"Is it worth my time?" Given that the compensation from an advisory board is equity in a private company with no actual market for it's securities, this is really the most important question. The likelihood that advisory board compensation will result in real financial compensation is very low,...
We both know that hosting is very application specific, and that quality of service varies drastically between providers, yet you'll always find individuals who treat it as a mere commodity. The true value of the host isn't predicated just on their performance characteristics, but also their acce...
Well, lets work backwards: Structure is pretty simple: 4 year vest, 1 year cliff, for a percentage of the company that will match their commitment and unique contribution to the success of the venture. Running it by them is pretty simple: Tell everyone you can about the problem, the assumption...
It really comes down to 2 major buckets. 1) CONTENT / INBOUND MARKETING Some people consider this option free, but it's not. Time is money, and it requires an major investment to do it right. The options are: - Company blog - Guest post on other blogs - Engage on social media (Facebook, Twit...
1. Create niche in a specific area. 2. Show and create your presence online. 3. Answer questions on platforms like Clarity. 4. Provide quality answers and valuable help to startups. 5. Post helpful posts and materials on Facebook, Linkedin and relevant forums. Good luck I've successfully hel...
Firstly, you should seek out solving a problem that you are passionate about and have useful expertise in. Building a business with the sole intent on making it appealing to investors will often have the opposite effect. With that out of the way, markets that are getting a lot of attention from ...
There are many different tools that you can use for free to help you and your team collaborate, create tasks, and measure progress. Here is a list of the tools that I have tested with clients and used myself: Workdo Eko Flowlu Bitrix24 Asana I have personally used all of these tools and am ...
Our product stalled for 4 years by getting this wrong and it wasn't until the founding CEO of Netflix showed me how to set proper KPIs that we finally started making gains on optimizing our product. Based on your interest in angel investors, I assume this is an early stage startup and most socia...
Meet people. Entrepreneurs, marketers, investors. Meet enough of them and you become their matchmaker as well as promoter. And if you pay attention to what's going on, then you might end up their advisor too. Hello.
In my experience, angel investors bring money but little else. There are exceptions (super angels, etc.), but most angels expect you to run the business, have the ideas, turn them into something profitable and figure out how to make it all work. If your investor has specific expertise in your...