Helping Startups Accelerate Funding
“Do I like the product? Do I like the team? Am I comfortable with the market? Do they have meaningful traction compared to the other startups beside them?” This is what angel investors ask themselves while talking to you. If you want to maximize your chances of finalizing a positive outcome — having them write you a big fat […]
Dave McClure, cofounder of Silicon Valley investment firm 500 Startups, has learned the tricks of the trade of investing in startups, after shelling out funds for more than 900 startups in more than 40 countries. He shared his breadth of knowledge with guests at the National Angel Summit in Dallas on Thursday evening. “Startups are […]
Angel investors are predominantly male. But there has been a shift over the past decade. There are more and more female angel investors joining the ranks. And that could mean more opportunities for your business too. In a post she wrote for Forbes, angel investor Marianne Hudson explains: “As a woman angel investor, I am […]
Whether you’re for the first time ever or just the initial round this week, your mission is to incite their passion and provide compelling evidence of a potential boost to their bottom line. And you will likely have less than 10 minutes to accomplish this and will compete against dozens of other businesses in need of […]
I was excited to read Natalie Sisson’s new Amazon bestseller, The Suitcase Entrepreneur: Create freedom in business and adventure in life, which outlines her best strategies, tips and hacks on building a location-independent business. Sisson is a fellow Forbes contributor and writes exhaustively about technology, social media, and systems specific to building a business you can operate virtually. In […]
Never bashful about sharing his views, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has taken to Twitter to share career advice. In a tweet last week, the mayor recommended 5 tips for becoming a successful entrepreneur. Given Twitter’s 140-character limit, he had to make it brief: “Take risks. Make your own luck. Be persistent. Never stop learning. Give back.” […]
In 2012 Arriendas launched the first peer to peer car rental website in Latin America. The site generates an insurance policy and essentially allows an individual car owner to lease their car to Chilean residents and tourists. Over 200 car owners have registered their car for private rental and the company continues to show steady growth each week. […]
It’s been an amazing ride and time to celebrate: more than 1000 entrepreneurs have lived the Start-Up Chile experience, launching amazing companies while inspiring Chileans to do the same! Yesterday night, we invited suppers, local authorities, and many Start-Up Chile friends so they would come to our house and celebrate what we all have built […]
With Latin American countries topping the ‘happiness’ global ranking report (2013), FunPuntos news that they have been acquired provides another step forward in their mission to see that the region’s customer retail experience will be the same. Just 59 days after FunPuntos (Fun Points) announced its launch, today we bring news from an official company representative that […]
In the increasingly competitive world of venture capital, it pays to be helpful—literally. To get in on the best deals, VCs need to be seen as smart, insightful and supportive. And since VCs are all about scale, what better way to do that than a blog? This is good news for entrepreneurs, because despite the […]
