Tag: Startup

  • When is a business plan needed?

    I saw this question today on a forum in LinkedIn and decided to write this quick post, about when exactly a business plan is needed. One of the participants in the discussion even suggested that VC’s should be more trusting of entrepreneurs, which caused me to scoff and cough. Anyway, here’s how the world really…

  • Venture Capitalists Hijack “Angel Investor” Term?

    Venture Capitalists Hijack “Angel Investor” Term?

    I read an article today about some “Angel” group in New York City, and I realized something horrible is happening. It seems VC’s are trying to disguise themselves as Angel Investors. Maybe to attract more startups? Maybe to appear less frightening? Maybe to shed the negative “aura” attached to VC’s? It used to be that…