http://punctuative.com/2006/12/07/reflections-post-wilmington/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:06:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://punctuative.com/2006/12/07/reflections-post-wilmington/#comment-127 The Founder’s Stake at Exit at punctuative! Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:38:40 +0000 http://punctuative.com/2006/12/07/reflections-post-wilmington/#comment-127 [...] One of the more enjoyable panels at last week’s Opportunity 2006 conference in Wilmington, NC was titled, “Finding the First $1-2M - What Angels Think.”  Donna Jensen-Madier, who raised money for her “venture accelerator,” Startups.com, during the bubble, recounted her steps in raising money from a combination of angel investors and a venture firm.  And Marty Hackney and Tim Janke, both representing established angel funds in North Carolina, described what they look for and what the entrepreneur should expect in the way of process.  The result wasn’t “What Angels Think,” which can be all over the board, but rather ”What Sophisticated Angel Groups Think” (i.e. much closer to standard institutional investors).  If you’re interested in pitching angel investor groups, check out this great primer and ignore its title which includes “for Software Entrepreneurs.”  The document is broadly applicable. [...] [...] One of the more enjoyable panels at last week’s Opportunity 2006 conference in Wilmington, NC was titled, “Finding the First $1-2M - What Angels Think.”  Donna Jensen-Madier, who raised money for her “venture accelerator,” Startups.com, during the bubble, recounted her steps in raising money from a combination of angel investors and a venture firm.  And Marty Hackney and Tim Janke, both representing established angel funds in North Carolina, described what they look for and what the entrepreneur should expect in the way of process.  The result wasn’t “What Angels Think,” which can be all over the board, but rather ”What Sophisticated Angel Groups Think” (i.e. much closer to standard institutional investors).  If you’re interested in pitching angel investor groups, check out this great primer and ignore its title which includes “for Software Entrepreneurs.”  The document is broadly applicable. [...]

]]> http://punctuative.com/2006/12/07/reflections-post-wilmington/#comment-107 PayPerClick Venture Marketing at punctuative! Sat, 09 Dec 2006 19:45:36 +0000 http://punctuative.com/2006/12/07/reflections-post-wilmington/#comment-107 [...] Having handled the pay-per-click (PPC) marketing for a top 250 e-tailer, DrJays.com, I wondered shortly after joining Chrysalis whether venture firms practice similar forms of direct marketing.  As I wrote earlier this week, aggressive deal sourcing still holds mixed feelings in the investor community.  A few really “with it” firms are taking the search engine optimization route (i.e. optimize the firm’s website via text, page titles, static URLs vs dynamic ones, etc), but I hadn’t seen anyone doing straight PPC until I ran across the following today while editing my LinkedIn profile: [...] [...] Having handled the pay-per-click (PPC) marketing for a top 250 e-tailer, DrJays.com, I wondered shortly after joining Chrysalis whether venture firms practice similar forms of direct marketing.  As I wrote earlier this week, aggressive deal sourcing still holds mixed feelings in the investor community.  A few really “with it” firms are taking the search engine optimization route (i.e. optimize the firm’s website via text, page titles, static URLs vs dynamic ones, etc), but I hadn’t seen anyone doing straight PPC until I ran across the following today while editing my LinkedIn profile: [...]

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