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Investors Assess Failure and Success

By Ron Conway Mike Maples Jr. - Stanford
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Lecture Description

Facebook and Digg investors Ron Conway and Mike Maples unveil a surprising yardstick on what makes an entrepreneur's ideas a go or a no. Even though one venture might go under, the right executive could likely get another chance - provided they prove business savvy, flexibility, and an understanding that the nature of the business start-up is to morph.

Course Index

  1. Flying with Angel Investors
  2. A Match Made in Heaven? Your Angel Investor and You
  3. What Does an Angel Investor Do?
  4. Attrition Rates for Potential Investors
  5. Investors Assess Failure and Success
  6. An Angel Investor's Strategic Advice for the Start-Up
  7. Transitioning from an Angel to a VC
  8. Silicon Valley: Ground Zero for The Deal
  9. The Overfunded Start-Up?
  10. Becoming an Angel Investor
  11. Balancing Team, Idea, and Market