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October 27, 2008

Now is a GREAT Time to Invest in Early-Stage Startups:

I believe now is a great time to invest in (early) early-stage startups, especially since due to the current challenging economic times, others are pulling back. I am someone who believes that innovation happens regardless of the economic outlook and whenever everyone starts going in one direction, it is a sign to consider going in another. Tech innovation doesn’t stop happening or start happening just because of the economy. But when times get challenging, so do the odds for making a great startup happen.

During the past couple of years, my core focus has shifted from making investments in companies and their mission to making investments in people and their vision and dreams. I focus on what I consider "early-early stage" opportunities and what I can best describe as “Micro Investing.” The advent of “Web 2.0” has changed the way I approach investing in startups. These days startups can happen at a fraction of what was needed during the ‘dot com” days. A challenge for some of the startups I have been meeting with is understanding what is the minimum amount of capital needed to start the business and build their proof of concept. Another challenge is being able to come to terms of the valuation for their startup. “Entrepreneur’s Denial” is one of the most common reasons why a startup will fail. The Entrepreneur who doesn’t accept a certain valuation and thinks they can get a better valuation had better have a backup fund raising strategy in their back pocket before they jump the gun and say “no!” just because they let their ego get in the way of their fundraising.

Startups which understand this will have a much better chance at raising money regardless of the economic climate.

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Posted by jeff on October 27, 2008 05:06 PM | Permalink

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Posted by: Edward Vielmetti at November 2, 2008 12:34 AM

You are correct, from an Entrepreneur point of view, I can see the advantage knowing people want to invest on profitble good derams these days, and not all dreams.. this fact encourage me to go ahead with mine..

Posted by: Moran at October 29, 2008 05:09 AM

Jeff - I couldn't agree more. People sometimes get caught up in the negativity of the downswing and stop dreaming...or stop believing in other peoples Dreams.

I just incorporated another company two weeks ago.

Full steam ahead!

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October 27, 2008

Now is a GREAT Time to Invest in Early-Stage Startups:

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