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Silicon Valley of the Dinosaurs – Leaner Business Angels Replacing VCs
Brett Tudor on Sunday, September 5th, 2010Has venture capitalism model of investment had its day after a decade of decline?
In venture capitalism, meaningful changes don’t take place overnight. Performance is often measured in decades. Unfortunately the results of the last decade make grim reading, not just for VCs but also for those start-ups who depend on them.
The 10-Minute Interview – Angelsden Co-Founder Bill Morrow
Brett Tudor on Monday, August 23rd, 2010Bill Morrow, Angelsden co-founder and former city banker, set up the UK speed funding pioneers in 2007 after several years researching the business angel market.
He remains a firm believer that plenty of funding exists out there for good business ideas. He also believes that most business angels will see a return on their investment inside three years…
How business angels source investment opportunities
Brett Tudor on Tuesday, August 17th, 2010Businesses are starting up everyday. Many remain starved of the vital funding and help they need to grow but how does your typical business angel find those businesses, let alone invest in them?
Should Business Angels Adopt an Aggressive VC Approach?
Brett Tudor on Wednesday, July 28th, 2010Anyone who watched this week’s brutal episode of Dragons’ Den may have been surprised to find Theo Paphitis talking about sticking pins in his eyes and Duncan Bannatyne behaving a bit like a spoiled toddler who’d just been handed a carrot instead of a lolly – should business angels adopt the modus operandi of the VCs in Dragons’ Den?
An Extinction Level Event for Seed Funding?
Brett Tudor on Monday, July 19th, 2010New venture funding is the lowest it’s been for a decade according to Nesta’s July report Venture Capital Now and After the Dotcom Crash and that’s not all…
By Dr Smith – the Good Bad and Very Ugly
Neil Lewis on Saturday, July 17th, 2010Most of the time the partnerships which form between founders and angel investors are productive but, in a few cases, I have seen it turn very destructive.
Companies that should have realized success have been held back by investor partnerships that have severely limited their potential or, in some cases, doomed them to failure…
The 10-Minute Interview – Business Angel Eileen Burbidge
Brett Tudor on Wednesday, June 30th, 2010Business Angel and Internet technology expert, Eileen Burbidge, talks to Brett Tudor about why she became a business angel and what she looks for in the businesses she invests in.
Budget Puts the Squeeze Business Angels
Brett Tudor on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010in this latest emergency Budget the Chancellor has gone out of his way to show that Britain may be weighed down by a mammoth budget deficit to reduce, but it is still open for business. Or is it?
