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NextView’s Greatest Hits

View from Seed

So, we decided to aggregate NextView’s “greatest hits.” Understanding Different Types of Angel Investors “The Foolish Angel: Often bucketed with others above into a “Friends, Family, and Fools” category, I think that the truly naïve, blind, supporter-type angel deserves his own category.”

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Intellectual Property for Startups in the Real World

Gust

Many thanks to David Rose , Ilana Grossman , Justin Stanwix , and the whole Gust team for making the Gust Blog such a valuable platform and resource for entrepreneurs and angel investors. How much risk do IP issues in the aggregate pose to our business ?

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More Cash for Entrepreneurs, Crowdfunding, and Indiegogo

David Teten

With public support, the passage of this type of crowdfunding legislation would not only provide entrepreneurs with the money they need to fund innovation, it would also be easier for people to become angel investors. Upload a video : Rubin says campaigns with videos raise 122% more money. Start now! *

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A primer on convertible notes, convertible securities, and equity

Hippoland

Lawyers can charge as much as $10k-$30k (in the US) to draft and execute the legal docs for an equity round, and traditionally, founders are responsible for paying for this as well as investors’ legal costs! So, in the aggregate, it is possible that you may be required to pay as much as $30k-$50k to get an equity round done.

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10 Recommendations For Aspiring New Venture Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Join an existing angel investor group. This is the second tier of startup investors, and offers the comfort of working with more experienced investors with similar interests, to help gather and vet startup investment proposals. Angel investment amounts per startup per investor usually range from $25K to $250K.

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10 Keys To Making Money By Investing In Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

Join an existing angel investor group. This is the second tier of startup investors, and offers the comfort of working with more experienced investors with similar interests, to help gather and vet startup investment proposals. Angel investment amounts per startup per investor usually range from $25K to $250K.

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

David Teten

That Google document provides cut and pasteable text I can share with other investors, based on their stage, focus, and appetite. . Other investors are using Trello , Basecamp , and Monday for making sure that everyone at the firm knows one anothers’ long-term OKRs and short-term projects.