Zwilling( Startup Professionals Musings). Martin Zwilling is a veteran startup mentor, executive, blogger, author, tech professional, and angel investor A few years ago I was intimately involved with a…
Zaarly To Connect Buyers And Sellers in A Real-time Marketplace (SXSW)
Zaarly is an auction-style startup that connects buyers and sellers in a real-time marketplace using mobile phones. In an interview with TechCrunch’s Alexia Tsotsis, Bo Fishback co-founder of Zaarly said:…