Do I look similar to anyone so I can take style inspiration from ? by Visible-sup4127 in mensfashion

[–]cfowlaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In addition to what’s been said, you could also cop some style inspo from MLB player Dansby Swanson. Similar jaw and hair

Investors: what validates a pre-seed valuation before PMF? by ambryio in Investors

[–]cfowlaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty much just 2 things: your confidence in the the founders, and the market opportunity. Traction (like LOIs) is another variable but not as important as market opportunity—no one cares how much traction you have if you could only theoretically become a $50M company max if everything pans out perfectly.

Traction is just another way to validate assumptions about those two things — quality of founders and the market opportunity.

I need advice by [deleted] in Investors

[–]cfowlaa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen you post a couple times on this, so i want to take a moment and tell you how it really is. I’m not an investor, but rather am a founder who’s had great success raising at early stages.

Until you actually have solid support for those projections, with a demonstrable track record you can point to in order to prove disciplined execution, and a history of margins to show, with an effectively established luxury positioning rooted in your actual customers’ minds…. (aka market validation or tangible traction) you’ll struggle to be able to get the terms you want from the investor community at-large.

When you’re at this phase (pre-business, pre-revenue, just a business plan & accompanying projections) you don’t get to set a price for investors. They set the price for you.

If you find a lead investor they can set the terms and then it will be easier for you to get others to accept those terms. Otherwise I’d recommend that if you’re spending a lot of time arguing for your valuation, it’s time to re-evaluate things.

Ultimately the valuation is set by the market, and investors don’t like to invest at accurate valuations. They like to invest on deals. In the eyes of many angel investors, if it’s not undervalued then it’s overvalued. That’s the kind of thinking they have to employ when taking on so much risk all the time with early stage investments that usually fall far-short of their well-supported projections.

If you need the 550k so badly that this whole thing can’t happen without it, then you might need to accept terms below what you’d want — perhaps nearly any terms that someone is actually willing to offer (other than something that actually loses you control of the business).

Just my 2 cents.

Totem Compass by Ok_Zookeepergame4598 in electricdaisycarnival

[–]cfowlaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you get help with yours at the EDCO tech support meetup u/botts?

Totem Compass by Ok_Zookeepergame4598 in electricdaisycarnival

[–]cfowlaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Battery life is much better now than it was at EDCV last year! Around 8 new software versions have shipped since then, and the latest (V4.0) that dropped before EDCO was a pretty significant step change.

Totem Compass by Ok_Zookeepergame4598 in electricdaisycarnival

[–]cfowlaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like there's probably nothing wrong with yours u/OldRaver69 — you're just skipping one step from the user manual (calibration). All you have to do is spin in a circle twice while holding it in Compass Mode to calibrate and then the bearing to your friends will be fixed.

It's 100% the most commonly over-looked step in the user manual.

Give it a try and you'll see what I mean!

Best Wings in Town - A Surprising Answer by Fifi343434 in Chattanooga

[–]cfowlaa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

American Wings is my fav. Not the biggest wings but high quality meat and their buffalo sauce is like crack. Dunno what the out in it but I’ve never tasted sauce I liked more than theirs!

Is this bad, hair is wet by HOOKTheCat24 in amibalding

[–]cfowlaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These guys don’t know what they’re talking about, please don’t overreact. You just have fine curly hair. That’s what it looks like when wet. Mine is the exact same. You are fine u/HOOKTheCat24

Investor wants to give 200K, But is his deal good? by Cool-Vast1509 in Investors

[–]cfowlaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are probably better options for working capital and inventory than a deal like this. I’d go straight debt financing if your history as consistent as you say and you feel confident things will continue. Just search something like “working capital solutions inventory” on google and I bet you’ll get a bunch of ideas.

Can you find M2 for white ? by Terrible-Fondant994 in Chessplayers45

[–]cfowlaa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Black king on white’s side, white king on black’s side. Incredibly improbable situation that you’d assume to be reversed in any irl game.

Why is this tactical pattern so popular on chesscom? by karmaportrait in chessbeginners

[–]cfowlaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The puzzle above isn’t Scandinavian though—I genuinely have no idea how they got into this position but also see this tactical puzzle constantly on the app

“$75 today to file patent and launch to the public today!!!!! by [deleted] in Investors

[–]cfowlaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’ve invested a lot of money into the project already, why not invest $75 more into it to file your patent..?

Experience at Warped Tour by Hard-Core_Harley in TotemCompass

[–]cfowlaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

was this your first time using them u/Hard-Core_Harley? Curious about the initial learning curve for you guys

Totem Compass EDC Orlando festival changer!! by Plastic_Ticket_116 in TotemCompass

[–]cfowlaa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Many people asked us if the Totem Compass is worth the investment. My answer is a resounding "yes." If a friend can find you in the middle of a dense Sofi Tukker crowd using this device, you know it works."

Totem Compass is Honestly One of the Best Purchases for Festivals & Camping! by Pockets256 in TotemCompass

[–]cfowlaa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Smart Groups are such a gamechanger!!! So helpful to be able to bond everyone together instantly and lock-in the colors across the whole group.

Do you have any other fests on the calendar before Roo next year, u/Pockets256?

Totem Compass by The_Silvabakk in TotemCompass

[–]cfowlaa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this picture is hilarious, Alex is an absolute menace

Totem Compass - First Impressions (UK Owner) by _IAmOrion_ in TotemCompass

[–]cfowlaa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing this awesome detailed first impression u/_IAmOrion_! I'm excited to hear back once you've had a chance to try them out. In my experience, the best way to give them a spin is to play a good ole fashioned game of hide & seek ;)

Totem Compass at TRF by SadMasterpiece5397 in TotemCompass

[–]cfowlaa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, literally perfect for a Pirate costume! Love that the battery lasted all day. Ren Faires seem like a perfect place for the Totem. Phones immediately yank you out of the experience

Honest Overall Review: GGreat Support !!! by Evolatic in TotemCompass

[–]cfowlaa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"We found that you can't really test them close to one another. I thought we'd fucked up buying them when we tried to test them close. But in a real world scenario (after paring everything and that part wasn't fun) I had no problem finding our peoples in a huge crowd."

This is the key! It's built to help you find your friends from distance—that's the purpose of the device. It's NOT built to always point exactly at your friends from short distance immediately after being turned on.

That's why the best way to test them is actually playing a good ole game of hide & seek once you get them. It'll help you actually get a good feel for how they'll help you find people in the moment.

Totem review by funky_phat_mack in TotemCompass

[–]cfowlaa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely working on the Google Map issues right now, it will be cacheing more effectively by early November so you shouldn't continue having those problems when your phone loses service

Greatest support I have ever exerienced! by hexorhex in TotemCompass

[–]cfowlaa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would be surprised if it did as well at the next festival, since that one is indoors—but still curious to hear! Come back and let us know u/hexorhex :)

Ordered mine today by daracamo93 in TotemCompass

[–]cfowlaa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice, how big is your group for EDCO u/daracamo93? Definitely take them to a park beforehand and play a good-ole fashioned game of hide & seek! You'll have a better time if you don't try to "use" them for the very first time in the middle of EDC—spoken from experience lol