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How to Raise Startup Funding from Unlikely Angel Investors

Up and Running

Angel investors come from a variety of ages, backgrounds, and professions. I’m not your average angel. I’m not active in an angel group. I live in a small town surrounded by farms and I made my first angel investment at 29 because my dad said it was a good idea. So, who are these unlikely angels?

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What are the most valuable recommendations in order to raise money from VCs connected via Gust?

Gust

Browse through the many hundreds of video answers to startup questions that we’ve filmed from the world’s leading VCs and angels. Luminaries contributing to the Gust video library include Dave McClure , David Hornik , Esther Dyson , Howard L Morgan , Josh Kopelman , Mark Suster and many others.

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

Both Sides of the Table

If you have time check out the video (or download on iTunes – Episode 27 - and listen at the gym or on your commute!). So I was an Angel investor from 1994 to 1996. National Venture Capital Group endorsed it. Some Angel groups endorse it. Or, as always, summary notes available below.

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Lean Business Planning with Tim Berry [VIDEO]

Up and Running

I’m in my seventh year now as a leader and an angel investment group where we just announced an investment last Thursday, and I’m very familiar with how this works for angel investors. For the whole group, I want to put this in context. Tell your angel investors a story about need.

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Finding Angel Investors & Convincing Them to Give You Funding

Growthink Blog

Getting funding from angel investors is the same way. Because the most important time you spend influencing potential investors is done long before you present to them, even long before you even contact them; it's done when you prepare your company for funding. So how do you prepare? Here they are below.

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Where to Get Feedback on Your Business Pitch

Up and Running

Erik Chan, founder and CEO of RocketClub, advises seeking out investors “who invest in a different space,” as this can sometimes provide feedback from a new angle that those in your industry might have missed. Ask an angel investor: Targeting a particular angel investor can be a good tactic, as they are often willing to evaluate your pitch.

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How to Make Your Gust Account Stand Out to Investors

Up and Running

By the way— Gust is free to sign-up for , so you have no excuse for not setting up an account and sharing your business opportunity with their thousands of angel investor members from all over the globe. Include the right kind of video pitch. Your Gust profile allows you to upload a video on your profile page.