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Venture capital funds, at the other end of the spectrum, are commercial organizations whose business it is to find the 5 to 20 companies each year that they believe have a chance of being one of the only 80 companies a year that will ultimately exit in a sale of over $50 million. Because funds are highly visible and listed in the phone book, every
... See moreDavid S. Rose • Angel Investing: The Gust Guide to Making Money and Having Fun Investing in Startups
I did lots of other startups before PayPal. Four of them you’ve never heard of; PayPal was number five.
Ali Tamaseb • Super Founders: What Data Reveals About Billion-Dollar Startups
Truth 1: Most Startups Fail It's a message that most angels or venture investors could deliver to would-be entrepreneurs dozens of times a month—and that they would deliver were it not for the fact that they don't want to burn their bridges or ruin their reputations for being nice guys.
David S. Rose • Angel Investing: The Gust Guide to Making Money and Having Fun Investing in Startups
Press cycles about million-dollar fund-raises and billion-dollar valuations are short-lived and targeted at aspiring entrepreneurs, not people like your customers. Building your audience that way doesn’t work, because a months-old startup has nothing to say, besides that a few rich people gave them some money. Trust me, I know.