EnablingAngels: August 2006 Archives

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Aug31	Valuation Panic, Part 2 -- For Angels Jeff Jordan August 31, 2006 Know More: Best Practices 2.0, Best Practices In my previous post, I advised rookie entrepreneurs not to give their valuations to angel investors in elevator pitches because angels almost always jump ship when they hear a valuation that is too high. On the flip-side, angels shouldn't immediately rule out a promising company just because the entrepreneur's valuation is a little high. The entrepreneur's valuation of the company is the beginning of a conversation (a.k.a. negotiation), especially when they throw it out during an elevator pitch. Be patient with first-time entrepreneurs and take the time to educate them. I've seen too many angels miss out on smokin' deals because they shut their ears off way too early in the conversation. What do you think? Posted at 11:34 PM \| Permalink
Aug31	Valuation Panic, Part 1 -- For Entrepreneurs Jeff Jordan August 31, 2006 I listened to ten entrepreneurs give ten 4-minute pitches ten times to ten tables of angel investors at a FundingUniverse.com Speedpitching Luncheon the other day. (Feel free to go back and read that last sentence again. It was the best... Continue Reading Posted at 10:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug23	Desert Angels Heat Up; Devin Thorpe's Ten Tips Jeff Jordan August 23, 2006 Regrettably. a few major projects at FundingUniverse.com have kept me from "getting my blog on" lately. I'm glad to be back in the saddle.A couple of interesting links: Arizona's CopperKey gets $2M from Desert Angels, HOTventures and Others -- HOTventures'... Continue Reading Posted at 3:05 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug12	Piedmont Angel Network Drops $1.3 into Bioptigen Jeff Jordan August 12, 2006 Newly appointed PAN interim managing director Troy Knauss got his feet wet this week, leading a $1.3 million dollar investment in Bioptigen, a company that "is developing a new class of optical imaging systems for biomedical applications that can see... Continue Reading Posted at 9:48 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug10	How to Listen to a Pitch Jeff Jordan August 10, 2006 Marc Nathan of the Houston Angel Network (Little known fact -- HAN is one of he nations three largest single branch angel groups.) sent me a great article on the art of watching a pitch.I've sat through quite a few... Continue Reading Posted at 9:34 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Chad and Brad say this is a Good Article Jeff Jordan August 10, 2006 Chad Blodgett emailed this story to me and Brad Feld blogged about it. I'm guessing it's worth reading.David Cohen writes a thoughtful article about how angel investors make decisions to invest. The underlying theme is that many angels rely a... Continue Reading Posted at 12:27 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug 9	Two Significant Events for Female Investors Jeff Jordan August 9, 2006 Milwaukee-based Silicon Pastures named Theresa Esser its new executive director. Theresa joins a small handful of women who are leading angel groups, a fact that she calls both "significant and interesting". Congratulations Theresa!In addition, the largest women's investment group in... Continue Reading Posted at 11:59 PM \| Permalink
Aug 5	You might be an entrepreneur if ... Jeff Jordan August 5, 2006 A little entrepreneur trivia ...The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has done some research on what makes an individual more likely to be entrepreneurial, and here's what they found:You don't need to be a college grad, well-organized, or driven by money... Continue Reading Posted at 7:42 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Angel Journal Jeff Jordan August 5, 2006 The Genesis Exchage is taking a stab at creating a regular publication for angel investors called The Angel Journal.Are there any other angel publications/newsletters out there that we should know about?... Continue Reading Posted at 7:03 AM \| Permalink
Aug 3	No Formula for VC Success Jeff Jordan August 3, 2006 The Texas Startup Blog has some sobering tips for entrepreneurs seeking seed capital. Frank Demmler writes that entrepreneurs sometimes fall into the trap of thinking that there is a 10-step process that will magically guarantee investment capital. I really shouldn’t... Continue Reading Posted at 10:41 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug 2	Angel Investor Tax Incentives Could be Very Bad Jeff Jordan August 2, 2006 I've written a written more than one post in the past about states that are passing legislation to incentivise angel investors by giving them tax breaks and guaranteeing large portions of their investments. Legislation encouraging angel investing has got to... Continue Reading Posted at 11:06 PM \| Permalink

