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Web 2.0 Will Make Lots of Money!

vigdor — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:39:15 +0000

Web 2.0 companies connect one to many, about little or much, deliver it whenever and wherever, on whatever, to some or none. Web 2.0 companies are delivering the infrastructure which was first disconnected, then it became more connected, and eventually it will seamlessly merge everyone’s connection for yet unknown functionality and value. That’s the next [...]

Google Would Have Bailed Too!

vigdor — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:17:10 +0000

StartUp entrepreneurs seek achievement. They pursue because they see value, accomplishment, reward, and recognition. Many of them expect to succeed when they start - few of them do. For the largest group of startup people economic success is a derivative of great product development, deployment, and customer satisfaction. That formula for business or startUp success isn’t [...]

Take the Money and RUN! Why StartUps Should Sell.

vigdor — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:08:05 +0000

Google, Facebook, and other household names - would have sold out if they had only got their price along the way, writes influential Paul Graham in the article “Why Aren’t There More Googles?” Further, he posits, had acquirers been smarter they would have paid more earlier, and of course much less later. His inferred conclusion for [...]

Raising Start Up Capital - 8 Hurdles to Overcome

vigdor — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:44:18 +0000

Ideas are a dime a dozen. No barriers to entry - almost everyone can do it. Can’t grow large enough. There’s no way to get out of the investment. It’s a good idea you’re not the right person. Most angel investors are not partners. You’re not prepared. Not enough progress. 1. Ideas are a dime a dozen. There’s a pretty big [...]

StartUp Movies - Start Up Reality? Your Take?

vigdor — Fri, 02 May 2008 12:56:25 +0000

An associate named Marko made a post here. Marko is a veteran startUp guy. He spent 6-7 years at his first startUp practically from day one. He grew with the company, through it’s first couple of years and 70 angel investors who financed millions of startUp dollars. He went through the “You can’t do that!” [...]

Top Three Reasons Angels Don’t Invest StartUp Capital

vigdor — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:15:01 +0000

If a potential Angel investor is going to meet with you and listen to your pitch then the capital you’re seeking is yours to LOOSE.Angel investors have every reason on earth to not write the check. Make sure they have the Money, Understanding, and Belief. Be relentless. You’ll get the check. 1. [...]

Angel Investors. Done or Dead.

vigdor — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:25:29 +0000

Most of the dozens of startup people I have dealt with don’t understand how to get investment from angels. StartUps seeking investment are afraid that actually asking for a check will abort the very thing they’re about to request - angel investment . The fear becomes convoluted logic - “if I ask then I’ll be perceived [...]