Podcasts about New York Angels

SummaryIn this episode of the Restaurant Owners Uncorked podcast, Wil interviews Ryan Handel, founder of Fixe, a bookkeeping service tailored for the restaurant industry. Ryan shares his journey from working in restaurants to founding his own, and ultimately creating Fixe to streamline bookkeeping for restaurant owners. The conversation covers the challenges of bookkeeping, customer acquisition strategies, and the competitive landscape of restaurant accounting software. Ryan emphasizes the importance of technology in simplifying financial management for restaurants and discusses his vision for the future of Fixe. Wil and Ryan explore the challenges faced by the restaurant industry, particularly regarding labor costs and the need for reliable financial reporting. The discussion also highlights the significance of building strong relationships within the franchise space and the necessity of providing exceptional customer care and authenticity in service.Takeaways Ryan founded Fixe in 2019 to address bookkeeping challenges in restaurants. He believes bookkeeping should be affordable and efficient. Ryan's first restaurant venture was a fast-casual concept called Simple Things. COVID-19 impacted his restaurant business, leading to the creation of Fixe. Fixe targets small to medium-sized restaurants for its services. The company offers month-to-month agreements to clients. Ryan emphasizes the importance of partnerships with CPAs and restaurant consultants. Fix integrates with QuickBooks Online to enhance its services. The company aims to keep clients on QuickBooks as long as possible before transitioning to larger systems. Ryan views QuickBooks as the iPhone of accounting, with Fixe as an app that enhances its functionality. From 2019 to 2023, we bootstrapped to 150 locations. Raised a seed round in 2023 with New York Angels. Now preparing for a series A round later this year. Hiring the right team is crucial for growth. Sales strategies include inbound demos and partnerships. The restaurant industry is struggling with rising labor costs. Building relationships with franchisees is essential. Customer care and authenticity set businesses apart. The importance of understanding restaurant owners' needs. Navigating challenges requires patience and industry knowledge.

In a time of economic uncertainty, shifting trade policies, and looming recession fears, tariffs are more than just headlines—they're game changers for small businesses. So, how are tariffs affecting the future of American business in a globalized economy? In this episode of Cut to the Chase: Podcast, Gregg sits down with Bruce Kaminstein, Founder of Casabella and member of New York Angels, to unpack how tariffs are influencing global trade, small business strategy, and the future of U.S. manufacturing. Did you know nearly 45% of the U.S. GDP comes from small businesses—many of which rely on global supply chains? Bruce shares why startups often favor innovation over domestic manufacturing, and how tariff fluctuations are forcing tough choices. What you'll learn in this episode: The real impact of tariffs on small business operations Why many startups avoid U.S.-based manufacturing Reciprocal tariffs: a level playing field or a new challenge? Is reshoring production to the U.S. really possible? What the future holds for global trade dynamics Whether you're an entrepreneur, investor, or simply curious about economic trends, this conversation delivers insights you won't want to miss. Key Takeaways: Impact on Costs: Tariffs significantly increase the prices of imported goods, causing a ripple effect that affects retail pricing and ultimately impacts sales and consumers. The challenge is in balancing these increased costs in a competitive market. Manufacturing Dilemma: The U.S. lacks sufficient factories to manufacture many consumer products domestically, especially low-ticket items. Forcing production back home might not only be unfeasible in the short-term but also strategically questionable for certain product categories, given environmental regulations and labor availability. Reciprocal Tariffs Complexity: While reciprocal tariffs aim to level the playing field, the erratic implementation can create uncertainty for businesses. A more stable, negotiated approach may offer a solution that supports innovation without stifling small businesses. Stay tuned for more updates, and don't miss our next deep dive on Cut to The Chase: Podcast with Gregg Goldfarb! Subscribe, rate, review, and share this episode of the Cut to the Chase: Podcast!   Resources: Connect with Bruce on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucekaminstein   This episode was produced and brought to you by Reignite Media.

Shahar Alster's career is a testament to the power of resilience, innovation, and strategic thinking in the tech industry. As a multiple-time founder, Shahar has navigated the complex landscape of startups, scaled businesses, and led successful exits. Shahar's latest venture, Ourcart, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like New York Angels, Partam Hightech, Pereg Ventures, and Roni Michaely.

