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Is @AngelList Syndicates Really Such a Big Deal?

Both Sides of the Table

AngelList 101 : As you know, AngelList is a platform where angels can invest in semi-screened tech deals. It should help some entrepreneurs to better access early-stage capital and should allow some angel investors better access to deal flow. lack of traction, lack of downstream financing availability. founder fighting.

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Launching a Portfolio Acceleration Platform at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund

David Teten

As an agenda for each meeting, I suggest: – How can we most add value, in addition to helping with financing? aggregates resources from all the VCs. A true industry luminary will help in deal flow & differentiation . This is an open-ended query and the most important question.). AskAnything.VC Disadvantages.

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Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40?

Steve Blank

To do this they have to accomplish five things; 1) get deal flow – via networking and legwork, they identify likely industries, companies and teams with the potential for rapid growth (less than 10 years), 2) evaluate those companies and teams on the basis of technology, market opportunity, and team. Warning sign? At best. ~

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Investor Nomenclature and the Venture Spiral

K9 Ventures

<$50K in aggregate. It is temporary, because when I look at the seed deals that were done in 2010 – 2011, there are several high quality companies that are in the pipeline for a Series A and Series B. The Series A is now the third round of financing for a company, but the nomenclature hasn’t been changed. Lots, 20-100.

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

David Teten

She answered, ‘We see a lot of deals.’ I said we had a lot of deal flow. Chris Dixon, Partner, A16Z, observes , “Success in VC is probably 10% about picking, and 90% about sourcing the right deals and having entrepreneurs choose your firm as a partner”. Kushim manages your deal flow and track portfolio performance.

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Democratization of Angel Investing

Professor VC

FC is the latest Kickstarter type site to launch to give entrepreneurs the opportunity to raise financing from a large number of individuals. FC's approach is much more akin to the deal flow and social proof model of AngelList, with the ability to make small investments in a number of companies. Second Market ).