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New Investment Initiative from Launch NY

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Here it is: Launch NY is working to find more ways to engage the local investor community and connect them with our client startup companies. The Investor Network is akin to a digitally administered open angel group, allowing accredited investors to look at deals based on their preferences in sector, stage, and region.

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Investor Nomenclature and the Venture Spiral

K9 Ventures

They may or may not be accredited investors, and they don’t invest regularly or often. They provide additional value add in the form of coaching and mentorship, and most of all access to a network of other entrepreneurs and smart people – that to me is really the real value of being involved with an incubator / accelerator.

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

Both Sides of the Table

Nevertheless, if you share too much in your funding process or meet too many VCs expect a certain amount of your ideas to spread around the startup community. What are the three most important lessons investors could pass along to first-time entrepreneurs raising money? This is unintentional and inevitable. We spoke briefly about why.

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10 Recommendations For Aspiring New Venture Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. First of all, it’s more of an investment in people than in a business, since the startup is usually an idea barely half-baked when they need your money. Join an existing angel investor group.

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10 Keys To Making Money By Investing In Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. First of all, it’s more of an investment in people than in a business, since the startup is usually an idea barely half-baked when they need your money. Join an existing angel investor group.

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Proceed With Caution Selecting Startup Investments

Startup Professionals Musings

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. First of all, it’s more of an investment in people than in a business, since the startup is usually an idea barely half-baked when they need your money. Join an existing Angel investor group.

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Add Startups to Balance Your Portfolio, If You Dare

Startup Professionals Musings

Reuters TV Interview by Rhonda Schaffler Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. First of all, it’s more of an investment in people than in a business, since the startup is usually an idea barely half-baked when they need your money.

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