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Mass Relevance Launches with Funding

Austin Startup

Some started with funding and some were bootstrap. The future is in finding relevance, curating for context, and syndicating this to the right audience at the right place. The value is in how to aggregate, curate, display relevant content, create participation around the conversation, and analyze how it drives real business metrics.

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ProfessorVC: Touched by an Angel

Professor VC

One of my comments was that we would likely see more institutionalization of angel groups and syndication of deals among groups. While currently free to angel groups, their business model revolves around aggregating the angel investment data. Bootstrapping 101. My facebook can beat up your facebook. return on investment after 3.5