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Why Invest in Rocky Mountain Region?
It is almost deemed common sense to follow where the money is, but one must also consider where the opportunity is as well. This is where the thought leaders get a head start and potentially receive...
View ArticleInvesting Across Multiple Industries
Rockies Venture Club invests in a variety of companies, not just one vertical. This allows for investments in different types of industries each with their own unique markets, experts, and strategies....
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Third Annual Cannabis Capital Summit
Meet Speakers and the Companies that will be at CCS 2016! Cannabis represents a new industry in Colorado and perhaps nationwide in the years to come. With new industries come new opportunities for...
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Startups without an Exit Strategy are not passionate or committed to their...
I heard it again this week. The lame startup who answered that they didn’t have an exit strategy because they just wanted to create value for their customer. I’ve heard this so many times by CEOs who...
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How a Venture Fund Capital Call works
Many angel investors who are actively considering becoming a Limited Partner in a venture fund have questions about how capital calls work. Angels are used to making a commitment to fund a deal, then...
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VC Pitch Trick – Back Pocket Slides
Giving a VC pitch to angel investors or VCs can be nerve wracking for many startups, but one technique that can help startups regain control and confidence is to have a full suite of Back Pocket...
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How to Cheat Time on Your VC Pitch – Part 1: The Last Slide
Too many startups stress about how to get their whole story into a five minute pitch and they don’t think enough about how to cheat time to get more out of their pitch. You can cheat just a bit to get...
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When does the clock start at a VC Pitch Event?
Too many startups stress about how to get their whole story into a five minute pitch and they don’t think enough about how to cheat time a bit to get the most out of the five minutes (or two, seven,...
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Scaling Down – How corporate innovation programs can learn from startups.
Startups around the world are being told to develop strategies to scale up. They begin in largely unstructured teams that respond quickly to rapidly changing conditions and they are lean and focused....
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What do I look for in a Venture Capital Investment?
The answer to what venture capitalists look for in their investments is complex and there’s certainly no checklist that you can follow for investability. I’ll share an overview of my perspective on...
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Impact Investing Night 2016
Impact Investing Night 2016: Keynote Speaker Each Watson semester is an intensive fifteen week program in which scholars receive weekly mentorship and coaching sessions, free international legal...
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Marketing Dilemma: Time and Capital is Key
The marketing dilemma in todays start-up world can be defined by the need for capital to increase marketing, but also the need for marketing to gain capital. Today’s Reality: Strategic marketing can...
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Debt vs. Equity Financing
When seeking capital, it is important to think about what your objective with that money will be. Will it help you achieve a short-term or long-term milestone? Do you need a small amount or a huge...
View ArticleDon’t be a Yahoo! Make an Exit Strategy
In April 1995, Sequoia Capital made a Series A investment of $1M in a small company named Yahoo. Soon after, November of 1995, OpenText, Sequoia Capital, SoftBank Group and Thomson Reutors invested a...
View ArticleSocial Proof
At the beginning of summer, I was brought on as an AngelList associate intern at Rockies Venture Club. Unsure of what that would entail, it turns out, I was going to be building a following on...
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AngelList: Then and Now
What it is AngelList, a financing platform for startups has experienced tremendous growth since its inception in 2010. Perfect for angel investor syndicates, it allows individual accredited investors...
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Top-10 Twitter Action Tips – Don’t Read If You Don’t Get Twitter or Care To
Written by Tom Cross @techtionary I gave a talk on Twitter at Rockies Venture Club Hyperaccelerator. This is a week-long effort to help startups understand everything they need to do to not fail or at...
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Venture Capital Isn’t Actually Like it is on TV
When many of us think about venture capital, Shark Tank may be the first thing that sparks to mind. Here at Rockies Venture Club, we joke about Shark Tank because we know that it’s not an accurate...
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HyperAccelerator Cohort #3
Meet the 3rd Cohort of RVC’s HyperAccelerator Program Aztech Energy builds its disruptively low cost solar thermal technology into practical products and solutions. Our first product is SunCatcher™,...
View ArticleBenefits of Syndication
Syndication has numerous benefits. It stimulates angel investment and empowers angel investors to build and maintain a portfolio of investments. It also benefits startups, as it streamlines the funding...
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