- Having a clear and well-defined business plan that outlines your goals, strategies, and financial projections.
- Demonstrating a track record of success and growth, if possible, such as through customer traction or revenue growth.
- Conducting thorough research on potential investors to ensure that they are a good fit for your business, and align with your goals and values.
- Being prepared to give up some level of control in your business in exchange for investment capital.
- Being open to feedback and guidance from your investor, as they may have valuable experience and insights to share.
- Having a clear understanding of the terms of the investment, including equity ownership and potential exit strategies.
Joshua Maher
Locations
United States,
San Diego
Investment type
Angel/Individual
Past investments
Acquia
Worklife
One Kings Lane
SurveyMonkey
Gigya
AlienVault
Optimizely
Shopify
Okta
Trusper
AddThis
AppDynamics
AppNexus
Jawbone
Box
Datalogix
Estimize
Wealthfront
Uber
Carbon Black
SoFi
Eventbrite
Sapho
Practice Fusion
Couchbase
Booktrope
Evernote
Atlassian
Twilio
Etsy
Actifio
Jumio
Kabam
BuzzFeed
Dropbox
Rovio
Cloudera
Palantir Technologies
DreamFunded
SugarCRM
Appirio
Stripe
Fitbit
Zocdoc
DocuSign
SunRun
Hootsuite
Seattle Angel Conference
Piper
Zuora
SoundCloud
Sonos
Domocom
Good Technology
Hightail
HouseTrip
Spotify
Glaukos
Adaptive Insights
Inrix
Instacart
LaserMotive
Airbnb
Discuss
BOKU
SendGrid
Apptio
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