Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Mike Maples, Founder And Managing Partner, Floodgate (Part 1)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold This is the twelfth interview in our series on financing for entrepreneurs. I am talking to Mike Maples, managing partner of Floodgate, a fund with the superangel approach that bridges the gap between initial seed money raised from traditional angel investors and traditional VCs, and aims to

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Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Basil Peters, CEO and Fund Manager, Fundamental Technologies II (Part 15)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Basil: I remember when I was I student, I had no idea about business or life. It’s embarrassing how little we know in our early twenties, and what I’ve been trying to do is influence as many students as I can to think about entrepreneurship as a

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Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Basil Peters, CEO and Fund Manager, Fundamental Technologies II (Part 14)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: And now what could angels do to increase their chances of success? Basil: I think for angels . . . number one is education. Angel investing is also changing right now, faster than ever before. There have been angels since we lived in caves.

Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Basil Peters, CEO and Fund Manager, Fundamental Technologies II (Part 13)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Basil: Finding good mentors it is something that you can do that’ll make a big difference in your success. I would go even further – and I think it’s a natural law. I have for more than ten years been going out looking for successful entrepreneurs who

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Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Basil Peters, CEO and Fund Manager, Fundamental Technologies II (Part 12)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: If you were to get into a situation where you could collect dividends for a long time, would you still think of early exits? Basil: There are two parts to the question, I think. One part is, is that a good thing to do? Another part

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Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Basil Peters, CEO and Fund Manager, Fundamental Technologies II (Part 11)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: I saw you tweeted that Google wants to buy pre-revenue companies. Basil: Yes. I was fascinated to hear Charles Rim,  who’s one of the top five guys at Google who buys companies, said that on a webinar, M&A class, offered by a group called Corum. Yes,

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Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Basil Peters, CEO and Fund Manager, Fundamental Technologies II (Part 10)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: Now, we can talk about your favorite subject, which is exits. Basil: Yes, again, I often go on for a whole day on that subject.

Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Basil Peters, CEO and Fund Manager, Fundamental Technologies II (Part 9)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: Why do you think you’re better suited to being an entrepreneur, as opposed to being an employee? Basil: A lot of the reasons are the ones that we talked about earlier with the characteristics I would look for in an entrepreneur. For example, I have to

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