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10 Recommendations For Aspiring New Venture Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

These may be aggregated by an angel group up to about $1M for an angel round. Once invested, you should expect no return until the first “liquidity” event in 3-5 years, maybe longer. Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public. Think long-term.

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Human evolution and technology

Start Up Blog

Our phone knows where it is, via GPS and can recognise it’s surroundings using aggregate rich data from it’s eyes, ears, GPS and compass. I feel as thought merger between human and machine is very close. The final merger to end all mergers. The most important merger that humans have ever seen.

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10 Keys To Making Money By Investing In Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

These may be aggregated by an angel group up to about $1M for an angel round. Once invested, you should expect no return until the first “liquidity” event in 3-5 years, maybe longer. Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public. Think long-term.

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Liquidity for Venture Backed Companies Still Comes Largely in One Flavor—Cash Acquisitions

Pascal's View

Recent reports reveal that mergers and acquisitions still account for over 90% of liquidity events for venture-backed companies in 2012, a lamentable condition that has plagued the US innovation ecosystem for close to a decade. Challenge yourself to do better as a seller! More on this topic to follow…

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10 Steps To Investing Successfully In New Ventures

Startup Professionals Musings

These may be aggregated by an angel group up to about $1M for an angel round. Once invested, you should expect no return until the first “liquidity” event in 3-5 years, maybe longer. Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public. Think long-term.

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Proceed With Caution Selecting Startup Investments

Startup Professionals Musings

These may be aggregated by an Angel group up to about $1M for an Angel round. Once invested, you should expect no return until the first “liquidity” event in 3-5 years, maybe longer. Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public. Think long-term.

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Add Startups to Balance Your Portfolio, If You Dare

Startup Professionals Musings

These may be aggregated by an Angel group up to about $1M for an Angel round. Once invested, you should expect no return until the first “liquidity” event in 3-5 years, maybe longer. Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public. Think long-term.

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