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Investors and Entrepreneurs | The Match Made in Heaven

By: Helios January 6, 2021January 6, 2021

Investments, The Entrepreneurangel investor, commitment, contracts, money, risk, risk vs return, trust, venture capital5 Comments

I’ll tell you why I like entrepreneurs. I’ll tell you why I sit though a gazillion boring pitches to find someone with a brilliant idea.

Entrepreneur Beware | The Hard Truth About Venture Capitalism

By: Dipa Sanatani December 13, 2020

The Business Times, The Entrepreneurangel investors, business journey, funding for startups, risk management, risk vs return, silicon valley, startup, venture capital4 Comments

VCs are often depicted as big risk takers who back entrepreneurs and their bold new ideas. But is this really the case?

Sunk Costs: risk, return and irrecoverable costs

By: Dipa Sanatani May 31, 2019May 31, 2019

The Entrepreneurbusiness costs, entrepreneur, Investments, lean startup, return, risk, risk vs return, starting a business, startup, sunk costs2 Comments

There’s a huge difference between gambling and making an investment. Gambling is playing with luck in the hope that things will turn out in your favour. Making an investment is pouring resources into someone or something with the expectation that it will generate a return based on the information you presently have. But some investments we make inevitably end up generating losses. So what do we do?