In 2017, two guys with a whitepaper could raise substantial funding through Initial Coin Offerings. As the dust settles on those days we now find over 40% of the ICOs from 2017 are already dead. As the ICO market matures,…
If we are learning anything about the crypto world, it’s that it is continually evolving and growing, and that we always have more to learn. Previously, we shared the Top 5 Blogs for Cryptocurrency Investors, but with so much information…
Angel groups in the 1990s were based on the sponsor model. In the 2000s they moved to the membership model. Today, they operate on the syndicate model. Investors line up around deals by sector and stage to share the funding…
I receive calls daily about the TEN Investor Syndicates- in particular the healthcare syndicate. For those raising funding or interested in investing in healthcare startups and growth companies, here’s more information about their investing criteria. Revenue- The company needs to…
Crossing the Chasm teaches us that the initial users of a new product (called innovators and early adopters) are separated by a gap from the majority of users and what works for the users on the left side of the…
In funding, it’s important to answer the investor’s question. For example, when I ask a startup what their revenue is, I often get their story instead. That’s okay-I like stories. But when the story ends and there’s no indication of…
The DAICO is a combination of a DAO (Distributed Autonomous Organization) and an ICO (Initial Coin Offering). In this variation on an ICO, a development team setups a DAICO contract and lets investors contribute funds to the contract in exchange…
Valuing cryptocurrencies is quite difficult. There are numerous articles demonstrating how token valuations are coming up short. Tokens don’t follow traditional valuation metrics such as discounted cash flows or net asset value. The startup world faced the same problem in…
The GOOSE Society has been funding startups since 2005 when it was formed by Jack Gill, a legendary Silicon Valley venture capitalist, and Rod Canion, the founder and CEO of Compaq computers. GOOSE stands for the Grand Order of Successful Entrepreneurs…
For some people tokens appear to be a brand new concept that they’ve never seen before. But in reality, we all have seen use cases for tokens. Frequent flyer miles is an example of tokenizing a network. Airlines came up…