Category Archives: Angel Investing

If you are a company in Utah, you should take advantage of this… FundingUniverse has partnered with Grow Utah Ventures and Governor’s Office of Economic Develop to host a state-wide funding competition. An investment of $100,000 will be made in … Continue reading →

I’ve had quite a bit of interaction with Jeremy Neilson at the Utah Fund of Funds and I thought that it would be good to give him and the Fund a “Shout-out.” From what I understand, the UFoF has already … Continue reading →

I’ve been meaning to blog about this for some time. 2 weeks ago, I attended a seminar (hosted by UTC) on “What a founder has to do to remain the CEO after raising money.” Scott Frazier, one of the most … Continue reading →

It’s been a while since I started the 10 Signs of an Angel-Fundable Company, so I figured that it would be good to finish the last couple of tips. Tip #7 will focus on the size of the market that … Continue reading →

I just read a great post by Fred Wilson (Union Square Ventures) about what they look for in a Management Team or Founder.  I figured that I would pass it along.

Paul has asked me to speak next week at the Provo Labs Academy for entrepreneurs. I’m going to chat briefly about “Becoming Angel Ready.” If you are a member of PLA (or are planning to come on Tuesday), I’d be … Continue reading →

Bill Reichert, one of the partners at Garage Technology Ventures (yes, partners with Guy Kawasaki) has written a very good article on “Pitching to Investors.”  Not only does he talk about the content that you should include in your slide, … Continue reading →

There are 2 things that investors always want to know when looking at your company: Who are your competitors? What are your competitive advantages? Of course, every company has competitors.  Don’t be a naive entrepreneur by stating that you don’t … Continue reading →

One of the most compelling parts of your fundraising pitch will be to show you have generated substantial revenues.  Investors want to determine if the “dog will eat the dog food.”  In other words, will customers buy this product at … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Over the past month, I have had the pleasure of recording a series of podcasts with angel investor & industry expert Bill Payne.  Our series (produced for FundingUniverse.com) will cover an array of topics on starting a new venture and … Continue reading →

I was stoked to find out that the University Venture Fund invested in Alianza. Alianza has had a remarkable track record as they have won the BYU Business Plan Competition, successfully raised $2M from the Utah Angels (and others), and … Continue reading →