I love Colorado Springs. And not just because it has great weather, great outdoor activities, great people, or because it’s the home of the United Stated Olympic Training Center.
I love Colorado Springs because for a region of just over 600,000 people, we have a surprising amount of innovation and new business support.
This week Kevin H. makes up for many episodes of limited investing by putting $235,000 to work in both of the successful pitches. He also takes Kevin O by surprise and undercuts Robert in a deftly handled negotiation maneuver. All together, the Sharks invested $305,000 and snagged an average stake of 50%.
Although dragging myself out of bed to attend the Peak Venture Group’s breakfast by 6:30am was a challenge at first, the experience proved to be entirely worth the effort. Today’s topic was designed to offer alternatives to the traditional funding path of Friends & Family – Angel Investors – Venture Capital – IPO/Strategic Buyout.
It is important to learn to view your business from a realistic and grounded perspective to make sure your optimism isn’t trying to take you places you just can’t go.