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Aug31	Valuation Panic, Part 2 -- For Angels Jeff Jordan August 31, 2006 Know More: Best Practices 2.0, Best Practices In my previous post, I advised rookie entrepreneurs not to give their valuations to angel investors in elevator pitches because angels almost always jump ship when they hear a valuation that is too high. On the flip-side, angels shouldn't immediately rule out a promising company just because the entrepreneur's valuation is a little high. The entrepreneur's valuation of the company is the beginning of a conversation (a.k.a. negotiation), especially when they throw it out during an elevator pitch. Be patient with first-time entrepreneurs and take the time to educate them. I've seen too many angels miss out on smokin' deals because they shut their ears off way too early in the conversation. What do you think? Posted at 11:34 PM \| Permalink
Aug31	Valuation Panic, Part 1 -- For Entrepreneurs Jeff Jordan August 31, 2006 I listened to ten entrepreneurs give ten 4-minute pitches ten times to ten tables of angel investors at a FundingUniverse.com Speedpitching Luncheon the other day. (Feel free to go back and read that last sentence again. It was the best... Continue Reading Posted at 10:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug23	Desert Angels Heat Up; Devin Thorpe's Ten Tips Jeff Jordan August 23, 2006 Regrettably. a few major projects at FundingUniverse.com have kept me from "getting my blog on" lately. I'm glad to be back in the saddle.A couple of interesting links: Arizona's CopperKey gets $2M from Desert Angels, HOTventures and Others -- HOTventures'... Continue Reading Posted at 3:05 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug12	Piedmont Angel Network Drops $1.3 into Bioptigen Jeff Jordan August 12, 2006 Newly appointed PAN interim managing director Troy Knauss got his feet wet this week, leading a $1.3 million dollar investment in Bioptigen, a company that "is developing a new class of optical imaging systems for biomedical applications that can see... Continue Reading Posted at 9:48 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug10	How to Listen to a Pitch Jeff Jordan August 10, 2006 Marc Nathan of the Houston Angel Network (Little known fact -- HAN is one of he nations three largest single branch angel groups.) sent me a great article on the art of watching a pitch.I've sat through quite a few... Continue Reading Posted at 9:34 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Chad and Brad say this is a Good Article Jeff Jordan August 10, 2006 Chad Blodgett emailed this story to me and Brad Feld blogged about it. I'm guessing it's worth reading.David Cohen writes a thoughtful article about how angel investors make decisions to invest. The underlying theme is that many angels rely a... Continue Reading Posted at 12:27 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug 9	Two Significant Events for Female Investors Jeff Jordan August 9, 2006 Milwaukee-based Silicon Pastures named Theresa Esser its new executive director. Theresa joins a small handful of women who are leading angel groups, a fact that she calls both "significant and interesting". Congratulations Theresa!In addition, the largest women's investment group in... Continue Reading Posted at 11:59 PM \| Permalink
Aug 5	You might be an entrepreneur if ... Jeff Jordan August 5, 2006 A little entrepreneur trivia ...The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has done some research on what makes an individual more likely to be entrepreneurial, and here's what they found:You don't need to be a college grad, well-organized, or driven by money... Continue Reading Posted at 7:42 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The Angel Journal Jeff Jordan August 5, 2006 The Genesis Exchage is taking a stab at creating a regular publication for angel investors called The Angel Journal.Are there any other angel publications/newsletters out there that we should know about?... Continue Reading Posted at 7:03 AM \| Permalink
Aug 3	No Formula for VC Success Jeff Jordan August 3, 2006 The Texas Startup Blog has some sobering tips for entrepreneurs seeking seed capital. Frank Demmler writes that entrepreneurs sometimes fall into the trap of thinking that there is a 10-step process that will magically guarantee investment capital. I really shouldn’t... Continue Reading Posted at 10:41 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug 2	Angel Investor Tax Incentives Could be Very Bad Jeff Jordan August 2, 2006 I've written a written more than one post in the past about states that are passing legislation to incentivise angel investors by giving them tax breaks and guaranteeing large portions of their investments. Legislation encouraging angel investing has got to... Continue Reading Posted at 11:06 PM \| Permalink

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