Archive for the ‘Investment Strategy’ Category
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.
How to become a successful business angel
Brett Tudor on Wednesday, June 9th, 2010You’re wealthy and you’re ready to invest large sums of money to make a decent return –
so where do you invest your cash in 2010? Should you invest in a start-up business? Is angel investing right for you?
If personality is no guide to start-up success – what is?
Neil Lewis on Thursday, May 27th, 2010Business angels will already know this in their gut, but a recent survey of entrepreneurial literature has told us, here at iBusinessAngel, that personality is no guide to success.
Various firms have been developing psychometric tests to identify the personality traits of a successful entrepreneur and it turns out, that there is no agreement on whether any of these work. So what can research tell us?
Cuts will increase the importance of business angels
Brett Tudor on Tuesday, May 25th, 2010Chancellor George Osborne’s announcement that the Business Department will bear the brunt of £6 billion cuts, could well signal difficult times to come for those businesses seeking regional development aid…
Business angels – How do you know when the price is right?
Brett Tudor on Sunday, May 9th, 2010Most start-ups can only dream of achieving rapid growth of this scale and generating profits of this magnitude for their business angel backers. The reality is that most start-ups will fall at either the first or second hurdle and the angel investors who backed them will be on the receiving end of an 80% failure rate when you look deeper into the stats.
Start-ups With X Factor To Compete In Barcelona
Brett Tudor on Wednesday, April 28th, 2010With the auditions for this year’s X Factor now underway, the search is also on to find a start-up business with enough potential to scoop a generous cash prize. Start-up and entrepreneur portal f3fundit have organised the event to give those entering their business the opportunity to turn €120 into a €25,000 prize.
