A little about me…
- CEO of Lendio
- Serial Entrepreneurs
- Passionate about small business loans, venture capital, angel investing, small business funding, social medial, internet technologies, and sports
- Husband, Father of 3
- (Oh yeah, and die hard BYU Football fan!)
FundingUniverse Blog- Twitter: @FundingUniverse
- Lendio: Local Small Businesses Score Big With Super Bowl http://t.co/8JscTMcv via @fbsmallbiz #SuperBowl #smallbizLendio: Local Small Businesses Score Big With Super Bowl http://t.co/8JscTMcv via @fbsmallbiz #SuperBowl #smallbiz […]
- Lendio: "Entrepreneurship is living a few years like most people won't, so you can spend the rest of your life like most people can't" AnonymousLendio: "Entrepreneurship is living a few years like most people won't, so you can spend the rest of your life like most people can't" Anonymous […]
- Lendio: Been Thinking Of Marketing Your Small Business With Video? These Tips May Help http://t.co/6oW4Lj0s via @apptivoLendio: Been Thinking Of Marketing Your Small Business With Video? These Tips May Help http://t.co/6oW4Lj0s via @apptivo […]
- Lendio: Think This Is True? "Nothing Motivates Repeat Biz Better Than A Trust-Based Relationship With The Provider" http://t.co/eOMUzH2NLendio: Think This Is True? "Nothing Motivates Repeat Biz Better Than A Trust-Based Relationship With The Provider" http://t.co/eOMUzH2N […]
- Lendio: Local Small Businesses Score Big With Super Bowl http://t.co/8JscTMcv via @fbsmallbiz #SuperBowl #smallbiz
Monthly Archives: November 2006
#3 — Stage of Development: Seed or later
Angel investing is risky. If you were to look at the average portfolio of an angel investor, you would probably only find 1 company that will produce the 10-30x ROI that the angel was expecting. The other 9 investments will … Continue reading
Posted in Angel Investing, Entrepreneurship
Leave a comment
The Greatest Game I’ve ever seen…
Ok, so I don’t post too many entries on topics that aren’t related to entrepreneurship — but this time, I just can’t resist! I am one of the biggest BYU Football fans the world has ever seen. No matter what … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
3 Comments
Michael Gerber at the AZ Entrepreneurship Conference
2 weeks ago, I was given the opportunity to travel to Arizona and speak on a panel at the AZ Entrepreneurship Conference. As part of the conference, I had the pleasure of listening to the author of the famous entrepreneurial … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Learning
1 Comment
#2 — Idea that is Scalable
Last week, I had the chance to help judge the BYU Idea Competition. There were 10 judges analyzing around 140 business concepts and ideas. While there were some ideas that were a little wacky and others that were not very … Continue reading
Posted in Angel Investing, Entrepreneurship
2 Comments
#1 — Passionate & Trustworthy Management Team
It might sound very cliche to start the list off with the standard answer of “Management Team”; however, time and time again, I have seen that the final decision of the angel rest on his/her confidence in the management team. … Continue reading
Posted in Angel Investing, Entrepreneurship
Leave a comment
10 Signs of an “Angel-Fundable” Company
This past week, I had the opportunity to do a podcast with angel-investing expert John May. John is the Chairman of the Angel Capital Association and a long-time angel investor. The conversation was very intriguing because of his natural passion … Continue reading
Posted in Angel Investing, Entrepreneurship
1 Comment
New digs at FundingUniverse
If you are an entrepreneur or an angel investor and haven’t seen the new FundingUniverse digs, you need to check it out! About 6 months ago, we started on a journey to build a service that accomplished one major goal: … Continue reading
Posted in Angel Investing, Entrepreneurship
Leave a comment
Back in the Game
So don’t you hate when you get onto somebody’s blog and the entry says: “Sorry that I have written for a while. I’ve been so busy, but I’m committing to do better!”? It’s even worse when you see that like … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Leave a comment