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1Mby1M Deal Radar 2011: CapLinked, Manhattan Beach, California
My regular readers may be surprised to the see the subject of today’s 1M/1M Deal Radar. For the past three years, Deal Radar has been covering companies that have at least $1 million in annual revenue. It’s an important milestone that we take seriously. So why CapLinked, a pre-revenue company? Well, primarily because it’s a company
Entrepreneurship Education: Who Is the Right Seed Investor For You?
I am sure many of you are reading 1M/1M Ambassador Irina Patterson’s Seed Capital series where she’s interviewing seed investors from various walks of life, and with a diverse set of perspectives. Whereas Mike Maples is interested in the top 15 deals in Silicon Valley each year, Basil Peters likes to invest in businesses that
Investment Thesis: Don Hutchison (Part 4 – Final)
SM: Describe your ideal entrepreneur. DH: Smart, hungry, focused, yet open minded, capable of creative and analytical inspiration and coachable in those areas where they can use help. To use a phrase mentioned earlier, I like working with people who take the game very seriously and are driven to win, but who manage not to
Investment Thesis: Don Hutchison (Part 3)
SM: Describe, in some detail, the last deal you funded, and your rationale behind funding it. DH: I’ve made three recent investments; one new and two follow-on. The new is www.revision3.com, formed by Jay Adelson and Kevin Rose. This was exactly the type of new media play I was seeking–something hugely ambitious with existing traction
Investment Thesis: Don Hutchison (Part 2)
SM: What are your key investments and the rationale behind making those investments. This will help entrepreneurs understand how you process deals. DH: In truth, ‘it all depends on the deal’ is a legitimate answer here. That said, there are a few key considerations I run through in most deals. First, do I think the
Investment Thesis: Don Hutchison (Part 1)
As I have been having the conversations for this series, I keep asking VCs a question: which Angels do you respect? I have got many answers. One name that has kept on coming is that of Don Hutchison. So, here, I present to you, Don’s thoughts on his early-stage investment philosophy. SM: Please describe your
Investment Thesis: Peter Redford
Some of you have read my previous coverage of the TVI vs. Microsoft case in which TVI sued Microsoft over the Autoplay patent. Peter Redford, CEO of TVI, won that case earlier this year, and has since joined the Band of Angels, as an Angel investor. The Band is one of the best organized Angel
