I think of due diligence as an investor’s process for confirming either their intention or full-blown commitment to invest in your company. After initial conversations, presentations and email exchanges, a…
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Service companies are known for having low gross profit margins as compared to tech companies, especially software. That’s because services require human bodies to deliver most of what the customers…
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Many startup founders dream of the day they eventually sell their company for hundreds of millions of dollars, or more. They envision many zeros added to their personal bank account…
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I’m willing to bet that 95% or more of startup exits are via acquisition rather than IPO. But when is the right time to sell? Actually, you’re a lucky founder…
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In the very early days, many startup founders get legal help from a relative or college friend that also happens to be an attorney. But if they aren’t a corporate…
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The COVID-19 pandemic forced all interactions between investors and fundraising founders into virtual settings. And the return to a “new normal” will certainly leave a place for them into the…
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Written by Gordon Daugherty
I’ve been advising startups for more almost 20 years. During that time I have made more than 250 investments in early-stage companies as a venture fund manager and angel investor, and have been involved with raising more than $80 million in growth and venture capital. From my 28-year career as an operator in high tech companies, I have an IPO and a $200-million acquisition exit under my belt. Now, as co-founder and president of Austin’s Capital Factory and through my content creation practice, Shockwave Innovations, I have the pleasure of spending 100 percent of my time educating, advising, and investing in startups.
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