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Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Manu Kumar, Founder And Chief Firestarter, K9 Ventures (Part 1)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Ravi Bulusu This is the seventeenth interview in our series on financing for entrepreneurs. I am talking to Manu Kumar, the founder and chief firestarter at K9 Ventures, an early-stage venture fund that provides funding and support for concept-stage and seed-stage technology companies. It is based in Palo Alto,
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Ho Nam, General Partner, Altos Ventures (Part 7)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Ho: Whenever we turn down companies, they always ask whether we can refer them to other investors. Sometimes the company would be better suited for certain investors who we might know and if there is a fit, we’ll refer them. But in general, we don’t like getting
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Ho Nam, General Partner, Altos Ventures (Part 6)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: When they come to you, should they have a complete team? Ho: It is usually two or three people, but we have backed single founders before. Irina: What’s the most important character trait a founder can have that will clinch the deal? Ho: One word that
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Ho Nam, General Partner, Altos Ventures (Part 5)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: Do you think about the total available market (TAM) when you invest? Ho: That’s a good question. We talk about that a lot. We do, obviously, like large market opportunities, but we also have the philosophy that it’s really hard to predict what the next giant
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Brad Feld, Managing Director, Foundry Group (Part 8)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: Could you compare TechStars to Y Combinator? Brad: They are similar types of programs. Y Combinator was the first, TechStars was the second. The historical difference between the two programs has been that when TechStars was started, it was very much mentor driven. So, if you
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Ho Nam, General Partner, Altos Ventures (Part 4)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Ho: Certainly, dividends are one way, but you could also do shareholder buybacks. Public companies do this all the time. They do a stock buyback program if they think that their stock is relatively undervalued, or they think that’s a good use of capital. The board of
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Brad Feld, Managing Director, Foundry Group (Part 7)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: Do you have any preferred investment types? What is it? Preferred shares? Brad: Yes, we always make equity investments and we almost always take preferred shares. Irina: Do you think about exit strategy when you invest? Brad: We don’t think about it.
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Ho Nam, General Partner, Altos Ventures (Part 3)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Ho: Somebody who comes in with a fantastic-looking resume will disappoint you many times. If we think we can work with somebody, we’ll err on the side of really trying to help that person. Even if they make mistakes and we’re learning on the jobs all of
