RSSCollection: Venture Capitalists
- Dan Miller Discusses Background of Ask Jeeves
- Dan Miller Discusses Challenges Facing SightSpeed
- Dan Miller Discusses Challenges in Building User Base for Video Conferencing
- Dan Miller Discusses Early Days of Ask Jeeves
- Dan Miller Discusses Importance of Networking
- Dan Miller Discusses Personal and Professional Background and Creation of Roda Group
- Dan Miller Discusses Portfolio Company, SightSpeed, Which Handles Video Conferencing
- Dan Miller Discusses SightSpeed's Competitive Advantage
- Dan Miller Discusses Sources of Revenue at Ask Jeeves
- Dan Miller Discusses Success Rate of Roda's Portfolio Companies
- Dan Miller Discusses Technology Behind SightSpeed Video Conferencing
- Dan Miller Shares List of Companies in Roda's Portfolio
- Dan Miller Shares Thoughts on Marketing and Distribution
- Dan Miller Shares Thoughts on Product Development
- Dan Miller Shares Thoughts on Venture Capital Firms
- Dan Miller States Ask Jeeves Grew Through Word of Mouth
- Dan Miller States Importance of Getting Work Experience Before Becoming Entrepreneur
- Dan Miller States Many Entrepreneurs Fail When It Comes To Reaching The Consumer
- Doug Newhouse Discusses Challenges At Starting Sterling Capital
- Doug Newhouse Discusses Characteristics For a Successful Entrepreneur
- Doug Newhouse Discusses Experience Leading Up To Creation of Sterling Capital
- Doug Newhouse Discusses International Experience and Experience at Lehman Brothers
- Doug Newhouse Shares Definition of EBITDA
- Doug Newhouse Shares Example of Challenge of Getting First Client, American Buildings Company
- Doug Newhouse Shares Example of Client, Shake and Impact of International Competition
- Doug Newhouse Shares Personal and Professional Background
- Doug Newhouse Shares Thoughts on How Sterling Partners Gains Experience in New or Unfamiliar Industries
- Doug Newhouse States Importance of Being Comfortable With Your Decisions
- Hans Severiens Clarifies Point Regarding the Creation of a Parallel VC Fund
- Hans Severiens Discusses Background in Science Before Entering a Second Career on Wall Street
- Hans Severiens Discusses Band Of Angels Return on Investment (ROI)
- Hans Severiens Discusses Beginnings of Angel Investment Group, Band of Angels
- Hans Severiens Discusses Creation of Infrastructure for Band of Angels
- Hans Severiens Discusses Diversity of Angel Investors Within Band of Angels
- Hans Severiens Discusses Ethics in the VC and Angel Industries
- Hans Severiens Discusses Funding Reality That Faces New Entrepreneurs
- Hans Severiens Discusses How Band of Angels Formed a Trusted Advisory Group to Evaluate Potential Deals
- Hans Severiens Discusses How Deals Became Sponsored within Band of Angels
- Hans Severiens Discusses How He Evaluates a Business Plan
- Hans Severiens Discusses Importance of Deal Flow to the Angel Organization
- Hans Severiens Discusses Importance of Presenting Investors with Realistic Business Plan
- Hans Severiens Discusses Important Aspects of a Strong Business Plan
- Hans Severiens Discusses Management Involvement of Angel in Entrepreneur's Company
- Hans Severiens Discusses Market Analysis That Led Him To Target San Francisco Area For Angel Fund
- Hans Severiens Discusses Non-Disclosure Agreements and States That VCs and Angels Don't Sign Them
- Hans Severiens Discusses Professional Status of Fellow Angels
- Hans Severiens Discusses Second Career as a Securities Analyst on Wall Street
- Hans Severiens Discusses Third Career in Venture Capital and Angel Investing
- Hans Severiens Discusses Valuation and Funding Options
- Hans Severiens Discusses Valuations and Timing
- Hans Severiens Explains Difference Between VCs and Angels and Who Is Funded By Which
- Hans Severiens Provides Overview of Band of Angels
- Hans Severiens Shares Challenges Facing Entrepreneurs Seeking Angel Funding in Today's Market
- Hans Severiens Shares Definition of Deal Flow
- Hans Severiens Shares Definition of Due Diligence
- Hans Severiens Shares Good Deal Opportunities Will Be New Ideas With An Existing Market and Few Entrants
- Hans Severiens Shares Some Comical Slides Outlining the Deal Process
- Hans Severiens Shares Thoughts on Cash Flow
