I’ll tell you why I like entrepreneurs. I’ll tell you why I sit though a gazillion boring pitches to find someone with a brilliant idea. Continue reading Investors and Entrepreneurs | The Match Made in Heaven
VCs are often depicted as big risk takers who back entrepreneurs and their bold new ideas. But is this really the case? Continue reading Entrepreneur Beware | The Hard Truth About Venture Capitalism
Risk management, by its very nature, cannot be common sense. Most of us avoid risk. We run from it like the plague. We are taught to avoid it by seeking stability, structure and sustainability in all the things that we do. The few amongst us who do dive head first into risk, have the battle scars to show for it. So why do entrepreneurs do it? Continue reading Risk Management for Startups | Planning for Profit…and Loss
Many startups look for funding when they begin a business and whilst having some seed capital is essential to starting any enterprise – money can only take you so far. If you’re dealing with investors who are just looking for a quick return on their cash investment – that ship is highly likely to sink fast. Continue reading The Angel Investor: the perilous voyage of risk and return
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