Tag Archives: Business plan

Lessons in Entrepreneurship – The VC Perspective

I was a guest on my partner Glen’s political radio program this past weekend – and you can hear the feed here (I show up at about the 12:45 minute point).  We discuss entrepreneurialism in general, and more specifically what it takes to be successful as you build your own business.

I am going to be [...]

The All-Important Elevator Pitch

Having likely raised much more equity from angel investors than anyone else in the Pittsburgh region, Mel Pirchesky, President of Eagle Ventures, is a long-time Pittsburgh entrepreneur. He’s raised over $60 million of equity for more than 30 deals from individuals located mostly in the Pittsburgh region. He completed a $9 million financing [...]