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Investors and Entrepreneurs | The Match Made in Heaven

By: Helios January 6, 2021January 6, 2021

Investments, The Creative Entrepreneurangel investor, commitment, contracts, money, risk, risk vs return, trust, venture capital4 Comments

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.

Entrepreneur Beware | The Hard Truth About Venture Capitalism

By: Dipa Sanatani December 13, 2020

My Business Journal, The Creative Entrepreneurangel investors, business journey, funding for startups, risk management, risk vs return, silicon valley, startup, venture capital2 Comments

VCs are often depicted as big risk takers who back entrepreneurs and their bold new ideas. But is this really the case?

Risk Management for Startups | Planning for Profit…and Loss

By: Dipa Sanatani December 8, 2020December 10, 2020

My Business Journalangel investors, investing, risk management, startup, stocks, swiss banking system, swiss economy, venture capital4 Comments

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?

The Angel Investor: the perilous voyage of risk and return

By: Dipa Sanatani May 4, 2020May 5, 2020

My Business Journalangel investors, funding for startups, Gujarati, merchants, starting a business, startups, venture capital14 Comments

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.