Enabling Entrepreneurs

How Much Ownership do Angels Require? A frequent question from entrepreneurs is “how much ownership do angels expect to purchase with their investment in my start-up venture?” First, a reminder:  Angels are investors, not bankers.  So, in most cases angels purchase equity in new ventures, and are not lending funds to entrepreneurs, in anticipation that […]

The Value of Intellectual Property to a Startup Venture Derek Sivers points out a critical issue to startup companies:  Intellectual Property has LITTLE OR NO VALUE without execution by the entrepreneur and management team.  Here is his blog:   IDEAS ARE JUST A MULTIPLIER OF EXECUTION By Derek Sivers (http://sivers.org/multiply) It’s so funny when I […]