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Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Mike Hirshland, General Partner, Polaris Ventures (Part 7)
Posted on Thursday, Nov 11th
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: What are some character traits that you look for in entrepreneurs? Mike: You know, if we had to generalize, the things that most likely to get us excited, that correlate to success are extraordinary product abilities, in terms of functional expertise, and then that intangible but
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Mike Hirshland, General Partner, Polaris Ventures (Part 6)
Posted on Wednesday, Nov 10th
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Mike: For seed deals, typically we get a small amount of the ownership. In many instances, we’re less sensitive than angel investors for whom the seed is . . . that’s when they buy shares. That’s their investment. For us, maybe we’ll invest $100,000 or $200,000 in
