angel investors
Kickstarter’s Rising Competition: Crowdfunding Alternatives to Donation-Based Sites
The JOBS Act may soon go into effect, but young entrepreneurs don't need to wait to look for investors in the crowd.
Ken and Ben Lerer Share Their Top 5 Secrets to Success for Young Entrepreneurs
Big players in New York City's startup ecosystem, the investors behind Lerer Ventures provide insight into what they believe helps entrepreneurs reach their goals.
At TechCrunch Disrupt, Heavyweight Investors Answer Questions About Outside Financing
During a panel discussion at TechCrunch Disrupt NY, investors discussed when and how young entrepreneurs should go down the venture capital route.
5 Reasons a Young Entrepreneur Should Raise Outside Funding
Investor Peter S. Cohan gives us the lowdown about scenarios when a young entrepreneur should turn to investors for funds.
NY Angels’ Brian Cohen on How to Get ‘Smart’ Funding For Your Billion Dollar Idea
In his new book, angel investor Brian Cohen sounds off about the importance of getting smart money for your startup.
What Angel Investors Want Now
The second annual Halo Report released today shows where angels are excited to invest, both by sector and geographically, and how much they are commonly investing.
Pitch Perfect: How to Prepare to Speak in Front of Investors
Here's a guide for how to prepare your pitch for angel investors and venture capitalists the likes of Chris Dixon.
Have a Burning Business Question? Ask the Expert
Serial entrepreneur Mike Jones wants to answer your big questions about launching and growing a small business.
Angels in America: A Look at Angel Investment Growth Across the U.S. (Infographic)
When it comes to raising financing, angel investors are increasingly spending with startups. Here's a snapshot of the angel-investor landscape.
Barbara Corcoran’s 6 Pearls of Wisdom for Young Treps
Ahead of her keynote address at Entrepreneur's annual Growth Conference, here are some of her choicest gems of advice for young entrepreneurs.
How to Speak the Language of Venture Capital
If you're new to the world of raising money, it helps to know the lingo. Here’s a guide to the foreign language investors speak.
3 Critical Elements of an Investor Pitch
You only have a few minutes to convince an investor to fund your startup. Improve your pitch with these essentials.
Have a Burning Business Question? Ask the Expert
Entrepreneur, angel investor and professor Dave Lerner wants to answer your big questions about launching and growing a small business.
The Shark Tank Effect: Top Success Stories from the First 3 Seasons
Just in time for the premiere of season four, a look back at 11 of Shark Tank's most successful entrepreneurs.
Why Giant VCs Are Putting Trust — and $1 Million — into Cory Levy’s One
This social-discovery app co-founder may only be 20 years old, but he has the venture backing of someone twice his age. Here, we ask him to expand on his top entrepreneurial challenges and key drivers.
Rock The Post’s Tanya Privé on the Future of Crowdfunding
This start-up crowdfunding site isn't just up against giants like Kickstarter and Indiegogo, it also has the JOBS Act to contend with. Here, the founder dishes on the site's progress and overcoming obstacles.
How to Lose that Vital First Investor — And Succeed Anyway
Student entrepreneur Eric Muli reveals how hard work, rejection and a little luck helped him land an investor for his startup.
How Young Entrepreneurs Turned a Tweet from Richard Branson into $1 Million
In starting up, whatever you do, do not miss an opportunity to meet tastemakers like Sir Richard Branson. Here's how two young founders met the billionaire and won him over.
7 Lessons Every Young Entrepreneur Can Learn From ‘SharkTank’
Even as the shark infested TV show can be intimidating, the business lessons are plentiful. Here are some inspired tips that even off-camera entrepreneurs can learn.
Instagram Dreams? Wake Up. VCs Still Want to See the Money
With so many startups trying to follow in Facebook's -- and now Instagram's -- footsteps, they're forgetting one very important element: money.
How Guppy Treps Fared After a Swim in the ‘Shark Tank’
Here's a look at what happened to three companies once their young founders got investors to take the bait.
Collusion, Price Fixing and Fraud: Are SF Super-Angels Seeking to Keep Company Valuations Low?
A recent piece of journalism sent technology world into a state of shock. Titled "So A Blogger Walks Into A Bar…" the piece was ran on TechCrunch and told a scandalous story of some of the most powerful investors in …
Make Sure Your Angel Investors are Good Angels
A few angel investors have slipped or fallen from their lofty perch, so entrepreneurs must take great care to validate the character and reputation of every prospective investor. The entrepreneur's tendency to be in a huge hurry to obtain the …
Top Ten Action Items for Angel Funding Success
Every new startup I know dreams of being funded by an angel investor. Yet according to the latest data from AngelSoft, only about 3 out of 100 companies who initiate the formal request process actually get funded. The AngelSoft Deal …
