Posted by Charles LaCalle on June 6th, 2017
Urbanization is a defining process of modern life.
More than half of the world’s population now lives in cities, and the number of urban citizens around the world is projected to rise to 66% by 2050.
In the US, over 80% of the population lives in urban areas with 1 in 7 Americans living in New York, Los Angeles and
Posted by Hillary Keller on February 8th, 2016
Hudson Valley Startup Fund brings together a network of the region’s successful business and community leaders to give back, supporting the launch of the next Hudson Valley visionaries. We sat down with fund managers Chad Gomes, Johnny LeHane and Paul Hakim as they shared insights into their investment process, what they look for in both group members and startups, and
Posted by Martin Zwilling on November 23rd, 2014
If you are a new entrepreneur, or entering a new business area, it’s always worth your time to assemble an Advisory Board of two or three executives who have travelled that road before. You need them before you need funding, and if you select the wrong people, or use them incorrectly, no amount of money will likely save your startup.
Posted by David S. Rose on October 5th, 2014
There are many wonderful ideas, and they are not necessarily easy to come up with. So congratulations on having thought of one!
However…
“Having value” and “Being fundable” are two completely different things. What the more experienced responders here are saying is completely accurate: while a good idea is usually a necessary ingredient for the formation of a good company, it is
Posted by David S. Rose on October 2nd, 2014
No, but there are several sets of courses on angel investing that can provide a good base from which to start. The most comprehensive and best known is the Power of Angel Investing seminar series developed by the Angel Resource Institute (formerly known as the Angel Capital Education Foundation, and prior to that part of the Angel Capital Association). It
Posted by Martin Zwilling on September 14th, 2014
Some entrepreneurs forget that they can’t use people the same way they use technology to build a startup. Inventors, for example, are skilled in manipulating technology, but may have little interest or experience engaging people to make an effective team. Unfortunately, startups are not one-man shows, so entrepreneurs need to study leadership as much as they study technology.
In fact,
Posted by David S. Rose on September 14th, 2014
The world’s fastest growing tech startup ecosystem A much more tightly knit startup community, compared to the larger but more diffuse West Coast community Access to many, many more world market centers (advertising, finance, fashion, media, food, etc.) A city that from the Mayor on down is devoted to helping the tech startup community expand exponentially The world’s largest Tech Meetup (not
Posted by David S. Rose on September 7th, 2014
On average…none.
The secondary market for private company stock is brand new, and so nascent that it is virtually nonexistent.
For a very brief time, when Facebook, LinkedIn, Groupon and Zynga were still private, there was a quick flurry of private secondary sales through platforms like SecondMarket and SharesPost. But there was much, much, much more smoke than fire, and
Posted by Martin Zwilling on September 1st, 2014
The universal challenge of every startup founder is to get everything done that needs to get done, and still have a life. Even outside of business, everyone wants to accomplish more, while working less. I’ve been a student of these techniques for some time, but some time ago I saw a great summary that seems to pull
Posted by David S. Rose on August 24th, 2014
Professional investors typically have a range of information rights that they negotiate for when making an investment. While not every investor will have every right (or every right with the same frequency), the types of things we’re talking about include:
Seat on the Board of Directors Non-voting Board Observer Seat Monthly, quarterly or annual financial statements (audited or unaudited) Monthly,
