Nov 11, 2024
Best of Tech Investing - Venture Capital & Angel Investing
AZ TRT S05 EP41 (257) 11-3-2024
What We Learned This Week:
- ATI - Arizona-based investors committed to supporting capital needs of early stage high growth technology driven companies within Arizona
- Applicants for Funding need to Answer many Q’s
- What Problem does your Product Solve? Who is your Competition? How Big is the Market?
- Startup Founders need to research VCs
- Startup Founders need to learn how to Tell Their Story, then work on the Pitch Deck
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Clips from: How do Startup Founders Raise Venture Capital? w/ Chris Smurthwaite of VC Insider
- AZ TRT S04 EP05 (167) 1-29-2023
What We Learned This Week
- EX VC or ‘Recovering’ VC who now works with Startup Founders to help them raise $ money & build their business.
- Startup Founders need to research VCs to understand what type of fund they have, do some research on the fund, industry & and who they work with
- What VCs do not appreciate - How to Contact a VC, do not spam, make the email personalized, this is a commitment, build a relationship
- Startup Founders need to learn how to Tell Their Story, then work on the Pitch Deck with Problem / Solution Model
- What is the Exit Strategy? Exit by Acquisition, or by IPO (go public)
Guest: Chris Smurthwaite of VC Insider
https://www.linkedin.com/in/csmurthwaite/
Chris Smurthwaite is an ex-venture capitalist.
He consults with & advises Startups on navigating the complex world of Venture Capital. He spent the last decade in corporate strategy, business development and growth operations on both the investor and innovator sides of the table.
At age 30, was hired to run a corporate venture capital fund for a $1.4 billion company.
Among other accomplishments, the fund made:
- A Seed level investment in a health tech company in 2018 which sold for $425M in 2021
- An early stage investment in a company that was acquired for $106M — 7x valuation gain over initial investment.
Since 2013, I have:
- Advised ambitious Founders whose companies are valued from $500K to $250M
- Established multi-million dollar business development partnerships with emerging companies
- Made early stage, on-and-off balance sheet investments
FULL Show: HERE
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Clips From:
Arizona Tech Investors w/ Bob DeLean
AZ TRT S04 EP46 (209) 11-19-2023
What We Learned This Week
- ATI - Arizona-based investors committed to supporting capital needs of early stage high growth technology driven companies within Arizona
- Applicants for Funding need to Answer many Q’s
- What Problem does your Product Solve? Who is your Competition? How Big is the Market? Who are Your Advisors? What is the Business Plan? Sales Plan?
- Building a Company takes longer than you think, & costs more $ than you expect
Guest: Bob DeLean, Executive Director of Arizona Tech Investors
LKIN: HERE
https://arizonatechinvestors.com/about-us/leadership/
Bob DeLean has been an investor with ATI for more than 11 years and currently serves as the organization’s Chairman. He spent eight years as a Senior Equity Analyst with Morgan Keegan & Co., Inc., a wealth management and capital market firm. It’s now part of Raymond James Financial Inc. Since moving back to Arizona in 2004, Bob has made 28 angel investments in early-stage and startup companies, the majority being based in Arizona. Bob is an outdoors enthusiast who enjoys road trips and spending time in nature.
In the summer of 2022, he and his life-partner Maria took a five-week driving trip through various National Parks, including Arches, Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, and Glacier National Park. They love wildlife and were fortunate enough to see a handful of black bears during the trip. Locally, Bob enjoys hiking through the Phoenix Mountain Preserve and seeing the occasional rogue coyote. He is also an avid mountain biker, but it never feels like he gets out enough. Bob loves to read (although the nightstand book pile is always growing), and is an expert coin collector.
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