Free Lunch Friday Notes August 6th 2010
NYCSeed‘s managing director Owen Davis came by the Rose Tech Incubator this week to give a talk on what investors look for in startup’s. Some of the key points Owen mentioned that I took away from the talk are below. (NYCSeed only invests in the 5 NY borrows). FUNDING CRITERIA To anyone doing a startup, “Time matters”. Owen mentioned that committing large amounts of time...
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We were honored this week to have David Rose talking about the direction that companies are going. I took a few notes on what he had mentioned. First he mention some great outsourcing resources: crowdspring elance guru odesk getafreelancer qurky David also mentioned that we should take a look at the books Wikinomic sand Three Moves Ahead a book by Bob...
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Read MoreBootUpNYC 2009
Michael and I went to BootUpNYC 2009, it was a great experience, we met a number of great people doing startups and looking to do startups. There were investors, workspace providers and people providing advice. The BootUpNYC is a must for anyone starting and running a business. Photos of the night: Michael and I at the BootUp, me on the left and Michael on the right: David Rose,...
Read MorePitching to Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists
1) Tell a Story (e.g:iPad+doctors) (You have 10 seconds to get their emotional attention) 2) Talk about product. (e.g.:iPad product) 3) Talk about how we are going to generate revenue. 4) Your needs e.g.: 2-3 biz dev people Higher a PR agency Bring on developers 5) Money and how much you are asking for and the time. 6) Exits for investors and us. Taken from David Rose: VC Pitches is about...
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My name is Daniel. I’m an entrepreneur, hacker and cofounder of drchrono. drchrono is a medical platform for doctors.
