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Re: The Entrepreneur/Investor Disconnect on Returns

insuranceketz001 — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:51:44 -0000

Investor and entrepreneur have really a hard time this year because of recession.. Some of them are applying for loan to survive this crisis.. Some of them are applying for business insurance for the safety of their business.. I can say that in this kind of field, you really need a genius mind to succeed..

Re: The Entrepreneur/Investor Disconnect on Returns

maltese puppies — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:50:22 -0000

I would say diversity is the key. If your going to invest in a start-up, I might invest in a few different firms (maybe in the same industry if it's a hot market) to avoid putting all your eggs into one basket, so to speak.

This could also give you great insight into the industry and when one of your firms goes down, you'll be able to apply the lessons learned to the one that succeeds. The founders of the successful firm may give you better terms with future agreements if you're able to give them info they couldn't get anywhere else, based on your experience with the failed company.

Re: The Entrepreneur/Investor Disconnect on Returns

jerryboy — Thu, 07 May 2009 07:47:08 -0000

Yet another great post.There are several different types of investment products on the market and to choose one to suit you, your needs and goals must be thought through carefully. Most stable investments should be for the long term, that is 5 years or more - more is better.
Perhaps the most popular investment product would be superannuation. This is because of the tax savings that are significant and also the fact that the government will add more money for free if you salary sacrifice up to a certain amount

Re: The Entrepreneur/Investor Disconnect on Returns

BonusCodes — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 15:02:19 -0000

There are many types of investors. Each with a risk/return target, a risk appetite, a specific market segment they are interested in, etc. Venture capitalist in particular are trying to invest at the very early stage in a company, and they can hope to multiply their money by a number of times in case of success. Anywhere between 10 and 100, sometimes more. But I do not need to say that recently they take a bit hit. But almost everyone did.

Re: The Entrepreneur/Investor Disconnect on Returns

Animaroo — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:56:43 -0000

Investment in itself is big topic to discuss.
What you have out up is of great value for somebody start thinking of investments in a much dynamic way. As you have mentioned I will say the investor should evaluate the think on case to case basis. When you have limited exposure to funds for investing you want to opt for the best option and when you have more than enough funds to spread it across you can find the multiple places to invest.
One should opt for an investment plan based on his/her case example investments which you can liquidate as you want. If you need something which you can liquidate on your preference then you should opt for this and so on...

Re: The Entrepreneur/Investor Disconnect on Returns

MyOnlineToolbox — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:57:01 -0000

My suggestion to the entreprenuer is to not get caught up in the exit strategy valuations since the chances of being correct, especially in the founding years is probably way off base. I have found that it is smarter to constantly create value as you reach your goals for product development, marketing, sales and then profitability. All you need to do is find at least one or two angel investors and the specifics ROI measurements will eventually work itself out. And of course, this is easier for the angel investor(s) to digest if your valuations are reasonable. The entreprenuer only has so much bandwidth in a day and my suggestion is to prove the model and make sales. Focus on castles-in-the-sky ROI valuations when you are stuck on a plane, but do not loose the waking hours on this issue.