Startup Funding Espresso – Your Network Determines Your Focus
[audio src="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angelconnect/03.your_network_determines_your_focus.mp3"][/audio]Your Network Determines Your Focus Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Success in most endeavors comes down to having the right skills and the right connections. Your network determines your focus. In startup fundraising, you'll…
Startup Funding Espresso – How To Grow Your Revenue
[audio src="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angelconnect/02.how_to_grow_your_revenue.mp3"][/audio]How To Grow Your Revenue Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Investors want to see momentum and traction before funding a startup. It's important to have a growing revenue stream to gain investor interest. Here…
Startup Funding Espresso – Reasons To Pivot the Startup
[audio src="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angelconnect/01.reasons_to_pvot_the_startup.mp3"][/audio]Reasons To Pivot the Startup Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Pivots are part of the startup journey. Most startups pivot at some point along the way. Here are some reasons to pivot your startup.…
Disadvantages of Investing in a Fund of Funds
[audio src="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angelconnect/05.disadvantages_of_investing_in_fund_of_funds.mp3"][/audio] While a fund of funds investment approach may have benefits, there are disadvantages. Here is a list: The returns on a fund of funds range widely. It's rare that a fund of funds makes more than 25% IRR. It's just difficult to do with the funds spread across…
Investor Connect: Backing Defensible Deep Tech and Enterprise AI
[audio src="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angelconnect/03.27Lu_Zhang.mp3"][/audio] On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Lu Zhang, founder and managing partner of Fusion Fund. Calling in from downtown Palo Alto, Lu shares how Fusion Fund, based in the heart of Silicon Valley, backs early-stage companies with difficult-to-copy technology across enterprise AI, healthcare AI, industry automation,…
