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Lewis Hower
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Lewis Hower, Executive Director, University Impact Fund (Part 10)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: What are your personal daily challenges? Lewis: Personally, I’d love to help every organization that came through our door, and every single entrepreneur, and be able to provide them with, if not an introduction, at the very least resources of tools and readings they could use
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Lewis Hower, Executive Director, University Impact Fund (Part 9)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Lewis: We are co-investing alongside the existing funds that have been successful in doing this in this space, and we really do rely on them to be the drivers of agreeable terms and knowing what is best for the investment, which ultimately is best for our prospective
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Lewis Hower, Executive Director, University Impact Fund (Part 8)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: What other character traits are you looking for in an entrepreneur? Lewis: I certainly look for somebody who possesses the fundamental, rudimentary business skills and also has the undeniable passion and commitment to the cause that they are trying to be a player in or whatever
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Lewis Hower, Executive Director, University Impact Fund (Part 7)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: Any more thoughts on funding at different stages of business’ development? Lewis: If we are looking at something that’s a little more established, such as something related to microfinance or SME funding, we will look to fund at the later stage when there is more volume
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Lewis Hower, Executive Director, University Impact Fund (Part 6)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: But you will clearly be looking for some returns, right? Lewis: Absolutely, yes. We view this space from [the point of] recognizing that there are strong business models and strong opportunities that if and when applied to the right sector and segment, there is the ability
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Lewis Hower, Executive Director, University Impact Fund (Part 5)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: Do the partners participate in your conference calls with entrepreneurs? Lewis: It depends on the situation. Typically, if we’re working just for the entrepreneur and helping him, it’s just with the entrepreneur. If it’s working with one of the funding organizations, a lot of times the
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Lewis Hower, Executive Director, University Impact Fund (Part 4)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: Have you made any investments already? Lewis: No, we have not made any investments, yet, out of the University Impact Fund. Irina: If an entrepreneur heard about your program and want to get in touch with you, what is the best way to reach you? Lewis:
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Lewis Hower, Executive Director, University Impact Fund (Part 3)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Lewis: Going forward, our model is that we will continue to have students. We are a student program and will be for as long as we’re around. We do that same type of project work but typically we will end up working more with the investment funds
