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Entrepreneurs Court New Super-Angel Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Venture capital dispensed quarterly to startups actually declined again in the first quarter of 2013 to $6.3 Due to the struggling economy as well, traditional individual Angel investors haven’t been able to fill the gap. billion, the lowest quarterly total in more than two years.

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How and Why To Be an Angel Investor

David Teten

In 2013, 298,800 angels invested in 70,730 entrepreneurial ventures, according to the 2013 Angel Market Analysis by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire. However, those angels constitute only about 4% of the estimated 7.1 Angel Investment Activity, 2002-2013.

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7 Startup Costs That You Assume With Outside Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, Michael Dell privatized his company again in 2013 for a few years, in his words to “unleash again the passion of our team members.”

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7 Startup Risks That Come With Other People’s Money

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, Michael Dell privatized his company again in 2013 for a few years, in his words to “unleash again the passion of our team members.”

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My 13 Favorite Alternative Funding Options of 2013

Up and Running

If you’re interested in angel investment…. CircleUp is an angel investor site dedicated exclusively to entrepreneurs with retail and consumer goods businesses. You can offer potential investors equity or convertible debt. Gust is like a Match.com for entrepreneurs and angel investors.

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Top 3 Startup Winner: Digs

The Startup Magazine

At this year’s FUND Conference in Chicago, Illinois, over 100 startups presented their early-stage companies in front of hundreds of investors and industry leaders. FUND is a national connector of entrepreneurs, VCs, angel investors, and industry experts with a focus on deal flow and making connections.

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Will the Real Crowd Funding Model Please Stand Up?

Startup Professionals Musings

The newest model was passed into law recently via the JOBS Act , and won’t even be available until the end of this year or maybe mid-2013 in the USA, while waiting for the rules to be finalized: Startup equity crowd funding. This new model will allow large numbers of “regular” people to invest small amounts each online to fund early startups.