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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Founders of hardware startups quickly get tired of hearing the phrase “hardware is hard”, especially when voiced from someone that has never worked for a hardware company and has very…
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For much of my career, a one-hour meeting was the norm. But in the world of startups, 30 minutes is all you get most of the time for sessions with…
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All startups that get a product in the market with paying customers do a variety of things to boost their sales. After initial product-market fit and a repeatable customer acquisition…
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Somewhere along the way, you and your co-founders will be faced with the need to hire your first employees. Regardless of how much funding you have for salaries (versus equity…
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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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