Author Archive for Matthew Brodsky
Matthew Brodsky is an award-winning author and an editor for an international business magazine. He's covered extensively on topics about global finance and risk.
Top 3 Finalists for The Perfect Pitch Competition with Richard Branson
If you’ve been on Twitter, or if you’ve been following Venture Hype on Twitter, you should’ve heard about The Perfect Pitch Competition with Sir Richard Branson. We’d been tweeting frantically about the competition and so did you. More than 1,000 entrepreneurs from all 50 states, plus an additional 8 countries, entered the contest for an [...]
DON’T Follow the Leader
A recent clean-up of my inbox had me erasing invitations to nearly half a dozen social media sites, all promising that I could connect with friends and alumni in a thrilling environment or manage my online identity. (They also all had weird names as if the founders have been naming businesses based on only seven [...]
What 10 Steps are Entrepreneurs Following to Catch Your Money?
In the world of entrepreneurs, there are a variety of personalities. There are those who believe that their idea is enough to draw funding to get their company off the ground, while at the other end of the spectrum there are those who worry that the smallest of detail has been overlooked and therefore their [...]
The Art of the Buyout: Or How to Collect Your Money
One of my favorite scenes of the 1983 Monty Python classic “The Meaning of Life” comes in the very beginning. In fact, the scene is technically a whole separate mini-movie unto itself. It’s about the Permanent Assurance Company, which is depicted as a boardroom full of very old, crotchety men. The gist of the story [...]
Leadership Qualities Angel Investors Should Look for in an Entrepreneur
Let’s be honest here from the outset about how I feel. I am the perfect entrepreneur for any angel investor. Yes, angel investors, if you’re out there in search of your next great startup to support, in search of your next great mad genius to give money to, I’m your man. Except that I am [...]
How to Attract Elite Entrepreneurs You Need to Succeed as an Angel Investor
It is often said that we all have the potential for greatness in us. I didn’t say that, though. To be honest, I don’t much believe that either. No offense, but I think very few among us have that greatness about us. Perhaps it can even more be said when it comes to entrepreneurs you’re [...]
Angel Investing in the Year of Ox
Let’s all celebrate, the Chinese New Year (CNY) is around the corner, the start of the Year of Ox on January 26, 2009. Besides the partying and the festivities that always accompany the CNY, though, what does the Year of Ox mean for you angel investors out there? Well, I’ve talked to my Chinese Feng [...]
Don’t Benchmark This!
Metrics are all about each individual startup. They can vary by industry and by business plan. You need to know what will drive the success of this particular new business, and how you can measure to make sure that “what” is happening. That what could involve cash on hand, income, burn rate, customers, revenues … like I said, it can vary investment to investment.
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Which Adventure Capitalists Are Coolest?
Who’s cooler, the old-fashioned adventure capitalists, or today’s lot? In the old days, adventure capitalists were rich investors who funded adventures. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella were perhaps the greatest adventure capitalists of their time, of all time. They funded Christopher Columbus‘ remarkable adventure of 1492. Supposedly, Columbus was on his way to Asia via a [...]
What is an Angel Investor: Do You Wear a Halo?
Angel investors are crucial for these burgeoning businesses. Heck, angel investors are critical for whole economies to thrive. Yes, angel investors are that important. They fuel innovation with seed capital. They stimulate markets and economies by growing companies that can compete on the local, then the global, stage.
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