- Hans Severiens Shares Thoughts on the Entrepreneur's Role as the Company Grows
- Hans Severiens Shares Thoughts on the Funding Gap
- Hans Severiens Shares Thoughts on the Internet Bubble
- Hans Severiens States Band of Angels Investment Infrastructure is the Cleanest
- Hans Severiens States Band of Angels Was Founded to Bring Better Deal Flow to Angel Investors
- Hans Severiens States Better to Invest in A Great Management Team with a Good Idea Versus A Great Idea With A Good Team
- Hans Severiens States Entrepreneur Must Be Strong At Sales
- Hans Severiens States Students Should Surround Themselves With Good People and Understand Marketplace
- Hans Severiens Will Review Only Executive Summaries of Business Plans That Make It To His Desk
- Judy Albers Defines Pre-Seed and Seed Stage Startups
- Judy Albers Discusses Challenges In Determining Company Valuation
- Judy Albers Discusses Difference Between Losing Equity and Losing Control
- Judy Albers Discusses Equity and Valuation
- Judy Albers Discusses Fuding Options As Company Moves From Seed Stage To Early Stage
- Judy Albers Discusses VCs, Angels and SBIRs As Funding Options
- Judy Albers Discusses Venture Capital In Upstate New York
- Judy Albers Outlines Specifics That VCs Are Looking For In A Startup
- Judy Albers Outlines Valuations At Different Stages Of Company Maturity
- Judy Albers Provides Concluding Remarks
- Judy Albers Provides Definition Of a Down Round
- Judy Albers Provides General Overview of What Venture Capitalists Are Interested In
- Judy Albers Provides Introduction To Discussion On Finding Funding To Startup Big Business
- Judy Albers Shares Thoughts on Angel Funding
- Judy Albers Shares Thoughts on SBIR Grants
- Judy Albers Shares Thoughts On Why VC Deals Fall Through
- Judy Albers State VCs Seek High Returns And An Exit Strategy
- Judy Albers States If You Need A Lot Of Capital Then You Will Have To Exchange It For A Percentage of Ownership
- Judy Albers States Venture Capitalists Tend To Invest In Technology
- Kevin McGovern Discusses Bank Financing and Subordinated Debt
- Kevin McGovern Discusses Common Pitfalls in Financial Section of Business Plan
- Kevin McGovern Discusses Early Professional Experience and Startup of Law Firm and Enterprise Associates
- Kevin McGovern Discusses Funding a Startup with Concentric Circle Example
- Kevin McGovern Discusses Globalization of Venture Capital Market
- Kevin McGovern Discusses How Entrepreneurs Should Make the Pitch
- Kevin McGovern Discusses Importance of Finding Good People to Support Startup and Fill In Experience Gaps
- Kevin McGovern Discusses Importance of Having Strong Shareholders Agreement
- Kevin McGovern Discusses Importance of Personal Relationships
- Kevin McGovern Discusses Legal Formations of Businesses
- Kevin McGovern Discusses Ownership and Valuation
- Kevin McGovern Discusses Personal Investment That Entrepreneurs Should Make in Startup
- Kevin McGovern Discusses Pros and Cons of Raising Capital Through Debt Versus Equity
- Kevin McGovern Discusses Sources of Funding
- Kevin McGovern Share Thoughts on Venture Capitalists
- Kevin McGovern Shares Educational Background and First Professional Experience
- Kevin McGovern Shares Example of Situation Where There Was Not a Shareholders Agreement
- Kevin McGovern Shares Thoughts on Debt Versus Equity
- Kevin McGovern Shares Thoughts on Executive Summary Contents
- Kevin McGovern Shares Thoughts on Good Business Plans
- Kevin McGovern Shares Thoughts on International Business and Sincerity
- Kevin McGovern Shares Thoughts on Joint Ventures
- Kevin McGovern Shares Thoughts on Making a Good Business Plan
- Kevin McGovern Shares Thoughts on Percentage of Ownership That Entrepreneurs Should Retain
- Kevin McGovern Shares Thoughts on Timing for Going Public
- Kevin McGovern States Business Plan is Ambassador
- Kevin McGovern States Entrepreneurs Often Forget that Financing Is Only First Rung of the Ladder
- Kevin McGovern States Importance of Asking For Clarification
- Kevin McGovern States Importance of Finding and Working with Winners
- Kevin McGovern States Importance of Gaining Broad Experience Prior To Starting Company
- Kevin McGovern States Importance of Understanding Audience During Pitch Presentation