Larry Richenstein has been in the hardware sales, development, and investment world for over 40 years.  He is an angel investor in the New York Angels network and is currently the CEO of WePower Technologies, his latest hardware venture.  Today Larry is going to share some valuable knowledge for inventors, startups, and small manufacturers on what angel investing is, what stages of development you need to get your product to in order to pitch to a professional angel investor, and how to do a good pitch once you are in the door. Today you will hear us talk about: An angel investor is usually an independent investor or a group of investors that invest in startup businesses. Angel investing are considers  Angel investment is the first round, then venture capital. When it comes to products, there is a lot more that goes into them from a product development standpoint. Measure twice, cut once. You have to have all the development People that have ideas, get no funding. People that come up with a rough prototype or a rough prototype, it's interesting but generally still too early. What investors really want to see, is a working prototype. De-risking the investment occurs the further you push the product down the road. First, find angels that invest in hardware. Angel investors for hardware are out there. Come in with a pitch that proves that you have a strong likelihood of success Hardware and software are starting to come together. Crowdfunding is a powerful way to prove market validity. You no longer have to build for the masses, you can build for niche industries. Avoid feature creep, especially for your first version. Crowdfunding is a way to avoid outside investors. EPISODE LINKS: Larry Richenstein Links: LinkedIn | WePower Technologies The Product Startup Podcast Links: https://www.ProductStartup.com/ Instagram | LinkedIn | Facebook Page | Facebook Group | Pinterest | Twitter | YouTube Mako Design Links: https://www.makodesign.com/ YouTube | Instagram | LinkedIn | Facebook | Pinterest | Twitter Kevin Mako Links: Instagram | LinkedIn | Quora | Facebook | Twitter Partner: PTC's best-in-class software solutions Onshape: The only cloud-native product development platform that delivers full-featured computer-aided design (CAD), integrated product data management (PDM) and enterprise analytics in a single system, and Creo: 3D CAD solution that provides designers with the most innovative tools to build better products faster, such as generative design, additive manufacturing, real-time simulation, IIoT, and augmented reality. Producer: MAKO Design + Invent is the original firm providing world-class consumer product development services tailored to startups, small manufacturers, and inventors. Simply put, we are the leading one-stop-shop for developing your physical product from idea to store shelves, all in a high-quality, cost-effective, and timely manner. We operate as one powerhouse 30-person product design team spread across 4 offices to serve you (Austin, Miami, San Francisco, & Toronto). We have full-stack in-house industrial design, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, patent referral, prototyping, and manufacturing services. To assist our startup and inventor clients, in addition to above, we help with business strategy, product strategy, marketing, and sales/distribution for all consumer product categories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new, creative business idea caught your eye? Perhaps you can become an angel investor to look things over. As an angel investor, you'll not only provide support for the budding startup, but you can also have more direct access to a company with high growth potential. Talking about angel investors, Steve Distante invites David S. Rose as he talks more about his experiences as an entrepreneur and as an angel investor. He recalls how he founded New York Angels and how he helps make the process of angel investing easier for startups and investors. In this conversation, David Rose discusses his experience as an angel investor, including how he got started in the industry and his work to organize and manage angel investor networks. He also talks about his book on angel investing and his active involvement in answering questions about startups and angel investing online. Who's The Guest? David S. Rose is an Inc. 500 CEO, real estate developer, financial technology investor, and serial entrepreneur. He founded or funded more than 100 pioneering companies. He has been described by Forbes as "New York's Archangel", by BusinessWeek as a "world conquering entrepreneur", by Crain's New York Business as "the father of angel investing in New York”, and by Red Herring magazine as "patriarch of Silicon Alley". David is the New York Times best-selling author of both Angel Investing: The Gust Guide to Making Money & Having Fun Investing in Startups, and The Startup Checklist: 25 Steps to a Scalable, High-Growth Business. Highlights Other than being the founder of New York Angels, who is David S. Rose? Gaining different titles: Godfather of Angel Investing, Patriarch of Silicon Valley, and Archangel of New York Angel Investing What the future of technology is and its impact on humanity Angel investors vs venture capitalists: What's the big difference? The different kinds of investors and their motivations What are the stages of funding for startups? How much money should you raise and what valuation should you expect What the JOBS Act 2012 is all about The dangers of investing in angel deals Pros and cons of crowdfunding for startups The reality of crowdfunding for startups Essence of a good pitch How to learn more about angel investing Call to Action Join the Early Access List Episode Resources Connect with Steve Distante https://pitchology.ai/ https://joinvanderbilt.com/ https://www.facebook.com/stevedistanteCEO/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevedistante https://twitter.com/Sdistante https://www.instagram.com/sdistante/ Connect with David S. Rose http://www.davidsrose.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidsrose https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_S._Rose https://twitter.com/davidsrose 

