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Positioning Your Company to Raise Money (or not)
Published on 2010-02-16 12:16:34
Sometimes, after a series of meetings with an entrepreneur who professes that he wants to raise venture money (as venture has moved further along the food chain, this is a misnomer), I just want to bang my head against the wall. This is especially true when I am dealing with a founder/entrepreneur that comes from [...]
Anatomy of a Start-up: 3
Published on 2010-02-16 11:42:10
When I left off last time, all the pieces seemed to be coming together for a successful new business. We had the initial players in place and the market conditions appeared to be ripe: (1) We have a market that is highly fragmented and disconnected; (2) as unfortunate as it is, the rate of Autism [...]
Anatomy of a Start-up: 2
Published on 2010-02-05 11:26:28
To continue from the last post… At the same time that all this activity was taking place, I was engaged by Comprehensive Care Corporation, a behavioral health network in Tampa for an equity raise project. As I was conducting my due diligence, it came to my attention that this company had developed an expertise in [...]
Anatomy of a Start-up: 1
Published on 2010-02-03 07:57:59
People start businesses for a lot of different reasons. I cover all the usual reasons when I teach my entrepreneurial leadership class, but it dawned on me that I don’t cover the reasons behind how someone might “fall into” being an entrepreneur. Case in point: In 2009, I was on retainer with a Client to do [...]
Entrepreneur Delusions During a Capital Raise
Published on 2010-02-02 12:32:26
After having been in the investment banking business for over 10 years, I suppose I have gained some knowledge in this area. First of all, there is investment money out there (lots of it), primarily in the form of equity (I mean venture capital and private equity). Unfortunately, given the current state of the banking [...]
Hello world!
Published on 2010-02-02 11:02:33
Welcome to WordPress.com. This is your first post. Edit or delete it and start blogging! Well, I decided to leave the generic post above to commemorate my first post. I would imagine that for anyone over 40 blogging is a new experience??? I am “dipping my toes” in this new world because over the years, [...]