The Insider's Guide To Finance

From politics to angel investing, Randy Thompson has blazed a colorful path. His many years in early stage finance earned him the 2018 Angel Investor Of The Year Award by the National Angel Capital Organization. What I like about this interview is that Randy tells it as it is… Our discussion meanders, but it is an entertaining look at early stage financing. For example, Randy speaks from experience that it is not usually the investors that suck, it’s likely your deal that sucks. So why is that? We dig in to how entrepreneurs can and need to be competitive when compared to other deals on an international stage.  You’ll also hear about how he approaches building investable deals. This preparation is a crucial factor in setting yourself up for long term success. We didn’t get deep into the academic quant talk, but Randy has provided access to some of the materials he’s created for helping value your deal, calculate dilution and position yourself to be a hot candidate for investor dollars… That info is available in the show notes. If anyone is offended by a few four letter words, perhaps pass on this one. Otherwise, enjoy the show!  

Show Notes

From politics to angel investing, Randy Thompson has blazed a colorful path.

His many years in early stage finance earned him the 2018 Angel Investor Of The Year Award by the National Angel Capital Organization.
What I like about this interview is that Randy tells it as it is… Our discussion meanders, but it is an entertaining look at early stage financing. For example, Randy speaks from experience that it is not usually the investors that suck, it’s likely your deal that sucks. So why is that?
We dig in to how entrepreneurs can and need to be competitive when compared to other deals on an international stage.  You’ll also hear about how he approaches building investable deals. This preparation is a crucial factor in setting yourself up for long term success.

We didn’t get deep into the academic quant talk, but Randy has provided access to some of the materials he’s created for helping value your deal, calculate dilution and position yourself to be a hot candidate for investor dollars… That info is available in the show notes.
If anyone is offended by a few four letter words, perhaps pass on this one. Otherwise, enjoy the show!  

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What is The Insider's Guide To Finance?

The Insider’s Guide To Finance brings you stories from the front lines of financing public and private companies.

We host seasoned CEO's, fund managers, bankers, brokers and business experts who answer your questions about how to properly finance opportunities and build outstanding success stories.

We dig into the educational ‘how to’s' and mechanics of structuring good deals. You’ll also hear about strokes of luck, tense negotiations, the pressures of closing, as well as how to best engage investors and navigate the private and public markets.