Vicinity Views
News, education and insights on investing in public offerings through the Vicinity platform and private early-stage offerings with VentureSouth.
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Tips for reviewing the campaign page
Just in case you’re new to all this, (“this” meaning dropping angel investments like a boss) we thought we’d give a few tips on…
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How Small Business Raise Campaigns Work
Growing up, I always enjoyed reading Calvin and Hobbes, a comic series by Bill Watterson. There were comic strips where Calvin would ask his…
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How to raise money for your non-sexy business
Asking someone for money is rarely fun and almost never easy. But if you’re trying to grow your business then you’ll almost always reach…
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How to tell an investing expert from a non-expert
Investing can be complex. Building a smart investment strategy and risk management discipline takes work. But an investor is only deemed an expert based…
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Social Capital – What is it and why should you care?
Around here, we often say Vicinity is where financial capital meets social capital. Well, if you say something often enough, you should probably stop…
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An Adrenaline Junkie’s Guide To Analyzing Risk
Welcome to an adrenaline junkie’s guide to analyzing risk. I wouldn’t blame you if you closed your laptop immediately and walked away. But thanks…
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What do Angel investors look for in small businesses?
Angel investor. Probably the coolest title in the investing world. This moniker belongs to high net worth individuals who financially back a business, usually…
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Nomads Can’t Grow Gardens
It’s no secret. Whether we’re talking attention spans or investing strategies, we live in an age of short-sightedne… oh look! Bitcoin! Everybody wants to…
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Crowdfunding with Covid [Regulatory Update]
The investment crowdfunding industry is not losing any steam even during…well, you know… the feverish elephant in the room with a dry cough. Though…
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Unicorns & Workhorses
Did you know that drinking from the horn of a unicorn might protect you from stomach trouble, epilepsy, or poison? This mythological horned horse/goat…
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ICP, USP, and PMF: Business Acronyms for Investors
Business acronyms can frustrate new investors. Vicinity is here to help. Read this article and discover the power of ICP, USP, and PMF.
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A Modern Day Braveheart Has 5 Reasons To Buy Local
There’s nothing like the Upstate highlands. A green canopy of trees covers the Appalachian slopes like a blanket over the body of an old…
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VentureSouth 2017 Summit – why?
Having finished our October angel group meetings and all our kids’ Halloween candy, we are preparing hard for our final group meeting of the…
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VentureSouth August Newsletter
We’re proud of the connections being made and the work being done between angel investors and early stage companies in the VentureSouth portfolio. Our…
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Welcoming Erin Ouzts as leader of VentureSouth Spartanburg
We are very pleased that Erin Ouzts is joining the VentureSouth Spartanburg team as local leader of the group. Below is more on the…
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Upstate Business Journal articles in July
In case you missed it, here are the five things that Matt Dunbar looks for in a startup – thanks to the Upstate Business…
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Announcing VentureSouth Piedmont
We are very excited to be working with Matt Bailey and Malay Shah on the development of VentureSouth Piedmont. Below is the announcement sent…
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Why we don’t sign NDAs
Approximately once a week we’ll be asked something along the lines of: “Could I also ask if you would be willing to signed an…
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Back to basics: valuations – how do you work it out?
Now you know what a valuation is, how do you figure out what your valuation is? The short answer to this question is simply…
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Back to basics: pre- vs. post- complications
Four, more complexity between “pre-money” and “post-money” Imagine a company that has previously raised a $100,000 convertible note whose terms require it to convert…
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Back to basics: pre- vs. post-money valuation
Third, the “pre-money” vs. “post-money” confusion Angels speaking in terms of “pre-money valuations” can lead to some confusion. Entrepreneurs often think in terms of…
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Back to basics: pre-money valuation
Second, what is “pre-money valuation”? Angels talk about “pre-money valuation.” This simply means the valuation (that we talked about last time) before this round…
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Back to basics: what is valuation?
Continuing our “back to basics” snippets (like here on the types of angel groups), we are going to have a few posts about the…
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Other myths
Here are a couple more misconceptions and myths. I don’t have time to be an angel investor. False. Members of our group attend a…