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September 24, 2010
Posted by Ryan Graves

Review of AngelGate, with some insight.

At first I thought it best to completely stay away from this story, then I realized after a conversation in our office tonight that there are some interesting details in this story that may make sense for me to collect and reflect on. This is a collection of the posts on the AngelGate drama going [...]

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Posted Under Economics Mistakes & Lessons People & Leadership

October 1, 2009
Posted by Ryan Graves

Raising Seed Funding For A Startup (Part 2)

[This is the second portion of a series on raising seed funding for a web startup. You can find the first post here, where we discussed referrals, short pitches, accountability, and tracking opportunities. Note: I’ve never raised any seed money for a startup. I write these observations to share what I’ve been learning and to [...]

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Posted Under Delivery & Execution Entrepreneurship

June 2, 2009
Posted by Ryan Graves

How To Pitch For Funding: Don’t Let Investors Lose Focus

If there is one thing that I do plenty of at GE, it’s present. Whether this be over the phone or in person telling a story in a business setting is a skill that one should continue to foster and treasure everything you learn. Along with presenting, the skill of building powerful Powerpoint presentations in [...]

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Posted Under Economics Entrepreneurship

May 13, 2009
Posted by Ryan Graves

The First 25 Steps As An Startup Entrepreneur

via mario.nolla I’m now working on startup numero 3. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the process but I’ve not really enjoyed the process, yet. As in, I’ve not made it. I’ve yet to create anything that was sell-able, sustainable, or strong enough to go full time on. So, I decided to make a list for myself of [...]

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Posted Under Brands & Marketing Delivery & Execution Entrepreneurship Mistakes & Lessons

September 12, 2008
Posted by Ryan Graves

Angel Investment vs. Venture Capital

As I continue on my quest to better understand venture capital the question arises of, what is the difference between angel investing and venture capital? I’ve found there are many; involvement, who’s money, what stage, what size, required performance post investment, type of person, etc. The differences are practically endless so I’ll try to address [...]

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Posted Under Economics


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