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HOW TO: Hire the Perfect CTO

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ProfessorVC: How much is enough?

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There are definitely some lessons in the story for entrepreneurs and angel investors, but before discussing, I thought Id share a bit about the early financing history for iControl. Series B and the $5M Series A , there were angels writing checks with many less 0s. What does it take to be an Angel Investor?

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Startup Investor Makes a Deal: Engineers for Equity

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How to Fund a Startup

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November 2005 Venture funding works like gears. If your friends or family happen to be rich, the line blurs betweenthem and angel investors. At Viaweb we got our first $10,000 ofseed money from our friend Julian, but he was sufficiently richthat its hard to say whether he should be classified as a friendor angel.

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4 Considerations for Expanding Your Startup to International Markets

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For example, angel funding is more prevalent in the United States than in Europe. Also make sure to research which type of investors fit your business. In other words, angel investors and early stage venture capital (VC) firms will have different expectations than late stage VC firms.

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9 Tips for Raising Startup Funds on AngelList

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Joshua Baer is the co-founder and CEO of Otherinbox , a prolific angel investor and the director of Capital Factory , Austin’s seed-stage incubator. First you’ll want to find a lead investor — someone many other investors will recognize and respect. This list of top angel investors is a good start.

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Why Launching a Startup Is More Expensive Than You Think

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Early-stage seed and angel investors all realize that a business will encounter a huge range of flux very rapidly. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco. In fact, it’s barely even the beginning for most companies in their seed stage financings.

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