David S. Rose is an Inc. 500 CEO, serial entrepreneur, real estate developer and financial technology investor who has founded or funded over 100 pioneering companies. He has been described by Forbes as "New York's Archangel", by BusinessWeek as a "world conquering entrepreneur", by Crain's New York Business as "the father of angel investing in New York”, and by Red Herring magazine as "patriarch of Silicon Alley". He is the New York Times best-selling author of both Angel Investing: The Gust Guide to Making Money & Having Fun Investing in Startups, and The Startup Checklist: 25 Steps to a Scalable, High-Growth Business. In this episode we talk about- -David's story -What is traction? -Angel investing Vs VC funds -How to track investments? -Scaled mentoring -His take on the current slowdown in the market and more.. Links mentioned in the episode- Follow David on Linkedin- https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidsrose/ Follow David on Twitter- https://twitter.com/davidsrose Follow David on Quora- https://www.quora.com/profile/David-S-Rose/answers/Startups Episode link - https://vc10x.com/father-of-new-york-angel-investing

Produced by Foundersuite (www.foundersuite.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders and investors who have raised capital. This episode is with Nick Cuomo of Allstar, which is building a "TikTok for gamers" (learn more at www.allstar.gg). In this episode, Nick shares his story raising capital from Mark Cuban, tips for pitching NY Angels, how to use Foundersuite to run a tight fundraising process, how to build timelines into the process, and much more. Allstar has raised $4.2 million including a pre-seed round in 2019 from Mark Cuban and angels using a SAFE note, and a seed round in 2021 from New York Angels, Studio VC, and HNW investors from Zynga, Twitch, and other companies. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $3 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.

Our favorite people are existential conversationalists that make the minutes fly by, that love data-driven insights, and who are mission-driven to make the world a better place. Today, we get to introduce you to John Younger, a physician-scientist by training, whose experiential stories about Sherlock Holmes, the meaning of medicine, and having more than one career in a lifetime, certainly affirm why Kathryn wanted to stay in contact after meeting him as an intern almost three years ago. Over the course of this episode, we have a great conversation with him about the hope that times of transition bring, napkin IOUs, and wrestling with the decision-making process around the timeless question: what should I do with my life? When he's not writing dynamic pieces for Bioeconomy.XYZ, John is the Managing Director at ArgoPond, LLC, a life science advisory and investment company that provides analytics and diligence services to companies and funds engaging the life science space. He represents ArgoPond as a member of the Life Science Committee of New York Angels, one of the most active angel investment groups in the world. John also sits on the Board of Directors of New View Surgical, a Boston-based start-up creating new visualization tools for minimally invasive surgery. His advice for our listeners? There is more than one way to think about hard problems, so don't change your leadership style and the way you approach problems to fit a mold. And when it comes to opportunities that come your way, take your shot with the hardest swing you can. We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did!

Episode #44 Brian Cohen, General Partner, New York Venture Partners (NYVP), Chairman Emeritus, New York Angels, legendary angel investor in Pinterest, Comixology, actively making 3 new investments per week, 100+ and NYVP. Talking about how to price pre-money valuations on seed rounds. How to create the partnership between founders and VCs. Talking about how to run a fundraising process for Seed, Late Stage Seed, Series A and beyond. Refining the pitch for your startup. PR advice for startups. How important is it to be in Silicon Valley or New York in the new post Covid world. Talking about M&A and how to position your startup for an exit. Subscribe and view video here: https://youtu.be/l-GYQgQ2eQA. andrew@7bc.vc

Episode #39 Brian Cohen, General Partner, New York Venture Partners, Chairman Emeritus, New York Angels, legendary angel investor in Pinterest, Comixology, actively making 3 new investments per week, 100+ and NYVP. Advice to founders on how to raise angel and VC funding, make an emotional and personal connection with the angel, smile a lot, be funny, have breakfast, lunch and dinner with each company before investing, likes startups that understand the customer better than they understand themselves. All startups pivot, iteration is the new innovation, why taking too much capital too early is a huge mistake. I'm not in the investment business; I'm in the exit business. Must see a 20x return to buy into a current valuation and invest. A million reasons why to never invest in SAFEs. SAFEs do not get QSBS tax treatment. Love your investors that loved you and believed in you first. Check out part II of my chat with Brian in episode #41 as we continue our discussion. Check out Brian's book What Every Angel Investor Wants You to Know: An Insider Reveals How to Get Smart Funding for Your Billion Dollar Idea: https://rb.gy/jveizm. Contact andrew@7bc.vc to learn about investing in our 506c parallel VC fund for accredited investors or join our syndicate to co-invest with us on a deal by deal basis. https://angel.co/s/sevenbc/ZZAgQ Video: https://youtu.be/TrOvU6OLxWE Find on all podcast platforms searching Fireside with a VC or Andrew Romans.

