Fri, 25 March 2022
Due Diligence Mistakes Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. There are several mistakes one can make in the due diligence process. Here are a few points to check: Focusing on every potential risk in the deal and not the primary risks. In this case, diligence turns into a never-ending slog with no endpoint. Many CEOs are successful entrepreneurs who did well elsewhere and are now working in a new area. The CEO must be experienced in the domain of the startup. Does the company have real traction in the market? It’s often the case they have a few key customers who jump-started sales, but there’s no real momentum. Will customers buy the product in sufficient numbers? The market demand must be great enough to grow the business. Does the team have a focus on the exit strategy? Make sure the team knows their exit and has a strong sense of it. For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at: http://investorconnect.org Check out our other podcasts here: https://investorconnect.org/ For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group Please follow, share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of Bensound. |
Fri, 25 March 2022
On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Michael G. Hiles, Founder, and CEO at 10XTS. 10XTS helps capital markets participants leverage the emerging global decentralized capital market infrastructure. Their solutions are built upon XDEX, an institutional-grade asset tokenization platform and network that puts the power of holistic data ownership back into the hands of asset owners, securities issuers, and their investors. Michael began his career in the early 1990s as a software developer for government information systems platforms. In 2000, Michael’s team won a Smithsonian Laureate Award for being the first to ever connect a judicial system to the worldwide web. He is regarded as an expert in information governance, risk, and compliance. Michael discusses security token offerings, how to set up a fund, common mistakes people make, and more. You can visit 10XTS at www.10xts.com, on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/10xts/, and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/go10xts/. Michael can be contacted at michael@10xts.com, on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhiles/, and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/michaelhiles. ______________________________________________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at: http://investorconnect.org Check out our other podcasts here: https://investorconnect.org/ For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group Please follow, share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of Bensound. |