Andre J. Peschong

For small promising startups that wish to access something more than the friends and family capital, the Angel Investor networks are probably the only place left to find capital.  The VC industry, like everyone else over the last year, has gone through some introspection in how they deploy capital.  Many traditional VC’s have moved away [...]

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By way of introduction, I have interviewed Steve Kann on DealFlowDiaries in the past regarding his thoughts on the market, economy and within the small cap arena.  He will be a recurring guest contributor giving us his perspective on how he views the financial world.  Steve Kann is an accomplished investment banker, entrepreneur, stock analyst and [...]

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Looking at the fallout on Wall Street, there has been great change in the financial industry and, in turn, some unintended consequences.  The hedge funds that once numbered over 7,000 (my unofficial estimate as I couldn’t find a substantiated number) are now pared down to around 3,000.  Venture Capital has retreated to higher ground by [...]

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Sounds like a funny title or maybe something geared more towards a self discovery session with Anthony Robbins but it is something that is commonly overlooked by Private Equity, VC and angel investors alike.  What does “personal limitations” really mean?  Well this really needs to be looked at in context of a scenario.  Let’s take [...]

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