Andy Bartley
Andy is at The Angels Forum and The Halo Funds. He is responsible for sourcing and identifying potential investment opportunities in the life sciences, high tech, and consumer product spaces.
Andy is actively involved in the evaluation of businesses seeking seed/early stage financing. He enjoys working with promising entrepreneurs to help them develop investor-oriented pitch decks and presentations.
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It is my understanding that the standard vesting period for the senior-level people is 4 years. During that 4 year vesting period, is it normal to do a 100% vest after the fourth year or are some investors ok with cliff vesting?
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What’s the best way to go about designing and prototyping a web-based product?
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Where can I find good website designers/developers?
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I have $2000 to invest in a commercial franchise, bad credit and no real assets. But I want to know, are there any grants or loans I would qualify for based on the business, so I could make a larger investment?
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You’re invited to attend Orrick’s complimentary TOTAL ACCESS program focused on the entrepreneur and venture capital communities. The March 16 event features panelists discussing the M&A and IPO market for cleantech companies.
Topics Include:
Moderator: Mitch Zuklie, Managing Partner of the Transactional Division, Orrick
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I want to market to homeowners in a specific town about my curbside recycling business. How should I go about this? The only thing I can think of is door hangers and standing on corners with signs. The town has rules about signs being put up. Any suggestions?
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Is it advantageous to build a custom CMS (Content Management System) for my company’s new microstock audio site or should we utilize an open source CMS solution like Drupal or Joomla?
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Can you please tell me how to plan an Internet advertising budget for my startup? Should it be a certain percentage of revenue?
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When seeking capital, how do you overcome the weakness in the management team of not having start-up experience? Also, is it a sign of weakness to inform them that we are seeking this capital as a way to attract top level CEO candidates or other high level team members to help us to the next step?
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