Peter Adams

Is Denver the No. 3 U.S. location for micro venture capital?

Is Denver the No. 3 U.S. location for micro venture capital?

By Peter Adams Executive Director Rockies Venture Club Weve known for years that Colorado has more startups per capita than anywhere else. Yes per capita. Its a great... Read More

By: Peter Adams Monday November 20, 2017 Tags: Peter Adams

Can women be angel investors?

Can women be angel investors?

By Peter Adams Executive Director Rockies Venture Club Women make up the fastest-growing community of angel investors, and its changing the face of angel capital for the better. ... Read More

Wednesday July 5, 2017 Tags: Peter Adams, Rockies Venture Club

What is meta due diligence for venture capital investment?

What is meta due diligence for venture capital investment?

By PeterAdams Executive Director Rockies Venture Club Everyone knows that VCs and Angel investors conduct due diligence on companies before they invest. Angels who do 40 hours... Read More

By: Peter Adams Friday March 17, 2017 Tags: Peter Adams, Rockies Venture Club

How to create believable venture capital proformas

How to create believable venture capital proformas

By Peter Adams Rockies Venture Club Investors see wild hockey stick projections made from conservative estimates every day and they cant tell quite what to make of them. These crazy... Read More

By: Peter Adams Tuesday December 27, 2016 Tags: Peter Adams, Rockies Venture Club, proformas

The two customers any startup should know

The two customers any startup should know

By Peter Adams Executive Director Rockies Venture Club There are two customers every venture-backed company must understand and build a value proposition for and those value... Read More

By: Peter Adams Monday June 8, 2015 Tags: Peter Adams, Rockies Venture Club

How much angel capital should a company raise?

How much angel capital should a company raise?

By Peter Adams Rockies Venture Club Startups raising angel capital should follow this rule when raising capital: Raise as much as you can AND as little as you can." Building your... Read More

By: Peter Adams Wednesday April 8, 2015 Tags: Peter Adams, Rockies Venture Club

How to give a great venture capital pitch: Watch lots of pitches!

How to give a great venture capital pitch: Watch lots of pitches!

By Peter Adams Executive Director Rockies Venture Club In my job as Executive Director of Rockies Venture Club, I see hundreds of pitches every year. Most active angel... Read More

By: Peter Adams Monday March 2, 2015 Tags: Peter Adams, Rockies Venture Club

Zoom in, zoom out during the investor pitch

Zoom in, zoom out during the investor pitch

By Peter Adams Executive Director Rockies Venture Club This week I saw two companies go down in flames when they turned off investors by taking the wrong perspective in... Read More

By: Peter Adams Wednesday February 4, 2015 Tags: Rockies Venture Club