In this episode of The Compassionate Capitalist Show, Karen explains Inside Secret #26 and why determining the ‘value of a private is an inexact science. It is the most difficult to find common ground between the founders and investors before the first infusion of capital. Calculating the value of a private company considers many factors
The traditional process of startups raising capital is highly inefficient for both entrepreneurs and investors, as most Angel Groups limit their prospects to their state or region and VCs invest in only a fraction of angel backed companies. The Good News: there is and organization that is disrupting that process by Creating an Ecosystem to Fund Innovation
Karen Rands has a very frank and informative talk on what it takes to successfully raise capital in this segment of the Compassionate Capitalist Show. With over 20 years experience in working with entrepreneurs to provide access to capital, originally through pitch events to the angel group, Network of Business Angels & Investors (NBA&I) she
Karen Rands is joined by Ryan Rafols, the founder of the hot new startup cohort in Austin, TX: Newchip Accelerator where they offer Silicon Valley moxie to Startups from around the world with amazing results. Just since 2019, Newchip’s 200 graduates have represented 30+ Countries and 150+ Cities. On average they have raised 17.5x more funding than average startups
If you are thinking of starting a tech company or a restaurant or any business, the process of incorporation, obtaining financing, building your team, and operating your business is somewhat predictable. When it comes to the cannabis industry, you need to do a lot more planning and research before you get started— because when you
