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University Technology Transfer: Smart Managers Do Creative Deals
There are 2 models in the field of technology transfer, writes Bill Payne, a veteran angel investor and an Entrepreneur In Residence at BNZ University of Auckland Business School. Innovations from research labs are either transferred to established corporations or startup ventures. The goal is to transform innovative technologies into marketable products and applications to [...]
The Perfect Pitch 2010 Competition: Pitch and Pinch
On the back of a successful 2009 conference that featured billionaire Sir Richard Branson and 43 other prominent speakers and business success stories, PerfectBusiness is orchestrating an even bigger event this year, The PerfectBusiness Summit 2010, to be held in Las Vegas at Palms Casino’s 2,500 seat concert theater on October 7 – 8. What [...]
Alliott Cole of Octopus Ventures: Winning Competitive Deals
It’s no secret that investors fight head over heels for sizzling deals and promising entrepreneurs to increase odds of success and potential returns. But when demand for quality deals exceeds supply, you better come up with exclusive, creative, or effective ways to lure the Steve Jobses of tomorrow. How to compete for hot deals? Are [...]
Del.icio.us’ Joshua Schachter – Not Your Average “Junior” Angel Investor
Delicious founder Joshua Schachter recently did an AMA (ask me anything) over at HackerNews. Only halfway down the discussions and you’ll realize that Schachter, a self-proclaimed “junior” angel who’s trying to figure out whether he wants to become a professional investor someday, vets deals much like those who’ve got decades of experience under their belt. [...]
Secondary Marketplaces: What Does the Future Hold?
A recent article at WSJ highlights the “explosion” of marketplaces for sourcing deals, and buying and selling shares of private, venture-backed companies. The launch of InsideVenture in 2008 was the catalyst for the emergence of these secondary marketplaces. The article draws upon information gleaned from leading platforms SecondMarket and SharesPost. “[As] opposed to large institutional [...]
Shark Tank (Part 1): 5 Things the Show Gets Wrong
[Guest post by Brant Bukowsky, the founder of GrowthPartner.com -- a firm that provides angel investment and online marketing expertise to emerging companies. A serial entrepreneur, Bukowsky and his team have built three Inc. 500 companies in the last five years. He blogs at Angel Investment Journal.] This is the first in a two-part series. [...]
Do Good – Take a Look at Technology Parks Startups
Some angel investors are in it solely for the money; others are motivated to give back to the community. If you’re the type that wants to do good to the society, take a close look at research park startup companies in your region — they just might be the treasures you’ve been looking to add [...]
Investing in Incubator Companies: The How and The Why
He’s brought incubation advisement to Russia. He’s helped Washington University rank first nationally in the number of licensed technologies. He’s greased the wheels for tech collaborations and business incubation development throughout the state of Indiana. And he’s acted on behalf of the National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) and presented an intensive training program to incubation [...]
Martin Zwilling of Startup Professionals: Angel Investing ABC
When it comes to startup advice for tech entrepreneurs, twitterati StartupPro (a.k.a. Martin Zwilling) will probably pop up your mind. Over the past 30 years, Zwilling has led technical business transformations, held a wide range of tech management roles, as well as done due diligence and funding analysis for investors. Though he does little investing, [...]
Be a Shark or an Angel, Your Choice
In a recent rant by Jason Calacanis, he raged about angel groups that charge entrepreneurs a fee up to US$6,000 for the opportunity to pitch. The main argument for a shark-fee-based pitching system is to cover costs and weed out frivolous entrepreneurs. The rationale is that if an entrepreneur is serious enough to pay thousands [...]
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