Startup Accelerator Darling Thrashes VC Investment Values

This graph from Silicon Alley Insider is a pretty startling picture – a slightly dubious measure, but a very strong message.

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Thanks Business Angels; “All net new US jobs are from startup companies”

Sometimes a picture says it all.

All net new jobs in the US, since 2006, are the result of startup companies less than five years old.

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Business Angel Newsround – invest in people – value lies in content – and freelancing founders

Welcome to this months round up of business angel news and ideas. We’ve got three pieces each of which has significant consequences…

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Three things business angels look for – minimum viable product, market and team

Launching the first phase of a startup business – or for a business angel, preparing to invest in one – requires an assessment of three things – product, market and team.

So, what counts as a minimum viable product, market or team?

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Global Enterpreneur Week – 14th to 18th Nov

Check out Global Entrepreneur Week – 14th to 18th November - to find business angel, entrepreneur and startup events near you. Click for more info… Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Tweet about it

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Business Angels make their move to business accelerators

Business angels and business angel networks are changing … and it is for the benefit of both the angel investors and the entrepreneurs!

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Business Angel news round up: Boards don’t work – crowdfunding, choosing partners and anti-dilution

A monthly round up of the biggest and best business angel and early stage investment stories and blogs on the internet.

From why company boards don’t work, signing of NDA to a new crowdfunding platform plus reasons why freelancers make great startup team partners and lastly, everything you wanted to know about anti-dilution but were afraid to ask.

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Business accelerators news – 5 accelerators for business angels and entrepreneurs

As predicted here on i Business Angel, the number of new business accelerators is exploding, whilst also offering different flavours.

Here are 5 new accelerators or programmes for business angels and entrepreneurs…

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Business Angels: Can you beat 210 companies and 35 fold increase in 5 years?

We now have – in the form of NESTA’s Startup Factories report – independent analysis of the money making power of a highly successful business accelerator.

Y Combinators has delivered a 35 fold increase over 5 years and made 210 investments.

We don’t reckon any single business angel – or super angel, for that matter – can beat this performance? Do you?

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Startup Team Harmony – Why It’s SO Important

Starting up any business will bring extreme pressures, and research shows that most businesses will fail within the first five years.

With this in mind, if you’re a business angel it is worth keeping a very close eye on team harmony, a significant indicator of the future success of a startup. You don’t want a Carlos Tevez type situation on your hands….

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Why startup entrepreneurs need business angels, health and wealth and what startups need

Here’s a round of three top business angel and startup investment article and blogs on the web this month.

We’ve got discussions on why startup entrepreneurs should approach business angels first, why VCs are in investing in their health (and entrepreneurs should too) and lastly, what is the one thing every entrepreneur or startup really needs to succeed?

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Why I don’t sign NDAs (usually)

Very few people have a ‘secret sauce’ to justify an NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement)…

…and advice to ask for NDAs before sharing the essence of the business gets in the way of raising funds.

Find out why I won’t sign (usually) an NDA and what you can do about it…

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15 minutes is all it takes to win funding

Entrepreneurs often start out with a willing business angel audience but end up with an audience wishing they’d just stop talking….

Why is that?

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Wanted: Business Angels for NW England business accelerator

New early stage business accelerator based in the NW of England is looking for business Angels to provide mentoring in return for early access to high potential growth businesses.

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Talent beats Money for Startups

Our recent poll on LinkedIn (you can still vote up and until the 14th of July) shows that 70% of respondees believe talent is more important that money.

Why do they think this?

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