Joe Knight

What this angel investor is looking for from a startup

Joe Knight joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what he is looking for when deciding whether to invest in a startup, including whether they’re more interested in the product than acquiring customers.

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Joe Knight joins Jim Blasingame to report on his activity as an angel investor, how he goes about finding opportunities and how he holds his companies accountable.
Joe Knight joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that every business must manage their financial progress with key performance indicators (KPI), like cash burn rate, gross profit margins, and many others which differ by industry.
Joe Knight joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what a key performance indicator is, and give examples of different ones based on what kind of business you have.
Joe Knight joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why the Shark Tank reality TV show is not a good representation of how startups really get funding.
Joe Knight joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that many entrepreneurs get so wound up in seeking investor funding for their idea, that they forget that a customer sale of their product is the most important form of capital acquisition.