Investment Questions

Someone wants to invest in my idea. I'm building this project and it's a very good idea. I'm thinking about starting my own company for this project. This person heard about my idea and he is very...

Business Investment

asked Mar 20 '11 at 10:46

Luka
8 points

I came here to ask about: How do companies divide their equity shares among the founders and investors? For example, consider two persons are building a company. Person1 came with the idea of an...

Funding Equity Investment Shares Startup

asked Jun 9 '14 at 07:28

Sky Buzz
36 points

Hi all, let me give you a brief run down of my case: a couple of other people and I are thinking about creating a technology startup for a niche marketing product. It would involve an initial ~8...

Risk Equity Investment Partners Salaries

asked Oct 24 '14 at 06:46

Awasaba
11 points

When trying to raise money, what are the going rates for finders fee? Also, who pays the fee: the investor, the entrepreneur or the company that is getting the investment? Does it change with the...

Funding Investment

asked Nov 19 '09 at 23:45

Ron Ga
2,181 points

My goal is to build a profitable company that generates revenue for years without selling out to a larger company.Since most investors are looking for an exit in 4-5 years after investment, should...

Venture Capital Investment Investors

asked Mar 26 '14 at 14:26

Ronald Block
60 points

How many slides should an ideal pitch deck have?What are your thoughts on having some subtle humor to keep the investor's attention span in check?

Pitch Investment

asked Mar 20 '14 at 20:14

Teresa Sanchez
135 points

Once I get angel investors who'd like to invest in my startup: What are things that are required of me to have? Do I need an S-Corp or C-corp, etc? What is the exact process that happens?

Funding Investment Angellist

asked Mar 10 '14 at 14:30

Carl Church
20 points

What are some types of businesses that are known to generate money which require little to no investment to start?

Ideas Business Investment Capital

asked Mar 8 '14 at 13:59

Robert Creswell
55 points

I'm new to all this, but I've begun looking into ways to seek investment for my startup idea. I've got enough experience I believe and skills to see my idea through development but I'm not sure if...

Investment Proposal

asked Dec 11 '13 at 09:19

Ally
106 points

as a means to enable investment of non fiscal resources across a wide range of disciplines into early stage enterprises we have devised a protected equity model that sees 'sweat equity investors'...

Funding Equity Angel Investment

asked Nov 1 '13 at 00:33

Emile Emiabata
1 point

One of my partners, in an online service startup, is going to put the software design as his investment and share on equity. The rest of us are putting in time and money. But now came up a...

Equity Startup Costs Cost Investment

asked Oct 4 '13 at 00:31

Christian Rojas Alves
8 points

Can someone explain the meaning of an "uncapped convertible note with an MFN clause"?

Investment

asked Oct 5 '13 at 06:32

Asker
19 points

I have seen reserve button on AngelList while making any investment in start ups. What does it means? Are such online investments safe? Does all the investors (small/big) get share for their...

Investment Online Angellist

asked Aug 28 '13 at 20:09

Sandiip Patil
35 points

Excluding non-profits, how can a business run without the future intention of making profits? Why would anyone invest in such a business? From the website below, I made the assumption that no...

Investment Profitability

asked Aug 30 '13 at 00:51

Nope
8 points

I am investing 30k in a new business with pre-tax money I made this tax year by way of my sole proprietorship. I'm I able to write this off somehow, besides the 10k for start-ups?? If not I was...

Startup Costs Tax Investment USA Sole Proprietorship

asked Sep 1 '13 at 16:28

Mike C.
16 points

I was told that one of the benefits of doing a convertible note round is that you can do it on a rolling basis? Does that mean we can give different investors different discounts and caps? (ie:...

Investment Convertible Note

asked Jul 26 '13 at 03:27

Sam
11 points

I found a Investor for a Business Idea. I do 100% of the work and get a monthly payment for approx. 4-6 months. About that he is the 100% Investor of the whole project. Its a 50-50 project. My...

Investment Money

asked Jul 31 '13 at 02:06

Bergman
13 points

My biz partner and I split up (not amicably) a couple of months ago, and he left my bootstrapped startup business. When he left, his total equity in the company was vested up to 20%. I own the...

Co-Founder Equity Legal Investment Loan

asked Jun 5 '13 at 07:58

John B.
6 points

I'm leaving a startup I co-founded, with some of my shares already vested. The other shareholders want me to give back more shares than specified by our vesting agreement. It does seem to make...

Co-Founder Equity Founders Investment Vesting

asked Jun 17 '13 at 22:37

Dan
26 points

I am planning to start an online company, which would be a social tool, much like instagram and kik messenger, but I fail to see how these companies promise to return the investor's money. History...

Venture Capital Monetization Investment Social

asked Jul 1 '13 at 13:23

Jani Kovacs
75 points