"See Silicon Alley Insider (Jason Calacanis) strong opinion on why angels should NOT charge startups to pitch, "My Latest War: Angels Who Charge Startups To Pitch""
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Angel Investors - Devil in the details
South Africa’s wealth is clearly visible in spectacular multi-million dollar beach houses, historic wine estates and salubrious game farms – but why no angel investment networks? Angel investors are…Continue
Tags: capital, venture, investment, Start-up, Angels
Started Dec 4, 2009
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- Who are you?
- An experienced Silicon Valley venture capitalist and adviser to innovative start-up companies.
- Where can you be found on the web, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc?
- www.premanco.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/mpretorius
- What is your current activity, project or occupation?
- Past investments include:
eVoice (acquired by AOL)
Callixa (acquired by SAP)
IP Infusion (aquired by Access - Japan)
PureSight (aquired by BCGi)
Allerez (acquired by HP)
Go Networks (acquired by WAVE)
Questionbox.org (non-profit / Advisor)
Mark Pretorius's Blog
Innovation: quo vadis South Africa
[Oct 22, 2009, www.techcentral.co.za] South Africans are known for taking unnatural risks every day, they are resourceful and have a healthy can-do attitude. The country has shown a remarkable propensity for innovation on a grand scale in the past – the world’s first heart transplant in Cape Town in 1967, the development (and dismantling) of a nuclear weapons programme in the 1980s and Sasol’s commercialisation of oil-from-coal technologies are a few… Continue
Posted on October 22, 2009 at 18:00
Ten questions every tech start-up should ask
[Sept 20, 2009 - www.techcentral.co.za] The lack of venture capital (VC) in SA and other poorly served markets often forces local entrepreneurs to seek this type of funding abroad. But before making the long trip to Silicon Valley, start-up entrepreneurs should be prepared to answer some seemingly innocuous questions that have a far deeper meaning in the world of VC.
Tell us about the team. How has the founder assembled the team? What… Continue
Tell us about the team. How has the founder assembled the team? What… Continue
Posted on September 20, 2009 at 18:00
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