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Investor Connect Podcast

Investor Connect is for investors interested in learning more about investing in startup and growth stage companies. Experienced investors share their experiences and advice with those who are considering an investment into startups and growth companies. It includes a podcast series of interviews with investors to inform others about the process of funding startups as well as a resource list and a discussion board.  

Topics include sourcing, analyzing, and researching companies. Other topics include valuations, terms Sheets, board of directors, board of advisors, due diligence, syndicates, venture capital, angels, angel networks, family offices, crowdfunding, exits, and more.

Investor Connect is a community program. We welcome your suggestions for speakers and topics which you can send to us through the Contact page. No registration is required to use the resources.  Discussion boards are available to post and answer questions about startups and growth company investing through which registration is required.

Investor Connect is a program under the Texas Open Angel Network which is a 501(c3) non-profit dedicated to the education around startup funding.

Disclaimer: Hall T. Martin is the Director of Investor Connect which is dedicated to the education of investors for early stage funding. All opinions expressed by Hall and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of Investor Connect. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions.

Dec 30, 2019

I receive requests for introductions from many sources. Startups want to meet investors. Advisors want to meet growth companies. The list goes on.

Over the years, I’ve learned to raise the bar. I could take whatever attachment they have and make the introduction. Instead, I raise the bar by requiring the requestor to...


Dec 27, 2019

I was recently talking with a startup who had a photo service.

He spent $3K to test out his business model. He found he could sign up one photographer for every dollar spent and how much revenue he could generate with each one.

As he spoke, I found myself engaging with his pitch when he had numbers. He talked about how...


Dec 26, 2019

Every startup has one key metric to grow their business to the next level.

The one key metric for mobile app businesses is user engagement with the app.

This measures how much time or how often the user engages with the app.

The user needs to engage on a regular basis and over time increase the usage.

Some focus on...


Dec 23, 2019

Your One Key Metric: SaaS businesses

Every startup has one key metric to grow their business to the next level.

For a software as a service business it is the CAC: LTV ratio

CAC standards for Cost of Customer Acquisition and represents the cost of signing up the customer including marketing, sales, and any other related...


Dec 20, 2019

Every startup has one key metric to grow their business to the next level. 

The one key metric for network effect businesses is organic vs. paid users.

The share of organic users relative to paid users should increase over time because as the network expands, more users want to join. Users can come from those who are...