by Bonnie Foley-Wong | Apr 12, 2018 | Crowdfunding, Decision-Making, Due diligence
Some say equity crowd-funding hasn’t taken off, but it certainly hasn’t gone away. There is still much room for the space to evolve. Equity crowdfunding finds itself somewhere in the intersection amongst angel investing, venture capital, and public...
by Bonnie Foley-Wong | Apr 9, 2018 | Decision-Making, Diversity, Tools
I recently saw a post on LinkedIn seeking suggestions for removing bias from investment due diligence process. In particular, the inquirer wanted to ensure that characteristics such as race, gender, and culture did not come into play. They drew from processes from...
by Bonnie Foley-Wong | Mar 27, 2018 | Capital raising, Decision-Making, Due diligence
On very rare occasions, we are approached by someone other than the CEO in the capital raising process. This is fine initially. Sometimes it might be a Board member or investor or other mutual connection making an introduction. However, it raises eyebrows,...
by Bonnie Foley-Wong | Feb 28, 2018 | Decision-Making, Impact assessment and measurement, Integrated Investing
As the field of impact investment grows (to at least $114 billion US dollars according to the Global Impact Investing Network in 2017), investors, entrepreneurs, and intermediaries look for more effective ways of identifying, assessing, and communicating the type and...
by Bonnie Foley-Wong | Sep 27, 2016 | Decision-Making, Integrated Investing
Due diligence is part of an investor’s path to reach an investment decision and start an investment relationship (or more accurately, continue an investment relationship that began when they first met an entrepreneur). In all my dealings with investors – whether...
by Bonnie Foley-Wong | Feb 1, 2016 | Decision-Making, Impact investing
At the Female Funders breakfast in Vancouver on January 22, 2016, this question came up. What does it feel like writing the first cheque?
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