How To Present Your Business And Secure Investors Interview with Tim Cooley by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network The Pitch Deck Book is a step-by-step guide to raising seed capital from Venture Capital and Angel investors. This guide was built by Tim Cooley who has spent more than 10 years screening deals and raising more than $200M in seed and early-stage capital for over 100+ companies. "The Pitch Deck Book is—hands-down—the clearest, simplest, and most concise guide ever written to creating and delivering an effective startup fundraising pitch. Three hours spent reading and applying the lessons in Tim Cooley's book will save you thirty hours of well-meaning-but-ineffective feedback from random advisors. Tim comes from the perspectives of both a founder and an investor, and as the Executive Director of a highly regarded angel group, he is EXACTLY the audience your pitch is aimed at. Founders around the world (not to mention investors who have to sit through awful pitches!) owe him an enormous debt of gratitude." —David S. Rose, "The Pitch Coach", author of "The Startup Checklist" and "Angel Investing", founder of New York Angels. Inside The Pitch Deck Book, you will find a guide to creating all the key elements you will need to engage investors. You will learn everything you need to do before you ever set up a meeting. You will learn the best format to present your business so that investors will get excited about your business. Finally, you will be shown a number of actual pitch decks with some of the most common issues that most founders come across when they pitch. Not only do you see the actual decks used, but also the feedback on how to fix them.If you do not want to be the 99% of companies who never get funded and are looking for the most comprehensive way to present your business to investors, this is the book for you. Chicke Fitzgerald is an e

Ryan Zauk sits down with Jeff Seltzer, Managing Partner of Pierce Yates Ventures and former board member of the New York Angels. Pierce Yates provides early-stage funding and advice to emerging companies with a focus on fintech and sports tech. The NY Angels is an incredible collection of some of New York's titans across various industries, who get together to invest and advise companies. Jeff is a proud Wharton alum and in 2019 received the Alumni Award of Merit in recognition of his lifelong commitment and service to Penn. In today's episode, they cover: - His long road to investing and why it can be advantageous to do a stint in DC politics - New York Angels 101 including how they're structured, the companies they back, and how you can get involved - The ups, downs, and many misunderstandings of angel investing Jeff wants to clear up - What founders and investors need to think about at the start of around - His must-read angel resources And much more. NY Angels: https://www.newyorkangels.com/ Book Recs: https://gust.com/guide Jeff Seltzer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-seltzer-b4603744 -- For more FinTech insights, follow us below: Medium: medium.com/wharton-fintech WFT Twitter: twitter.com/whartonfintech Ryan's Twitter: twitter.com/RyanZauk LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-fintech-club/

This week on The Encrypted Economy, my guest is Donna Redel. She is an Angel Investor on the board of New York Angels, and an Adjunct Professor of Law at Fordham University.  Donna has a long professional history at the cutting edge of finance, which made our conversation incredibly value. We touch on Crypto, DeFi, NFT's, and the burdens of interpreting it all from the perspective of an investor, a professional, and an educator all at once. We discuss the intersections of traditional angel investing with new token projects and the regulatory battles that will inevitably be faced further down the road. As interest surrounding areas like NFT's continues to skyrocket, Donna's is an essential voice towards helping to ground all the hype and analyze the space intelligently. I'm sure you will enjoy this latest episode of The Encrypted Economy as much as I did, and I hope you stay tuned for more. Topics Covered Donna's Background   Understanding Crypto Through Traditional Start-Up Culture Asking the Right Questions in Crypto Investing  Donna's Involvement in DAO's Understanding NFT's and Regulatory Impacts  DeFi Loss Reserves Teaching Crypto to Law Students The Importance of Transparency DeFi Projects to Watch Resource List Donna's LinkedIn New York Angels Website Securitize Flamingo Finance Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) The SEC's DAO Report The Howey Test NBA Top Shot Rareable OpenSea SEC Digital Asset Framework SEC Telegram Complaint Tether's $18 Million Settlement Compund Aave SushiSwap UniSwap 

