Tag: Early Stage Investing

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Supporting (6th Fundamental of Early-Stage Investing)

It takes more than money for an investment to flourish. This is especially true for startups and early-stage investment opportunities. Angel investors typically possess an additional number of skills and resources that increase the likelihood of success for a business. Startups will need these skills and resources to achieve early-stage milestones called Value Events. The level of support offered to a startup will largely depend on three critical factors: the investor(s) participation role, value events, and the type of startup. The crossroads of these three factors are further explored below in an attempt to better understand Supporting as a key fundamental of early-stage investing. Continue reading “Supporting (6th Fundamental of Early-Stage Investing)”

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Structuring (4th Fundamental of Early-Stage Investing)

While some fundamentals are open to interpretation, early-stage structuring seems to have a more specific foundation. The principles behind structuring early-stage investment deals are to keep it simple, comprehensive, yet unrestrictive for future funding rounds. Regardless of the structure employed, it is important to consider its implications on future funding rounds. A simpler structure will speed up negotiations as the venture transitions from the angel round to VC funding. Below you will find some structuring highlights and links to helpful resources. Continue reading “Structuring (4th Fundamental of Early-Stage Investing)”

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Interview With Arnulfo Valdez, Investment Associate with Backstage Capital

I recently had the opportunity to interview Backstage Capital investment associate Arnulfo “Chacho” Valdez. Backstage Capital is a unique seed-stage investing firm that specializes in startups founded by founders who identify as women, person of color, and/or LGBTQ. We talked about entrepreneurship, startups, seed-stage investing, financial capital, and much more.

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Sourcing (1st Fundamental of Early-Stage Funding)

This blog post kicks off a series of reviews exploring the fundamentals of early-stage investing. The starting point to these discussions is David Amis and Howard Stevenson’s book Winning Angels: The 7 Fundamentals of Early Stage Investing (2001). For entrepreneurs, this will be a sort of reverse engineering experience, since the book was written specifically for angel investors, yet it is extremely useful to others in the entrepreneurial journey. Continue reading “Sourcing (1st Fundamental of Early-Stage Funding)”

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Mid-Year Update

Dear Readers,

Over the upcoming weeks I will be adding new materials to My Entrepreneurship Blog; mostly regarding entrepreneurial feasibility and early stage investing. I will be reviewing David Amis and Howard Stevenson’s book Winning Angels: The 7 Fundamentals of Early Stage Investing. This is an exciting opportunity to look at entrepreneurship from a different perspective. Also, I am working on a couple of intriguing interviews relevant to the discussions at hand. Overall, a lot of materials and tools that will certainly spark important conversations. Stay tuned!

Best regards,

-Jose F. Saavedra