If your startup isn’t suitable for VC investment, it’s not suitable for angels either There’s a prevalent myth that while venture capitalists ...

Equity grants of 0.25% — 1.0% are the standard rate for compensating startup advisors As a mentor at a number of accelerators, I’m sometimes ...

Cracking Open the Mysteries of "Angel’s Egg": A Cinematic and Artistic Exploration Every so often, a film emerges that defies conventional ...

Too much argument and occasional abuse makes responding to pitches perilous Hanging out with early-stage founders in the middle of a raise, ...

GKIDS is bringing Angel’s Egg to Canadian cinemas this month. This will mark the first standalone North American release of the 1985 film. Its footage ...

The venture world has its own language. You need to speak the lingo if you want to talk to investors. At a recent pitch session, a founder had ...

Angel’s Envy is ...

There’s only 1 correct answer to what matters most to investors What do investors care about most? Is it your vision? Your team? How you’ll ...

If you’re projecting more than 30% profits, you’re missing most of your costs When looking at financial projections of early-stage startups, ...

The only path to success for a startup is to become the leader in your market Most startup pitches I see have a similar story: the market for X ...