- Kevin McGovern States One Problem That Entreprenerus Have In Raising Funds Is False Hope
- Kevin McGovern States Venture Capitalists Are Short Term Thinkers
- Levindo Coelho Santos Discusses Academic and Professional Background
- Levindo Coelho Santos Discusses Angel Investors, Seed Capital and Private Equity
- Levindo Coelho Santos Discusses Background of Novarum Fund
- Levindo Coelho Santos Discusses Career in Financial Services
- Levindo Coelho Santos Discusses Challenges of Doing Business In Brazil
- Levindo Coelho Santos Discusses Five Points Which Are Critical In A Business Proposition
- Levindo Coelho Santos Discusses Future Political and Professional Plans
- Levindo Coelho Santos Discusses How Fund Works With Startups
- Levindo Coelho Santos Discusses Returning To Brazil
- Levindo Coelho Santos Shares Thoughts on Entrepreneurship, Success and Professional Reinvention
- Levindo Coelho Santos States Becoming an Entrepreneur Mid-Way Into Your Professional Career Takes Courage
- Levindo Coelho Santos States Brazil Has Specific Industry Competencies Which Can Be Leveraged
- Levindo Coelho Santos States Business Challenges and Opportunities Vary By Geographic Region
- Levindo Coelho Santos States Culture Determines Partnerships and Infrastructure
- Levindo Coelho Santos States Difficulty In Smaller Countries Having Ability To Jump Into Global Marketplace
- Levindo Coelho Santos States Experiences At Novarum Can Be Applied To Entrepreneurs In All Industries
- Levindo Coelho Santos States Importance of Communicating Well and Getting a Strong Team
- Levindo Coelho Santos States Importance of Understanding Investor Objectives
- Levindo Coelho Santos Takes Pride Over Starting A Movement In Brazil
- Mark Brandt Discusses Decision To Leave Cargill and Eventually Create Notiva
- Mark Brandt Discusses Decision To Work At Cargill
- Mark Brandt Discusses How To Start Building a Business
- Mark Brandt Discusses Launch of Maple Fund
- Mark Brandt Discusses Learning From Your Mistakes
- Mark Brandt Discusses Nanomedicine Center at Cleveland Clinic
- Mark Brandt Discusses Options For Funding When You Start As An Entrepreneur
- Mark Brandt Discusses Personal Story From Undergraduate Experience at Cornell
- Mark Brandt Discusses Qualities Needed By Entrepreneurs
- Mark Brandt Discusses Venture Capital
- Mark Brandt Shares Example Of Funding Company, Johnny Applesticks
- Mark Brandt Shares Thoughts on Networking
- Mark Brandt States Anything Is Possible If You Work Hard
- Mark Brandt States Importance Of Recognizing Personal Sustainable Competitive Advantage
- Mark Brandt States It Is Important To Determine Your Personal Strengths
- Melvin Goldman Discusses Changes in the VC Landscape in India
- Melvin Goldman Discusses Definition of Venture Capital
- Melvin Goldman Discusses Entrepreneurship On the International Level
- Melvin Goldman Discusses Growth In Indian Software Industry
- Melvin Goldman Discusses How Governments Can Promote Technology Development
- Melvin Goldman Discusses Mistakes Made By VC Frms
- Melvin Goldman Discusses Prerequisites For Venture Capital To Work
- Melvin Goldman Discusses Role of Governments In Building an Environment For Venture Capitalists
- Melvin Goldman Discusses Software and Dot Com Companies in India
- Melvin Goldman Discusses Transition In India To Support Better Business Development
- Melvin Goldman Discusses VC Landscape in Korea and Israel
- Melvin Goldman Shares Example of Mistakes Made By Flower Industry
- Melvin Goldman Shares Example of Mistakes Made By Food Producer
- Melvin Goldman Shares Example of Mistakes Made By Hotel Software Company
- Melvin Goldman Shares Example of Mistakes Made By Water Filter Company
- Melvin Goldman Shares Thoughts on the VC Market in India
- Melvin Goldman States Bangalore Became Silicon Valley of India
- Saeed Amidi Discusses Early Experience In Starting A Business
- Saeed Amidi Discusses Exciting Environment At Plug and Play Tech Center
- Saeed Amidi Discusses Finding Right Location For Technology Center
- Saeed Amidi Discusses Mistakes Made With Venture Capitalists
- Saeed Amidi Discusses Personal Background and Impact of Revolution In Iran