This Cornerstones Workshop looked at the two parties of a startup transaction: the investor and entrepreneurs. Raising capital for most startup founders is a tricky, potentially stressful undertaking. Knowing some common practices – and insider's tips – can make the journey much less painful. We will give a brief overview of how angel investing works. On the entrepreneurs side, we will discuss key strategies for obtaining angel investments and developing positive relationships with angel investors. On the investor side, we'll go inside the angel investors' mind to highlight what they commonly look for when investing in startups and how angels can improve their odds of having successful outcomes. About the Speakers Jeremy Bauman is Managing Partner of New Dominion Angels, a Washington DC based investors group that has invested ~$12M into 25+ early stage tech startups. He is also a Lead Consultant in the Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Practice at the World Bank Group, where his work focuses on developing early stage capital markets. In addition to his local investing, he has worked with entrepreneurs and investors in the Caribbean, Central/Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Peter Dolch is a member of the New York Angels and MIT Alumni Angels. He is the President and co-Founder of Thaumaturgix, Inc. (Tgix), a pioneering web development and infrastructure company, which was twice ranked in the Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies list. He is also the Founder and Managing Partner at AEON Foundry — an early-stage venture fund and advisory services company — and more recently the Founder and ex-CTO of Biospectal, a Swiss-basedMedtech company. He has more than 25 years of experience in both enterprise technology and in launching and guiding technology-based startups across the worlds of Media & Entertainment, Fintech, Medtech, eCommerce, Social Media, and more. An M.I.T. graduate with a degree in Management Information Systems and additional academic experience at Harvard, Peter is no stranger to the hard work, innovation, and outside-of-the-box-thinking that it takes to turn ‘ideas on a napkin' into industry-leading, globally recognized companies, both public and private. He put the 1st US Stock Exchange on the web (AMEX) and has been integral in the development of eCommerce solutions for some of the most globally recognized brands like B&H Photo. He has worked closely with AWS from the very start and has managed global application development for various Fortune-level companies, including building a Global Information Warehouse for Hewlett Packard, a Global Pricing & Reimbursement System for Pfizer, and a Content Management and Publishing System for AT&T Research Labs. His strategy, advisory and operational work with numerous startups (over 30) has led to successful exits including sales and IPOs.

Don't miss out on the next WeAreLATech podcast episode, get notified by signing up here http://wearelatech.com/podcast or by texting "LA" to (310) 872-2423Welcome to WeAreLATech's LA Tech Startup Spotlight!"Makes Your App Addictive"WeAreLATech Podcast is powered by Refill Fuel, https://www.refillfuel.com/ (use promo code “wearelatech”) a concierge gas service that helps you and your employees save time and money through wholesale gas prices and on site fuel delivery.WeAreLATech Podcast is a WeAreTech.fm production.To support our podcast go to http://wearelatech.com/believeTo be featured on the podcast go to http://wearelatech.com/feature-your-la-startup/Host, Espree Devorahttps://twitter.com/espreedevoraGuest,Matt Mayberry of Dopamine Labshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewmayberrymatt@usedopamine.comFor a calendar of all LA Startup events go to, http://WeAreLATech.comTo further immerse yourself into the LA Tech community go to http://wearelatech.com/vipLinks Mentioned:Dopamine Labs, https://usedopamine.com/Social Starts, https://www.socialstarts.com/LOWERCASE capital, https://lowercasecapital.com/GV, https://www.gv.com/New York Angels, http://www.newyorkangels.com/Black Jays Investments, http://blackjays.vc/Darling Ventures, https://darlingventures.com/Deep Fork Capital, http://deepforkcapital.com/ad:tech New York, https://ny.ad-tech.com/Snapchat, https://www.snapchat.com/Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products, https://www.nirandfar.com/hookedSpace, http://youjustneedspace.com/Headspace, https://www.headspace.com/Habitica, https://habitica.com/StartUp, https://gimletmedia.com/startup/People Mentioned:T. Dalton Combs, PhD, https://twitter.com/tdaltoncRamsay Brown, https://twitter.com/rab1138Matt Mazzeo, https://twitter.com/mazzeoHoward L. Morgan, https://twitter.com/hlmorganAmit Sharma, http://twitter.com/SharmasonShaun Maguire, http://twitter.com/shaunmmaguireDaniel Darling, https://twitter.com/dandarlingTimothy Komada, https://twitter.com/timkomadaCredits:Produced and Hosted by Espree Devora, http://espreedevora.comStory produced, Edited and Mastered by Adam Carroll, http://www.ariacreative.ca/ & MKW Films, http://mkwfilms.comShow Notes by Karl Marty, http://karlmarty.comMusic by Jay Huffman, https://soundcloud.com/jayhuffmanShort Title: Dopamine Labs

