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How Universities Can Help Students and Alumni Work in the Tech Industry

David Teten

Along with some friends from Yale (my alma mater), I recently brainstormed some ideas to accelerate a university’s campus tech community. Marketing of tech community : Yale Tech News , Yale Entrepreneurship Magazine. Those unique assets are sometimes leverageable into a resource for strengthening the university’s tech community.

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12 things to consider when deciding where to start up

The Next Web

When I was deciding on a city, I looked at who I knew there that could help connect me to clients, how active the tech community was, and the cost of living. Warren Jolly , Affiliate Marketing. I just moved Real Bullets Branding to Boston last year. Caitlin McCabe , Real Bullets Branding. Seek a Startup Culture. Brush Up on Local Laws.

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ProfessorVC: Touched by an Angel

Professor VC

I think the title of this post is a TV show, but fitting as there has been much debate in the venture community as to the whether angel investors are good or bad for entrepreneurs and VCs. What would the VC corollary to Touched by an Angel, be. Labels: angel groups , valuation. return on investment after 3.5

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Resources to Find Angel Funding

Business Plan Blog

The site has more than 1,000 member-managed groups and VCs, with 40,000 investors and more than 1,800 startups funded in the last 12 months. 2) Angel List - Founded in 2010 by Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi of Venture Hacks. Their community has already grown to more than 500 startups and 2,500 investors.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

To learn more about this space, I suggest join an online community I co-founded, PEVCTech. . A major angel group uses Influitive , an advocate management tool, to track, activate and motivate their members. – angel investor networks ( AngelList , FundersClub , OurCrowd , Republic *, SeedInvest ). .

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Where To Find The Most Angels To Fund Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

The reach is very broad, however, with 30 branches worldwide covering over 80 countries in Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia and Australasia, and over 500,000 members worldwide, perhaps the largest Angel investment community in the world. Angel Capital Association (ACA).

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Start Here if You are Looking for Angel Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Although relatively new, they announced early last year that their community had already grown to more than 500 startups, and 2,500 investors. Angel Capital Association (ACA). ACA membership includes more than 160 angel groups and 20 affiliate organizations across North America.