Social/Environmental Impact Investing Does Not Have to Mean Low Returns
There is a common misconception that social and environmental (S/E Impact) companies can’t return the same type of investment potential that high tech companies can. In fact, this belief can create...
View ArticleBizGirls Camp Open House This Week
BizGirls Open House is this week as a part of Boulder Startup Week. Come visit Thursday evening 5:30-7:00 at the Boulder YWCA and hear Colorado School of Mines professor Joy Godesiabois speak about her...
View ArticleValuation for Early Stage Companies
A workshop to learn how to price early stage companies by Thought Leader: Peter Adams, MBA Executive Director, Rockies Venture Club Free to Keystone Members When Tuesday, May 28, 2013 5:00 PM – 7:30...
View ArticleWhat is the difference between a “venture bank” and a regular “business bank”?
You may be familiar with the typical business bank. Names like Vectra Bank, Wells Fargo, Chase or KeyBank may come to mind. These banks loan money based on your demonstrated ability to pay them back...
View ArticleWhat alternatives do you have when banks can’t or won’t lend you money?
There are still lots of options available and one is “alternative lending.” There are several types of alternative lending options available and one is the Cash Flow Loan. Cash flow loans work by...
View ArticleAre all startups “tech companies”?
Sometimes it seems as though all startups are tech companies. When they are in early stages, we talk about “technology risk”, even if that means figuring out how to outsource your supply chain and get...
View ArticleTechnology Talent Shortage: Is the solution education, immigration or...
Technology Talent Shortage: Is the solution education, immigration or recruiting women? Attend any tech event in Colorado and you’re sure to walk away with the impression that there is a huge tech...
View ArticleUsing Warrants Helps to Close the Deal
Investors are always concerned about balancing risk with potential rewards when making angel investments. Recently P2Bi was able to close their deal quickly by adding warrants as a “sweetener” to the...
View ArticleWhite Paper Outlines Why Venture-backed Companies Should Not Rely Solely on...
With the upcoming Exit Strategies Workshop, this press release is a timely bit of research about how to go about selecting an underwriter for your IPO. With IPOs becoming a possibility in Colorado...
View ArticleBiz Girls 2013 Recap
Every year Biz Girls gets better and better. We’ve evolved from the first year’s amazement that the girls could actually complete the program and get their companies live within the tight time...
View ArticleAngels Love Health Care
Angel investors put their money into all kinds of early stage companies with the goal of helping entrepreneurs and getting great financial returns. There are misconceptions out there that angels shy...
View ArticleVenture Capital for Health Care companies doubles in 2013.
Health care companies are receiving a lot of attention from VCs this year and the trend appears to be increasing. In the first two quarters of 2013 there were 272 deals completed in health care...
View ArticleColorado Needs More Exits
At the Esprit Entrepreneur Conference in Boulder this week a question was asked about how we can make Colorado more than a flyover state and attract more out of state investment. Given that Boulder and...
View ArticleFour Tips to Know if You Have Practiced Your Pitch Enough
Practicing your pitch is one of the most important parts of presenting to a group of investors. While some people can do a pitch with relatively little practice, no one can just wing it. So how do...
View ArticleThe Debate: When Should a Company Start Planning its Exit
I’ve been talking to a lot of people about exit strategies this year, including VCs, Investment Bankers, two and three time exit participants, entrepreneurs and investors. I’ve heard a lot of great...
View ArticleWhy does RVC pitch so many companies?
Why do we pitch so many companies? I like to tell the story of the first time I filled out a questionnaire about Rockies Venture Club’s activities for the Angel Capital Association. When I got the the...
View ArticleImpact Investing – Social Impact or Environmental Impact?
When we talk about Impact Investing, we’re talking about investments that make an impact on our communities. There are many ways that this can happen, but the two most common categories are social and...
View ArticleShould Investors Expect Lower Returns for “Impact Investments”?
One of the main questions we get regarding impact investing is whether impact investing should be considered to be philanthropy with little or no returns or whether impact investing can be expected...
View ArticlePhilanthropic investing?
December is the month in which 25% of American philanthropic dollars are donated. December is also a month in which investors are making investments, balancing portfolios and taking profits and losses...
View ArticleRaising capital tip: Be a part of the community
Investors don’t invest in ideas, products, or markets – they invest in people. Ask any investor what their criteria are for choosing which companies they invest in and the answer will be that it’s...
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