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seed capital from angel investors
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Michael Gruber, Founder and Managing Director, Cornerstone Angels (Part 11)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: What do you think entrepreneurs could do to increase their chances of success? Michael: One is be incredibly honest and open about everything, both good and bad. You need to establish rapport. After the investment, that’s not the end. That’s the beginning. Typically, a company’s going
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Anurag (Anu) Nigam, President, Sand Hill Angels (Part 8)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: Can angels invest alongside the LLC? Can they invest additional money on top of what the LLC is offering? Anu: Only members can invest in the LLC. We syndicate with a lot of angel groups, individual angels, and VCs. So, a round may be $1 million,
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Michael Gruber, Founder and Managing Director, Cornerstone Angels (Part 10)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: Do you co-invest with other angel groups? Michael: Yes. We’re very open to sharing deal flow with others as well as co-investing with other angel groups, with other individuals, even along with venture firms. Irina: With the syndication, what size rounds do you usually participate in?
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Anurag (Anu) Nigam, President, Sand Hill Angels (Part 7)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Anu: The other thing people need to understand is that technology is becoming mainstream. When technology becomes mainstream, you get winners and losers. And what’s happening now is it’s getting harder and harder to be a big Internet player. And, you could say that for biotech, too,
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Anurag (Anu) Nigam, President, Sand Hill Angels (Part 6)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: What is Sand Hill’s sector preference? Anu: It has to have technology or some sense of innovation to it. We’re not going to do a classic consumer goods company or a real estate company. It has to deal with technology in some way. Mostly, IT, some
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Michael Gruber, Founder and Managing Director, Cornerstone Angels (Part 9)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: You were talking about alternative energy. Do you have special expertise and connections in the space? Michael: We have lots of connections in the space, in both industry and academia. But a lot of it is really because my other partners and I – this is
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Anurag (Anu) Nigam, President, Sand Hill Angels (Part 5)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: What are other important factors for you when you make your decision about any particular entrepreneur? Anu: One of the biggest factors is, Is this something you’ve done before? Are you someone who’s worked at Oracle and is now doing a database company? Do you know
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Michael Gruber, Founder and Managing Director, Cornerstone Angels (Part 8)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: What do you usually allocate for interns to do? Michael: It depends on the timing of the work. A lot of it is helping out with the screening of companies. Some of the stuff is helping with logistics at our meetings. Also, some of it is
