Startup Boards -- Foundation for Startup Investing

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

Startup investing is a risky business. Not all the investments will work out.  

Know your risk tolerance and how much risk you want to take.  

Most investors allocate 3 to 10 percent of their investments into startup investing. Allocate a specific amount of funding for your investments.

You need to invest across ten deals to gain diversification, so take your funds allocation and set an amount or range for each investment. 

Follow-on funding is also a factor, so be prepared to invest again in many of those companies.  Consider taking your allocation per deal and dividing it into two -- one for the upfront investment and the other for a follow-on funding.

Consider what is important to you and invest in companies that align with your goals and vision.

You may want to support your community or industry. You may want to foster diversity or create jobs.  Or you may want to mentor entrepreneurs or keep your skills up to date. 

In the end, it’s the “Why” you invested that will matter the most. 


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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On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Mike Jarmuz, General Partner at Lightning Ventures.

Headquartered in NYC, NYC, Lightning Ventures is an exclusively Bitcoin-focused network of investors, operators, and developers, dedicated to supporting lightning network adoption worldwide.

Mike Jarmuz… or Muzz…is a General Partner at Lightning Ventures and is focused on investing in Bitcoin companies. His goal is to evangelize and demystify early-stage investing to plebs and whales alike. Mike is also passionate about educating founders and operators on strategies to fund their projects. Muzz believes everyone should invest in technology companies (not just the suits) and that investing in Bitcoin companies is the best thing a pleb can do to compliment their HODL position. What else? Mike also co-organizes the Unconfiscatable Conference, and is an advisor to Azteco. He has a serious angel investing addiction and has invested in over 1500 companies. Some of his Bitcoin investments are Fold, Swan, The Bitcoin Company, Impervious, Start9, Breez, Scarce City, and more. 

Mike speaks about investing in Bitcoin, how he sees the industry evolving, and some of the challenges investors and startups face.

Visit Lightning Ventures at www.ltng.ventures, on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/lightning, and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ltngventures.

Reach out to Muzz at mike@ltng.ventures, on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/mike-jarmuz-573b5658/, and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MikeJarmuz.   

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For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at: http://investorconnect.org  

Check out our other podcasts here: https://investorconnect.org/ 
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For Startups check out: https://tencapital.group/company-landing/ 
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For upcoming Events, check out https://tencapital.group/events/  

For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group   

Please follow, share, and leave a review.

Music courtesy of Bensound.