Climb the Vertical Learning Curve
Founders need to master a huge number of skills and topics all while scrambling to keep their business running.
Feel the Boot is here to walk with you along the difficult and rewarding path you have chosen.
92. The Economics of Angel Investing 💸 Angel Investing 101
If you're serious about angel investing, it's critical to understand the underlying economics.
88. Talking to friends and family about investing in your startup.
The first money you raise for your startup will probably be from people who already care about you and your success, your friends and family.
83. Angel Investing 101 💰
Many people are interested in Angel Investing, either in being an angel or getting money from them. However, they are often confused about precisely what it is and how it works.
74. What is a Cap Table? 🧐 Tracking VC Investments and stock option grants
Many new founders are confused about how cap tables, stock, and dilution work. Learn what you need to know to talk intelligently to your attorneys, investors, co-founders, and employees.
56. Bootstrapping vs. VC funding: which is right for your startup?
Should you bootstrap your startup to greatness or take outside investment to accelerate your growth?
34. Iris Fujiura - Feel the Boot interview
Iris Fujiura, Chapter Lead of the Silicon Valley chapter of Golden Seeds, and an engineer/executive working on rockets and launch systems, provides great insight into angel investor priorities, and what makes for a successful funding pitch.
33. Five step process to create a killer pitch deck for your startup
I will share my proven five-step process for building a killer pitch.
32. Interview with Che Voigt, CEO & Co-Founder of Altwork
Che Voigt, co-founder and CEO of AltWork and chair of the North Bay Angels, talks about their innovative workstation and how the work from home trend is driving sales and their experiences with a China based supply chain during COVID.
31. Nine things angel investors look for in startup fundraising pitches
I interviewed numerous angel investors to create this list of nine things angels want to learn in your pitch.
5. The two pitch decks you need to get angel investment
A deck you present won’t work when read alone, and vice versa.
3. Are angels greedy to demand a massive 20X return on investment?
Why do angels & VC demand 20X or better returns? It all comes down to the economics of startup investing.
2. Why I don’t care about your technology!
I don’t care about your technology when you are pitching me as an angel investor. What should you be focusing on instead?