Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors, Startups News and Updates

Dos and Don’ts As A Startup Entrepreneur

Table of Contents Don’t Expect Instant Success – Do Stick to the Business Don’t Ignore the Roles – Do Take Guidance Don’t Let Investors Dictate to You – Do Your Own Research and Prepare a Strategy Don’t Dream Out of the Box – Do Make Decisions Before You Have to Make Decisions Don’t Skip Calculations – Do Savor the Journey According to a recent study released in May 2017 by Kauffman Index, the Startup Activity Index, in 2013 was at its lowest point in the last 20 years. Nowadays, it reached close to the peak before the drop of the […]

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Boom in Food-Tech Start-Up Investments: Angel Investors Give $200,000 to Twigly

Table of Contents All Hope Not Lost Yet A Period of Consolidation Principle of Making Profit The food tech start up scene in India has fast come out of its honeymoon period. An industry that is as colorful as the ingredients present in a typical Indian household has seen a sudden rise and a more recent sharp fall. Until a few months ago the food tech startup business ideas were the darling of the town, they were being loaded with investments, attracting investors, and more importantly, bringing in millions of dollars. Much of that cash was spent on rigorous advertisement […]

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9 Tips to Customize Your Online Shop and Boost Mobile User Sales

Table of Contents 1.    Create Your Own Mobile Store App 2.    Increase the Number of Products in Landing Pages 3.    Invest in PPP – Professional Product Photography 4.    Display Product Availability and Notice of Availability 5.    Add Same Screen Quick Preview Option 6.    Include Policy Tab on Top of the Screen 7.    Make Separate Category for ‘Everything’ 8.    Accessorize the Models 9.    Customize Shopping to Take Users to Checkout – Improving Conversions Since 2010, the use of media tablets and smart phones has increased from 300 to 1100 on 1200 scale of millions of units. Today, in the US 20.7% […]

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Angel Investors: How They Avoid Risk and Boost Internal Rate of Return

Table of Contents Failure of Invested Business Stakes are Difficult to Sell Financial Backup Slow ROI Lack of Recognition and Approach Step #1: Prepare a Discipline Step #2: Prepare a Deal Flow Step #3: Setting Up a Deal Step #4: Add Value Starting a new business or enterprise requires skills and capital. Skills are self-supplied and capital is either self-supplied or obtained from external resources. Angel investing is the concept of bringing equity investing and entrepreneurship together. In equity investing, capital or stocks are used to purchase a percentage in business. The capital is returned only when the business is […]

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9 Smartest Tricks to Secure Venture Capital for Startup Businesses

Table of Contents 1.    Entrepreneurship or Big Business 2.    Make the Most of First Round 3.    Do the Math Later 4.    Know the Terminologies 5.    Raise More Money than What You Need 6.    Know the Terms to Get Away With 7.    Prepare with the Team 8.    Play it Like a Game 9.    Do Your Homework on Choosing Partner The expanding market has motivated a number of people to expand their business and many others to start new businesses of their own. Securing venture capital for a startup business does not only include raising capital but it is also the moment […]

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