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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? approx 2004-09.

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Startup Location Is Still A Critical Success Factor

Startup Professionals Musings

Even in this age of globalization and virtualization, the geographic area where you choose to live and work can still make or break your startup business. I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need to move to the U.S.

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[Event] [Singapore] Techventure 2011: A Sign of Increasing Asian Technology Innovation

YoungUpstarts

But those same words could easily be applied to the Singapore-based technology entrepreneurs present at Techventure 2011. With these encouraging statistics, perhaps it’s little surprise the local authorities realize that high-tech startups are horses worth putting money on. Plans for more Singapore-based technology incubators.

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The Funding Gap

Gust

Idea, pre-seed, startup. Pre-seed, startup. Angel Investors. $20 Most for startups and growth stages. Super Angels. Startup and growth stages. Most for startups and growth stages. Angel investments range from $100,000 to $1.5 Copyright BillPayne.com 2011. GEM Studies. 20 billion.

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Gust Blog - Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them

Gust

Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them & entrepreneurs that run them. And in January I saw that digital music overtook physical media for the first time in 2011, something I expected since 1998. Investment and startups problem : we all want disruptive and game-changing businesses. Subscribe by email.

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[Singapore][Event] Echelon 2011

YoungUpstarts

Echelon , Southeast Asia’s biggest conference for technology startups, is back for its 2011 edition and looks to be even more exciting than before. Many of these startups have all gone and made their mark – there’s Gothere.sg Young Upstarts is a media partner of e27 and Echelon 2011. Event Details.

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Intellectual Property for Startups in the Real World

Gust

Given that 2011 is already behind us, I’d like to take a brief time-out from the usual legal and financial wonkery to wish you and your loved ones a Happy New Year. Starting with the first point, in general, IP assets of demonstrable value that are relevant to the startup’s business can only help when pitching investors.