In this episode of Fundraising Radio, Edith Simchi-Levi the VP of operations at Logictools explains how the acquisition by the IBM went and how times are different now. We also discussed where should founders go to get their first funding. New York Angels: http://newyorkangels.com/ Leaf Logistics: https://www.leaflogistics.com/

In this episode of Fundraising Radio the guest speaker is Christian Pankovcin, analyst at 13 Ventures and he explains how much more useful a connection to an analyst can be rather than to a managing partner. We also touched onto the deal flow and deal sourcing of 13 Ventures and New York Angels. Christian's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-t-pankovcin-757905137/

Sapna Shah C93, W93, is an angel investor, retail expert and three-time entrepreneur. Through Red Giraffe Advisors, Sapna makes angel and early-stage seed investments in retail tech, fashion tech and e-commerce startups. Select investments include: The Wing, Stantt, Findmine, Swoonery, Dough, Modalyst, Monica + Andy and Iterate Studio. Sapna is also the founder of Retail X Series, a retail startup boot camp program for pre-seed stage founders who are revolutionizing the future of retail. Retail X holds monthly events with experts covering topics from customer acquisition, to financial modeling, to seed stage fundraising, targeted specifically to early stage B2B and DTC retail founders. Sapna advises start-ups and judges in the startup competitions at the Wharton School, NYU Stern and Columbia Business School. She has also mentored at a number of New York-based accelerators including Friends of eBay, Grand Central Tech, Monarq, XRC Labs, New York Fashion Tech Lab and Trendseeder. Sapna has also served on the Board of Directors of New York Angels, one of the most active angel groups in the world. Previously, Sapna co-founded and led Retail Eye Partners, a successful independent Wall Street equity research firm. At Retail Eye, Sapna assessed the monthly and quarterly performance of major retailers in the specialty, big box and department store sectors through intensive channel checks and analysis. Sapna also co-founded and launched a menswear e-commerce retailer, Mind the Chap, and led the Marketing and Web Development areas of the company. Prior to Retail Eye Partners, Sapna was Executive Director of Strategy and Customer Insight at Linens & Things, Inc., responsible for customer targeting and segmentation, market and consumer research, corporate strategic planning, new business rollouts and competitive benchmarking. Prior to Linens & Things, Sapna was Director of Strategic Planning &; New Business Development at Ann Taylor, where she worked on launching Ann Taylor’s e-commerce site, developing a color cosmetics line, visioning the store of the future and improving store operations. Sapna also has experience at Gap, Inc. Previous to her career in retail, Sapna worked in investment banking at Punk, Ziegel &; Knoell and at Morgan Stanley as a credit analyst. Sapna received her B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School as well as a B.A. in East Asian Studies from the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania.  She received her M.B.A. from Columbia Business School. She is a member of the Women’s Forum of New York.

Judy Robinett has been profiled in Fast Company, Forbes, Vogue, CNN and Bloomberg Businessweek as a sterling example of the new breed of “super connectors” who use their experience and networks to accelerate growth and enhance profitability. For more than 30 years, she has helped entrepreneurs find needed capital by connecting them with venture capitalists, angel investors, and other sources of funding. Known as “the woman with the titanium digital Rolodex,” Robinett has served as the CEO of both public and private companies and in management positions at Fortune 500 companies. She has been on the advisory boards of Illuminate Ventures, Pereg Ventures, Springboard Enterprises, and Pipeline Angels accelerators. She was a managing director of Golden Seeds Angel Network (the third most active angel investment group and one of the largest in the U.S.); the CEO of publicly traded Medical Discoveries; and served on the faculty of Goldman Sachs’s 10,000 Small Businesses program. Previously, Robinett was a member of the Department of Commerce team that defined performance criteria for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for Performance Excellence in Healthcare, for which she received an award from the White House. She regularly presents workshops and keynotes, and has given hundreds of speeches worldwide for audiences at NASA, TEDx, MIT, AT&T, and Walmart. She is the author of How to Be a Power Connector: The 5+50+150 Rule (McGraw-Hill), named the #1 Best Business Book of 2014 by TIME.com; coauthor of a chapter in Crowdfunding for Dummies (Wiley, 2013); and is set to release her newest book, Crack the Funding Code: How Investors Think and What They Need to Hear to Fund Your Startup (AMACOM/HarperCollins Leadership) in 2019. What you’ll learn about in this episode: Why Judy wrote her book, “Crack the Funding Code”, as a way to help business owners find and access investor funding Why there is more venture capital money and other sources of funding available now than ever before Why coachability is crucial for attracting investors, and why arrogance will scare investors away Why you should be confident in what you are offering to potential investors and “kick your fear to the curb” Why investors will consider your character, honesty, and knowledge as much as they will consider the strength of your business Why it is important to mitigate as much risk as possible for your investors and be clear in the exit you’re offering How not having the funding or not finding customers are the only two reasons a startup will fail What “family offices” are, and how they can be a source of funding outside the traditional venture capital What steps Judy recommends for business owners looking for funding, and what resources are available in every state Judy’s strategies for building your confidence and kicking fear to the curb, and her “three golden questions” and why you should ask them Judy’s recommended funding resources: U.S. Small Business Administration: www.sba.gov America’s Small Business Development Centers: https://americassbdc.org New York Angels: www.newyorkangels.com Brad Feld’s Term Sheet Archives: https://feld.com/archives/tag/term-sheet Cora Capital Advisors: https://coracap.com/ How to connect with Judy Robinett: Crack the Funding Code by Judy Robinett: https://amzn.to/2HFwMnI Judy Robinett’s website: www.judyrobinett.com Email: judy@judyrobinett.com Twitter: @judyrobinett

