Mike plans on using his technology and business experience along with his networking contacts to help companies succeed. Mike and Sandy have made a number of financial investments in startup companies over the last 10+ years. They continue to look for opportunities to invest in. In the past, Mike has raised money from Angel Investors, so he has a unique understanding of both sides of the investment table.
Angel Investor
Mike and Sandy are members of the Aggie Angel Network. Mike serves on the Board of AAN. They are invested in multiple Venture Funds with Ring Ventures. They are going to continue to identify opportunities, primarily from the AAN or Alliance of Texas Angel Networks.
Board of Directors
Mike is on the Board of Directors and is available to serve on additional Boards when appropriate.
Fund Raising for Startups
Mike has not only attended hundreds of Investor Pitchs over the years; he has helped people companies create or update pitch decks, elevator pitches, and presentations. Most startup companies have never raised money before or thought about elevator pitches. Mike can help.
Contact Mike to determine if it makes sense to contract with him to help.
Technical Mentoring for Startups
Mike has spent 40 years in electronic product development. Most of that time was spent at Paragon Innovations as CEO, working with hundreds of companies and leading product development efforts. Mike’s experience includes witnessing how other companies perform product development. No two companies develop products the same way!
Mike is looking for select companies that he can dive into and help with the following:
- Development Processes
- Architecting the best technology solution for the product
- Identify the best resources to develop the product, selecting from employees, outsourcing, contractors, or a blend of the above.
- Identify the best Contract Manufacturers (CMs) for the product. Mike’s experience and relationships can find the best solution
- Interface with component manufacturers, distributors, and manufacturer representatives using his relationships.
Contact Mike to determine if it makes sense to contract with him to help.
Business Mentoring for Startups
While Paragon Innovations’s principal business is to provide engineering services to develop products. Mike also provided additional services for Paragon’s customers that often included business related non-engineering services:
- Fundraising help via connections, mentoring, pitch deck editing, and pitch presentation coaching.
- Pitch deck editing
- Pitch presentation skills coaching
- Value Proposition creation
- Market identification
- Total Available Market (TAM) and Serviceable Available Market (SAM) research
- Features and Benefits analysis to determine the best Minimal Viable Product (MVP)
- Product Roadmap development
Contact Mike to determine if it makes sense to contract with him to help.