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Canna Angels founder likes melding cannabis experience with Wall Street smarts

Sherri Haskell’s favorite type of leadership blends legacy expertise with a mainstream business mindset. “What I have found to be a particularly successful combination is if we can put legacy…

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Single-family office likes leaders who surround themselves with talent and experience

Cannabis requires the same fundamentals as other investments, according to Kevin McGovern, whose single-family office specializes in making early stage investments in consumer technologies and brands. But it’s also “a…

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Founders work hardest when deal structure is mutually beneficial, executive says

Investor Ryan Ansin estimates that only 10% of companies have the right management team in place. After starting to explore cannabis investing in 2014, he has invested in 13 plant-touching…

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Accelerators and incubators can provide cannabis businesses with access to capital

Young cannabis companies that are ready to advance but lack the capital and expertise to do so might want to consider business incubators and accelerators.

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Angel investor seeks out management teams that can show thorough research

Management teams for capital-intensive businesses such as cultivation need to be “stellar” to get the attention of Jen Piro, an angel investor who has placed more than 25 investments in…

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SPAC strategy includes vertical integration and high-end indoor flower cultivation

Greenrose Acquisition Corp.’s investment strategy hinges on cultivation. As a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, Greenrose completed an initial public offering of 15 million shares in February 2020 with…

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What cannabis companies should know before going public

When a company goes public, it is usually to access a broader pool of capital. But not all public channels are equal—and they’re not equally accessible. Senior exchanges Senior exchanges,…

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Total capital raised already up 118% over 2020 with months to spare

After a lackluster 2020 amid the pandemic and an economic downturn, investment in the cannabis industry has reawakened, with the amount of capital raised up 118% over 2020 as of…

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Cannabis companies use social media, local news reports and email newsletters to reach customers

A cannabis store can be well-located, beautifully designed and staffed by experts selling the best products available, but without marketing and advertising to attract clientele, sales won’t reach their potential.

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