Brian S. Cohen, Chairman, New York Angels and Founding Partner, New York Venture Partners (interviewed by Scarlet Fu) In this discussion about what angel investors look for when choosing to invest and how to project the future ramifications of certain investments, Brian S. Cohen, Chairman of New York Angels and Founding Partner, New York Venture Partners, addresses these subjects head on in a conversation with Scarlet Fu.

Director Jon Whelan entered the world of documentaries in a roundabout way. After a misused youth of surfing, skateboarding and broken bones, Whelan got his MBA while dabbling in Virtual Reality – he was way too early. In 1999 he co-founded the Web auction Afternic.com, selling just before the bubble burst in 2000. Whelan was also a founding member of the New York Angels. The arrival of children in the next decade caused a shift in Whelan’s focus, this time to social justice, and the development of “Stink!.” “Stink!” is an off-beat movie about Whelan’s tenacious quest to uncover the source of a chemical scent in a brand-new pair of kids’ pajamas, his journey through corporate boardrooms and into Congress, and his subsequent discovery of the disturbing ‘Cancer Loophole.’ Whelan currently advocates for truthful product labeling and serves as advisor to internet and media startups. He is also a principal of Net Return, Inc., and full-time parent to two young daughters in Manhattan. “Stink!” is his first documentary.   Join The Brotherhood Join the Front Row Dads private Facebook community so you can ask questions, share ideas, and be part of a supportive group of incredible brothers who help one another navigate the role of marriage and fatherhood. Visit FrontRowDads.com/facebook For more information, visit FrontRowDads.com

How Do You Solve Your Own Problem? What's The Problem That You See Out There That You Are Uniquely Positioned To Provide The Answer To? Our guest today, Kelly Hoey, answers these and more questions in the way only she can. Not only is she a dear friend and fellow featured guest on CNBC's Power Pitch together, she's also a former attorney with an amazing shoe collection! While her background is in angel investing (New York Angels and others), Kelly is moving into the author/speaking world with her first book, Build Your Dream Network. In this episode, we'll dive right into how to network without the ick factor and learn to truly embrace the spirit of community building and generosity that’s essential to the practice.  Kelly provides great examples of true generosity and also keys us in on what to definitely NOT do.

Donna Redel a Board Member of New York Angels; one of the longest running active angel groups in New York City and has invested over $100 million in entrepreneurial ventures. She's also a member of Women in BlockChain. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Jonathan Ende, CEO of SeamlessDocs.com, a cloud-based e-signature platform that helps governments move all their forms online. The Company recently raised a $7.5 million Series C round of venture funding in a deal led by SJF Ventures. Motorola Solutions, Entrepreneur Roundtable Accelerator (ERA), NY State Innovation Ventures, CapRock, Govtech Fund, 1776 and others participated. Previously the Company raised from Kernel Capital, OnGrid Ventures, SoundBoard Angel Fund, Urban.Us, Harvard Business School Angels and New York Angels, Code For America, K Street Capital, RosePaul Ventures, Govtech Fund and others. in this episode, Jonathan talks about the criticality of focus and persistence, the rise of "GovTech" as an investing category, key questions to ask investors to gauge interest level, understanding the investor's decision making process, and much more.

