CES Alumni Entrepreneurship Bootcamp This panel covers how an entrepreneur should determine which source of capital is best suited for their venture and how to check references on potential investors. Pete Flint, MBA 05 Mark Jung, MBA 87 Amanda Reed, VC, Palomar Ventures Don Hutchison ; Moderator: Jim Ellis, MBA 93
Part of 2010 Conference on Entrepreneurship What role do angel investors play in financing start-ups? What other value can angels contribute beyond capital? How does an entrepreneur assess who would make a good angel investor? What do angels want to see before choosing to invest? Our panelists, angel investors and entrepreneurs who have raised angel [...]
The Duke Start-Up Challenge - Investor Pitch Finals From the original 109 teams competing Spring 2010, seven teams were selected to pitch at the the Investor Pitch Finals. They were: CurVit Colucci DANZA Greenwave Sciences Micropower The Progress & Purity Project Rhexis Biomedical Wasabi Each team submitted a business plan and prepared an 8-minute Investor [...]
Maurice Gunderson, Senior Partner, joined CMEA Capital in 2006 to focus on investments in new and innovative energy sources and technologies. Maurice is a specialist in thermodynamics and energy technologies. Throughout Maurice’s career, he has been instrumental in the development of cryogenic equipment, energy systems, turbo-machinery, and computer-based control systems for process plants and pipeline [...]
Angel investors, like their venture capital counterparts, suffered greatly from the financial crisis but are needed more than ever. This Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum panel discusses the health of the angel community and how they are playing a more prominent role in funding new ventures. The panel, presented at the Haas School, UC Berkeley, also discussed [...]
