Impact Investing Success Stories
Impact Investing is not new and has been around since the 1960’s, if not before. Since that time we’ve seen a lot of success stories coming from impact investments. With these successes we’re also...
View ArticleMeasuring Impact Investing
Impact Investing is a term that has a wide range of interpretations. In order to have credibility, consistency and clear understanding about what constitutes success in impact investing it’s...
View ArticleWhy Venture Capital Investors Should Want to See Your Five Year Financial...
Many entrepreneurs and VCs alike are hesitant to produce a proforma for more than two years out into the future. They claim that it’s impossible to know what will happen and that the third year and...
View ArticleTech Startups: Apply your software skills to the venture capital pitch
I meet a lot of really smart tech founders who have all the skills to create great software that adds huge value for their clients. The problem is that these tech founders who know all about how to...
View ArticleA New Game Not Just For Rich Guys
Thanks for this blog post referral from Jim Callahan of Janiczek & Company in Denver. Lots of new trends in angel investing including younger angels getting involved, more engagement by Registered...
View ArticleWhat do Angel Investors Want?
What do Angel Investors Want? Every Angel Investor and every VC is different, so you need to do your homework to find out what kind of investments they like, what phase of business they invest in,...
View ArticleHow do Angel Investors differ from Venture Capitalists?
In many ways Angel Investors are looking for the same things as Venture Capitalists, but there are some big differences that companies should be aware of that will play a part in shaping their...
View ArticleColorado Startup Report – Great Year for Colorado Exits!
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View ArticleRVC Announces the Companies Selected for the 2013 Colorado Capital Conference
The Rockies Venture Club has announced the companies that will pitch at the Colorado Capital Conference. On Thursday, November 7th, the following 12 will give investor presentations: Accuer (Boulder)...
View ArticleDo YOU Have What It Takes To Exit? Find out at the Colorado Capital Conference
You think you can sell your company? Learn from those who have done it at 2013 CCC next week! The entrepreneur’s dream: starting from scratch, building something significant, and creating value for...
View ArticleSun Number awarded $1 million by DOE to lower solar acquisition costs
by James Lester, Managing Consultant with Cleantech Finance Rockies Venture Club presenter Sun Number has announced an award of approximately $1 million to expand the geographic coverage of its rooftop...
View Article10.10.10: Helping CEOs Find The Next Problem To Solve
10.10.10 is an innovative program that combines 10 wicked problems, 10 prospective CEOs, and 10 days together in Denver. The bigger the problems the bigger the opportunities, and they’re intent on...
View ArticleRaising Capital for a Startup? Apply to Pitch at Angel Capital Summit 2014
There is one place where the most angel and VC investors gather in Colorado to see pitches every year and that’s the Angel Capital Summit. Companies who are raising capital for a startup and Investors...
View ArticleA great VC pitch is like being in the Olympics
Like many of you I have been watching the Olympics this week and while watching the Ice Dancing events I had an observation – pitching your company to Venture Capital investors is like competing in the...
View ArticleHow Investors See the Best Companies at Angel Capital Summit
The crop of companies presenting to investors at this years’ Angel Capital Summit are truly outstanding. Some people may believe that these awesome companies just fall into our lap, ready to pitch and...
View ArticleHow do Investors Assess Value in a Company?
You may think that investors assess value in the companies they back in a strictly financial way – analyzing the proformas, return on investment, key ratios and so on. These things are important,...
View ArticleHow do Startups Build Value?
I read a lot about how startups need to build value quickly within their company and many of these articles talk about important things like having a great product, supply chain, customer service,...
View ArticleHave you ever wondered what it takes to be an angel investor?
Have you ever wondered what it takes to be an angel investor? If I could have any job in the world, it would be to be a full time angel investor. Angels get to meet super-smart people with cutting...
View ArticleAngel Capital Summit – THIS WEEK – Check out the schedule!
Yes, Angel Capital Summit 2014 is coming up Tuesday and Wednesday this week, followed by an investor-only forum on Thursday morning, all at the DU Campus. We have so much to offer everyone at this...
View ArticleColorado Venture Summit Invitation
If you are a Founder or CEO of a technology company that hopes to raise capital, the Rockies Venture Club would like to invite you to attend the Evening Party of the Colorado Venture Summit on June 19....
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