NexGen Storage Acquired For $119 Million – From the VC’s Perspective
Article by Tim Harvey, regular contributor to Rockies Venture Club Blog This week, Fusion-io acquired Louisville, CO based NexGen Storage for $119 million. The next day, I had a chance to sit down with...
View ArticleVenture Capital Bloggers: Who’s who in the top 5 states
From time to time a new ranking of the VC must-read blogs appears on the internet. During the research for this post I went through many of them, some based on the number of unique visits some others...
View Article5 Reasons Your Pitch Stinks (When Your Startup Doesn’t)
Your pitch is often the first impression your company will make with an investor. The company can be amazing and if your pitch is still rough, your company looks rough too. When you are in front of VCs...
View Article5 Elevator Answers You Need to Have While Fundraising
It is awkward to ask people for money. Whether an entrepreneur or fundraising for charity– most people are not used to asking for cash from other people. They’re obviously not the same, though –...
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 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...
View ArticleImpact 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 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 ArticleWho’s Coming To the Angel Capital Summit?
The Angel Capital Summit is only a month away! Here are the 9 great speakers we have confirmed so far: Kim Jordan – CEO, Co-Founder New Belgium Brewery New Belgium is one of the breweries that put...
View Article1st Ever University Startup Challenge a Success!
Last week at the Angel Capital Summit, the Rockies Venture Club hosted the first-ever University Startup Challenge. It was the first pitch competition in Colorado specifically for students from across...
View Article3 Ways To Fund Your Start-up
By Catherine Compitello. Catherine is an alternative investment marketing specialist turned entrepreneur. She founded The Farm Above, a sustainable rooftop farming business. New to Boulder from Wall...
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Angel Insights: Marketing Pitch Presentation
By Thomas B. Cross email on Twitter @TECHtionary This article was inspired by Peter Adams blog post about the The Venture Capital Pitch – Team Slides. Here are few Angel Insights that you could...
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WORKING WITH INVESTORS: A GUIDE FOR ENTREPRENEURS
Webinar with Peter Adams of Rockies Venture Club, recorded Friday, March 27, 2015 The number of angel investors investing in early and mid-stage companies in the U.S. has increased significantly in...
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Attendee Notes from the “Strategic Planning for Venture Backed Business” RVC...
RVC hosted it’s first workshop on Strategic Planning for Venture Backed Business earlier this week and Kathleen McFadden, Senior Account Supervisor at McGregor Graham Advertising Agency attended and...
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Why Angel Investors Don’t Require Private Placement Memorandums (PPM) any More
Why Angel Investors Don’t Require Private Placement Memorandums (PPM) any More Many years ago almost all companies raising money used a PPM (Private Placement Memorandum) as the document to put the...
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Angel Capital Summit 2016: Syndication 2.0
Better … Faster … Deal-Making A Track Record of Success Pursue your own successful investment strategy. Engage with thought leaders and experienced Angel investors. Don’t just take our word for it....
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The Three E’s of RVC
For 30+ years Rockies Venture Club has brought together aspiring entrepreneurs and investors of all types and has emerged as the leading angel investing organization in Colorado. Under the visionary...
View ArticleWhat you need to know about Angel Investor Syndication
There’s a lot to know about angel investing, but the one thing most people miss is how to syndicate a deal. Almost every angel investment deal in an entrepreneur’s company is a syndication and there’s...
View ArticleTax Breaks Every Angel Investor Should Know About
Angel investors take risks in backing startup companies – but recent tax breaks make it a lot less risky than you may think! Experienced angel investors know that to get a 3X return on their portfolio...
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