Monthly Archives: November 2006

#3 — Stage of Development: Seed or later

Posted on November 29, 2006 by Brock Blake

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 →

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The Greatest Game I’ve ever seen…

Posted on November 27, 2006 by Brock Blake

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 →

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Michael Gerber at the AZ Entrepreneurship Conference

Posted on November 27, 2006 by Brock Blake

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 →

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#2 — Idea that is Scalable

Posted on November 23, 2006 by Brock Blake

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 →

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#1 — Passionate & Trustworthy Management Team

Posted on November 20, 2006 by Brock Blake

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 →

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10 Signs of an “Angel-Fundable” Company

Posted on November 20, 2006 by Brock Blake

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 →

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New digs at FundingUniverse

Posted on November 13, 2006 by Brock Blake

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 →

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Back in the Game

Posted on November 11, 2006 by Brock Blake

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 →

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