Alicia Syrett is the Founder and CEO of Pantegrion Capital, an angel investment vehicle focused on seed and early stage investments. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of New York Angels, as the Chairman of the Board of HeTexted, and is a member of WomenCorporateDirectors.  Her past and present Advisory Board roles include Enerknol, […]

David Rose is the Founder & CEO @ Gust, the platform that has allowed $1.8bn to flow through Gust to startups. David himself is a serial entrepreneur having personally raised millions in VC funding and being named a ‘world conquering entrepreneur’ by BusinessWeek. David is also a prolific angel investor himself having invested in over 70 early stage companies and having founded and chairing the New York Angels. It has to also be said that David is a master of the VC pitch and you can check out his incredible Ted talk here. Topics Discussed Today: 1.) How did David make his way into the world of investing in tech startups? 2.) What were David’s biggest lessons from watching the success and achievements of his entrepreneurial father and grandfather? 3.) How has David seen the startup and investing ecosystem evolve over the last few decades? 4.) Is entrepreneurship itself an element that can be taught or is it an innate being within an individual? 5.) What are the commonalities amongst the great angel investors David has worked with and been invested in? Items Mentioned In The Show Today: David’s Fave Investing Resource: Gust.com David S. Rose: Sayings From My Father Angel Investing: The Gust Guide To Making Money and Having Fun Investing In Startups The Startup Checklist: 25 Steps to a Scalable, High-Growth Business As always, you can learn more about SyndicateRoom here: www.syndicateroom.com and see David's latest tweets here: www.twitter.com/davidsrose

Learn about exponential tech in Episode 60 of Accredited Investor Markets Radio with host Chris Cahill and David S. Rose of Gust, an online platform used by more than a half million entrepreneurs in 190 countries to connect and collaborate with over 75,000 accredited investors. They speak about the dramatic changes occurring in the global marketplace for capital in resulting scalable enterprises.   You can find out more about David Rose and Gust here.   Or you can find them here: Twitter: @davidsrose; @gustly LinkedIn Facebook   About David Rose   David S. Rose is a serial entrepreneur who crossed the aisle to become one of the country's leading angel investors... and then crossed back to found Gust, filling a major need in the rapidly growing world of early stage investing. As an entrepreneur, David has founded half a dozen companies since his first one at the age of ten, and has personally raised tens of millions of dollars of venture, strategic and institutional capital. He was named to the Inc 500 list as CEO of one of the country's fastest growing private companies, and has been described as a 'world conquering entrepreneur' by BusinessWeek. As an angel investor, David founded and chairs New York Angels, one of the largest and most active angel investment groups in the US. He has personally invested in over 70 early stage companies, and serves on the boards of directors of KoolSpan, Magnify Networks, Social Bomb, comiXology, and Pond5. Outside of Gust, David is Managing Principal of Rose Tech Ventures, Chairman of Egret Capital Partners, and Track Chair for Finance, Entrepreneurship and Economics at Singularity University. He has been dubbed "The Pitch Coach" by BusinessWeek for his work with early stage entrepreneurs, a "top dog in tech"; by Crains New York Business, and "patriarch of Silicon Alley" by Red Herring magazine. David writes about early stage investing and entrepreneurship on Quora and Twitter as @davidsrose and on his blog, rose.vc/angelnotes.

David S. Rose is back on the program.  He is Managing Partner of Rose Tech Ventures, Founder & Chairman Emeritus of New York Angels, Associate Founder of Singularity University and, of course, Founder & CEO of Gust.  David joins us to cover recent news that the SEC has finally adopted rules on title 3...   To listen more, please visit http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/ for all of our other episodes. Also, follow us on twitter @TheFullRatchet for updates and more information.

David S, Rose – Founder of Gust.com the leader in connecting startups with investors, and the author of  Angel Investing The Gust guide to Making Money and Having Fun Investing in Startups. The only third generation angel investor I have ever met, David is founder of the New York Angels, one of the largest and most active Angel Investing Groups in the world. 

Today I am joined by prominent angel investor, Brian S. Cohen, the first investor in Pinterest, chairman of New York Angels, and the author of “What Every Angel Investor Wants You to Know: An Insider Reveals How To Get Smart Funding For Your Billion-Dollar Idea."   So you have a great idea, your research, your […]

Judging panel included Dr. Fred Aslan, Vice President, Venrock Associates; Majora Carter, Founder and Executive Director, Sustainable South Bronx; Stephen Hindy, Co-Founder and President, The Brooklyn Brewery; Thomas Mulligan, Vice President, JPMorgan Chase Bank; David S. Rose, Chairman, New York Angels; M. Bernard Siegel, CPA and Certified Professional Coach; and Lori S. Smith, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP.