Apr 7th, 2010 in Insight | 0 comments
Embrace Your Inner Loser?
Sounds like the sort of message you’d see in a cheap self-help book doesn’t it. But I’m sick and tired of the wilting flower brigade out there who think that failure is finite; that it is a place from which none can return; an embarrassment, and something so horrific that it’s not worth taking risks for fear of becoming a victim of it. Don’t shy away from failure, embrace it, learn from it and come back...
Feb 17th, 2010 in Commentary | 1 comment
Warren Buffett – The Man With The Midas touch
He may only be the second richest man on the planet, having lost his crown yet again to friend and fellow Bridge player Bill Gates, but Warren Buffett is the man that all private equity investors strive to be even a fraction as successful as. This unassuming 79 year-old gentleman has kept people guessing all of his life how he has become quite so successful. Whilst other private equity investors have been chasing...
Jun 24th, 2009 in Tips | 0 comments
You Are What You Wear For Private Equity Investors
So, congratulations: you’ve earned a meeting with a private investor. You must have done something right to impress him or her in order to get this far, so don’t stop now—keep impressing your business Angel throughout the pitch that you’ll be giving. Think about what a private investor will be looking for in a prospective business partner. The private investor is looking for someone who’s...Financial adventurers WANTED (to provide seed money)!
Angel investors are canny individuals who know that there is money to be made by helping inventors and small business entrepreneurs get their commercial enterprises off the ground. Imagine contributing your capital – perhaps also some personal expertise and business contacts – and reaping great financial rewards in the process. Capitalising on Private Equity Rather than playing the stock market and taking their...
Aug 8th, 2008 in Commentary | 0 comments
Do I Need An Angel Investor Or A Private Venture Capitalist?
Academics from the University of Maryland School Of Business has written a report into the nature of small-business funding and if Angel Investment, Venture Capital or a combination of the two is the most effective route to secure early-stage funding. Here we take a look at the report and comment on its findings. The report studies 182 equity fundings in the US and compared the outcomes of these fundings given the...
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