article thumbnail

Angel Investors Are Still The Lifeblood Of Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

New crowd funding platforms on the Internet, like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo , as well as the Jobs Act of 2012 , are expected by many to ramp up regular people’s ability to fund new opportunities and kill the need for angel groups. Rose, according to his recent book, “ Angel Investing.” Neither does David S. Marty Zwilling.

article thumbnail

Crowd Funding Has Not Killed Angel Investing Yet

Startup Professionals Musings

New crowd funding platforms on the Internet, like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo , as well as the Jobs Act of 2012 , are expected by many to ramp up regular people’s ability to fund new opportunities and kill the need for angel groups. billion collected in 2012. Angel groups fear the loss of members for the same reason.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How to Get Funding for a Business

Up and Running

Although angel investment is a lot like venture capital (and is often confused with it), there are important distinctions. First, angel investors are groups or individuals who invest their own money. In fact, angel investment in startups is much more common than venture capital, especially at the earlier growth stages.

SBA 161
article thumbnail

Don’t Be Fooled By All The Hype For Crowd Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

The newest equity model was passed into law in early 2012 via the JOBS Act , and still has no scheduled date for availability in the USA, waiting for the rules to be defined by the SEC: Startup equity crowd funding. This is not a get-rich-quick vehicle for consumers. Good-cause crowd funding.

article thumbnail

Gust Blog - Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them

Gust

June 19th, 2012. Don’t believe the urban myth that you can sketch your idea on a napkin, and professional investors will throw money at you. June 17th, 2012. June 13th, 2012. June 10th, 2012. June 5th, 2012. June 4th, 2012. Tim Berry , Founder, Palo Alto Software. Invested Interests. Power Pitches.

Startup 180
article thumbnail

How Well Versed Are You In Startup Investor Jargon?

Startup Professionals Musings

Super-angel investors (micro-VCs). These terms refer to a class of professional investors who invest their own money, like angels, but have the larger resources and scope of venture capitalists with other people’s money. A seed round is intended to be followed by a bigger Series A round. Ramen-profitable.

article thumbnail

Could You – Should You – Fund Your Startup With Credit Cards?

ReadWriteStart

While some lucky startups attract angel investors or have access to money from friends and family, the vast majority are on their own, at least at first. Sales have doubled year-over-year since launch, and Herman expects them to double again in 2012. That’s why it’s so tempting to use credit cards to jumpstart your business.