Tag: money

What are VC looking for in an early-stage startup?

QUESTION:

I’m trying to raise money for my startup, and I was wondering what VC are looking for in an early-stage startup.

ANSWER:

Naomi Kokubo

Naomi Kokubo

by Naomi Kokubo, Cofounder of Founders Space

It’s hard enough to catch a venture capital company’s eye, but convincing them to give you money is even harder. Here are a few tips my partner and I learned after raising funds for three different startups:

Where can I get intros to angels?

QUESTION:

Where can I get intros to angels?  Do you know of any good lists of angel investors that I can tap into?

ANSWER:

Naomi Kokubo

Naomi Kokubo

by Naomi Kokubo, Cofounder of Founders Space

A good place to start is with Venture Hack’s AngelList.

Go see the AngelList

The List includes…

  • Jeff Clavier (Investor in Mint)
  • Matt Mullenweg (Angel in DailyBurn)
  • George Zachary (Charles River)
  • Chris Yeh (Angel in EtherPad)

How can I look up legal codes myself?

QUESTION:

As a startup, we try hard to minimize our lawyer’s time to save money.  We usually spend time reviewing the legal docs in advance, so we don’t have to ask too many  questions.  My problem is when I come across a phrase like: “pursuant to section 141(f) of the Delaware General Corporation Law”.   Where can I find out what this is about?

ANSWER:

Naomi Kokubo

Naomi Kokubo

by Naomi Kokubo, Cofounder of LavaMind

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