Investor Connect Podcast

In this episode, Hall welcomes Dougal Cameron, Director of Golden Section Ventures (GSV). GSV is a seed-stage venture investment group focusing on B2B SaaS companies that are posted revenue and post product, but still early in the revenue cycle.

Dougal is an experienced founder and CEO with a demonstrated history of working in the software, manufacturing, and energy industry. He is skilled in business planning, business development, valuation, financial analysis, turnaround, performance improvement, operations, and entrepreneurship. Dougal is a strong professional and CFA who also graduated with an MBA from Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management and a degree in history and math from Rhodes College. 

In this podcast, Dougal speaks with Hall about how GVC fits into the B2B-SaaS market, the trends he sees, and the challenges investors and entrepreneurs face.

Visit Golden Section Ventures (GSV) at Gstvc.com or Gstdev.com.  

Dougal can be contacted via Twitter at Twitter.com/dougalcameron, on LinkedIn at www.Linkedin.com/in/dougalcameron/ or via email at dougal@gstvc.com.

Direct download: Dougal_Cameron_golden_section_ventures.mp3
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Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing.

In raising funding, start with your own network. Set up calls with angels, family offices, and others who you already know.

Since the relationship is already built, it’s much easier to set up the meeting.

These investors can give feedback on how to improve the business and the pitch.

Practice with your network first before going to other investors who may not give you feedback and certainly won’t be as easy to contact and set up meetings. 

Once you have pitch practice done and the feedback you need, you can focus on the right type of investor for your deal.  

It could be an angel, venture capitalist, family office or other early-stage funding investor type.

Consider the risk and returns your deal offers and approach the investors who match your startup.

Venture capital wants 10X home runs on every deal.

Angels want a 3-5X return in the next 3 to 5 years.

Family offices want a good return but will patiently remain longer.

Thank you for joining us for the Startup Funding Espresso where we help startups and investors connect for funding.

Let’s go startup something today.
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Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing.

There are many sources of capital.  

There are family and friend loans.

There are bank loans.

There are revenue share loans.

There are equity investments in the form of convertible notes and equity ownership.

There are various combinations of the above.

The key is to figure out the end game for the business and ask how you plan to pay the investor back. 

If you plan to keep the business for the next 20 years, then a loan would be best so you can pay off the investors in a timely manner.

If you plan to build a business that you will sell for a nice gain, then equity is a candidate.

Once you know how the startup will finish, you can choose the appropriate source of capital for your needs.

Thank you for joining us for the Startup Funding Espresso where we help startups and investors connect for funding.

Let’s go startup something today.
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Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing.

In the Coronavirus lockdown, we’re seeing trends that will establish the next cycle of startup innovation.

We’ll see the government shift to building out the infrastructure and response programs for healthcare and public safety initiatives, such as building up stockpiles of medical supplies and equipment.

This will include initiatives to establish flexible manufacturing and secure supply chain to build equipment on demand such as ventilators.

The government will declare certain industries as strategically important.

Governments will look to establish safety nets through direct and indirect means.  

There will be a move to provide support for gig workers and other small business workers with a basic income during times of pandemic.

Medicare will update HIPAA laws to allow for the use of commonly used communication tools such as Skype and will allow for Medicare billing for telemedicine.

In education, the government will look to allow homeschooling and online learning for K-12 kids. 

Taxes will most likely rise to cover the costs of these changes.


Thank you for joining us for the Startup Funding Espresso where we help startups and investors connect for funding.

Let’s go startup something today.
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