by Larry Scheinfeld | May 6, 2016 | Larry Scheinfeld, Normal Post, Technology, Venture Capital
Amazon.com investor who, VC Chamath Palihapitiya, extolled the virtues of Jeff Bezos and Amazon’s potential to generate $3 trillion in profits at the Next Wave Sohn Conference in New York this week. Born in Sri Lanka, Palihapitiya became a Facebook executive after...
by Larry Scheinfeld | Apr 1, 2016 | Larry Scheinfeld, Normal Post, Technology, Venture Capital
The fascination with startups continue to rise, making the prospect of becoming an angel investor an attractive endeavor. A number of angel investors have been employing online crowdfunding to pool money as angel networks hoping to share investment and risk. Because...
by Larry Scheinfeld | Mar 20, 2016 | Larry Scheinfeld, Normal Post, Venture Capital
A tech spin-off investment is a no-brainer for VCs because of their access to the resources, reputation, and management of its established startup parent company. Piggy-backing on the strengths of a proven Silicon Valley winner makes for a less risky investment. VCs...
by Larry Scheinfeld | Feb 1, 2016 | Venture Capital
The startup landscape lies heavily on anticipation. Anticipation is needed when defining which trends will fill consumer needs best in the near future or when deciding if a startup can sustain years ahead. There are many different areas in the startup community that...
by Larry Scheinfeld | Jan 12, 2016 | Venture Capital
When it comes to evaluating a pre-revenue startup, it’s not an easy task and there are a handful of key components to the valuation process. Still, aside from the science involved in predicting a company’s worth, there’s still a feeling that needs to be associated....