Investor Connect: Building Better Angel Due Diligence with The Diligent Observer
On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Andrew Kazlow, entrepreneur, writer, and host of The Diligent Observer. Andrew shares how he moved from an engineering background into the business side of industrial automation, then returned to Texas A&M for an MBA where he studied what's "broken" in angel investing…
Startup Funding Espresso – Key Criteria for Venture Capital Investment
[audio src="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angelconnect/01.key_criteria_for_venture_capital_investment.mp3"][/audio]Key Criteria for Venture Capital Investment Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Venture capital requires a specific type of startup to meet its investment objectives. Here's a list of key criteria VCs look for: Large…
Startup Funding Espresso – How To Handle Soft Commitments
[audio src="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angelconnect/05.how_to_handle_soft_commitments.mp3"][/audio]How To Handle Soft Commitments Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Investors provide soft commitments to hold their place in a fundraise but delay the actual investment. The soft commitment is not legally binding. Investors…
How To Perform Due Diligence on an Investor
In raising funding, the founder should be doing as much diligence on the investor as the investor is doing on the startup. Here are some key steps to perform due diligence on an investor: What type of investor are they? Angel, venture capitalist, family office, other? What is their track…