- Saeed Amidi Shares Thoughts On How Business Opportunities Are Evaluated
- Saeed Amidi States Biggest Reward and Biggest Challenge of Life Has Been Finding Work Life Balance
- Saeed Amidi States Business Partners Must Have Mutual Respect
- Saeed Amidi States Community at Plug and Play Fosters Greater Success Rate
- Saeed Amidi States Desire To Invest In 20 Early Startups Each Year
- Saeed Amidi States Entrepreneurs Are Made From Having Exposure To Right Experiences
- Saeed Amidi States Entrepreneurs Need To Have Passion
- Saeed Amidi States Importance of Communication And Corporate Culture
- Saeed Amidi States Leaders Have To Enjoy Their Role To Be Successful
- Saeed Amidi States Personal Definition Of Success Is Impact He Has Been Able To Have On Entrepreneurs
- Saeed Amidi States Plug and Play Enables Proximity To Entrepreneurs And Potential Investment Opportunities
- Saeed Amidi States Students Should Pursue Internships For Experience
- Saeed Amidi States Surprise That There Is A Formula To Entrepreneurship
- Saeed Amidi States US Universities Teach Their Students That They Can Be Successful Entrepreneurs
- Saeed Amidi States You Should Set Up The Business With The End In Mind
- Theresa Mazzullo Discusses Options For Early Stage Funding
- Theresa Mazzullo Discusses Options For Government Funding
- Theresa Mazzullo Discusses Timeframe In Business Development Where You Should Pursue VC Funding
- Theresa Mazzullo Discusses Tradeoff Between Advanced Payments From Vendors and Exclusivity Clauses
- Theresa Mazzullo Provides Definition Of The Ladder of Funding Sources
- Theresa Mazzullo Shares Thoughts on Angels and Angel Groups As Sources of Funding
- Theresa Mazzullo Shares Thoughts on Friends And Family As A Source of Funding
- Theresa Mazzullo Shares Thoughts On Using Banks As A Source of Funding
- Theresa Mazzullo States Consulting Businesses Don't Require Much Capital
- Theresa Mazzullo States Importance of Understanding Your Company's Risk and Valuation Regardless Of The Source Of Funding You Are Seeking
- Theresa Mazzullo States Importance of Understanding Your Stage Of Development
- Theresa Mazzullo States In Some Cases, The Money Will Find You
- Theresa Mazzullo States Investors Will Expect You To Have A Personal Financial Stake In The Business
- Theresa Mazzullo States Need To Understand Eventual Size Of Business When Starting Funding Process
- Theresa Mazzullo States Need To Understand If You Have A Lifestyle Or Scalable Business
- Theresa Mazzullo States Strategic Alliances Can Result In Funding
- Theresa Mazzullo States VCs Expect A Rapid Business Scale-Up
- Theresa Mazzullo States Venture Capitalists Are About Relationships
- Theresa Mazzullo States Your Stage Of Development Will Determine The Funding You Can Go After
- Zack Schildhorn Discusses Abroad Experience In India
- Zack Schildhorn Discusses Advantages of Being First Money Invested In A Startup
- Zack Schildhorn Discusses Decision To Come To Cornell and Reasons For Adjusting His Major
- Zack Schildhorn Discusses Finding Internship Opportunity At Nanotechnology Venture Capital Firm
- Zack Schildhorn Discusses Interest in Photography
- Zack Schildhorn Discusses Internship At Lux Capital
- Zack Schildhorn Discusses Misconception That All Venture Capitalists Are Wealthy
- Zack Schildhorn Discusses Surprise At Amount of Networking Happening In Graduate Business School Classes Compared To Engineering
- Zack Schildhorn Discusses Undergraduate Coursework and First Year of MBA
- Zack Schildhorn Provides Background on Founders of Lux Capital
- Zack Schildhorn Provides Definition of Due Diligence
- Zack Schildhorn Provides Overview of Venture Capital
- Zack Schildhorn Provides Overview on Lux Capital
- Zack Schildhorn Shares Thoughts on 5-Year MBA Program
- Zack Schildhorn Shares Thoughts on Risk
- Zack Schildhorn Shares Thoughts On Working In Venture Capital Industry
- Zack Schildhorn States Business Courses Can Add Valuable Diversity To Your Undergraduate Courses
- Zack Schildhorn States Entrepreneurs Are Driven And Have Vision
- Zack Schildhorn States Personal Background Enables Him To Bridge Engineering and Business Worlds
- Zack Schildhorn States Pleasure At Current Direction In Professional Life
