http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Will+Schroter Finances Will Schroter Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=98670&ca=Finances Business Start Up Funding Startup companies often get frustrated when they can’t find investors willing to fund their new idea. What they don’t realize is that in order to get an investment, they need more than just a good idea and the promise of future profits. What investors are looking for is... Finances Will Schroter Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=94737&ca=Finances Picture this scenario and let me know if it sounds familiar. You’ve met with a potential private angel investor about your new startup opportunity. During the meeting the private angel investor told you that the business plan “sounded interesting” and they “really liked the opportunity”. They enthus... Business Will Schroter Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=98720&ca=Business If you’ve ever pitched your new business idea to a venture capital angel investor, only to be tortured with an endless list of reasons your idea will never work, my sympathies go out to you. The rejection of being told your business idea sucks can be incredibly painful. That said, I think you need t... Business Will Schroter Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=98697&ca=Business Small Business Investor - Small Check, Big Headache I don’t know if there is some sort of mathematical equation you can put to this, but it would certainly appear that the smaller the investor’s check, the bigger the headache they become to an entrepreneur. You might think the opposite would be tr... Business Will Schroter Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=95983&ca=Business How to raise venture capital is only for the dozen companies that will ever be successful, right? If you spend enough time listening to venture capitalists and industry pundits talk about the next big opportunities in on-line commerce you may think so. Companies in huge markets like NetFlix, Google...