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How and Why To Be an Angel Investor

David Teten

Source: Center for Venture Research – Angel Market Analysis Report. Q: What is the typical profile of angel investors? Angel investors are generally former entrepreneurs and/or executives, who invest in privately-held, early-stage companies. Q: Why do people become angel investors? 1994 – present.

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Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding

mashable.com

a part of an exciting team, building web applications such as social networking, ecommerce, games, sports, contact management, CMS and more.Re. View more jobs » Len Williams Angels, super-angels, venture capitalists and micro-VCs - they all have their advantages and disadvantages.

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Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding

mashable.com

View more jobs » Len Williams Angels, super-angels, venture capitalists and micro-VCs - they all have their advantages and disadvantages. A lot of companies used angel investors money to get off the ground and subsequently turned to VCs for following rounds.

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ProfessorVC: What does it take to be an Angel Investor?

Professor VC

What does it take to be an Angel Investor? To the SEC, it means that you are an accredited investor and To the man (or woman) on the street, a minimum qualification would seem to be an interest and ability to invest in early stage ventures. Labels: angel groups , Angel Investors. ► 2010. (7).

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Linking Around On A Sunday Morning

Feld Thoughts

I’d also encourage every VC and angel investor to read it. Million To Be The eHarmony For Jobs : RoundPegg was in the TechStars Boulder 2010 class. Kauffman Foundation Provides $200,000 of Funding for the TechStars Network : This money will be used to standardize seed accelerator application and reporting processes.

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A Network Visualization Of Austin Startup Investments

Austin Startup

In fact, it’s become quite the hub for entrepreneurs, known for a culture built on collaboration… with some sunshine, BBQ, and music thrown in there, too… According to the American City Business Journals , the number of small businesses based in Austin grew 7% between 2010–2013, actually leading other metros in the nation in growth.

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Open Angel Forum and The Amazing Disappearing Funding Gap in New York City

This is going to be BIG.

First Growth Venture Network formed to mentor high potential seed and early stage companies. NYC Seed announces a summer incubator for 2010 that includes 20k investments. I’m excited to announce that the Open Angel Forum is coming to NYC. I’ll be running Open Angel Forum NYC with Brian Alvey on April 8th, 2010.