Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

With the advent and growth of crowdfunding over the past few years, many entrepreneurs have predicted the demise of those demanding angel investment groups and venture capital organizations. These groups are now largely run by volunteers at no cost to entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2023

billion by 2030, exceeding the amounts contributed by either angel groups or VCs alone. I would summarize the qualms and feedback from professional investors as the following: Crowdfunding platform costs trickle down to angel groups. These groups are now largely run by volunteers at no cost to entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2018

by either angel groups or VCs alone. Crowdfunding may look easy, via popular sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo, but their cost in time, effort, and money by entrepreneurs is daunting. Startup investors have no insight to management or governance. Challenges in crowdfunding will generate more regulatory costs.

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

One of the impact initiatives I’m proudest of is founding Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of New York , a nonprofit and now the East Coast’s largest angel group. When we launched in 2010, I saw a white space: a burgeoning NY tech ecosystem, but only one angel group regularly writing checks.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2016

With the advent and growth of crowdfunding over the past few years, many entrepreneurs have predicted the demise of those demanding angel investment groups and venture capital organizations. These groups are now largely run by volunteers at no cost to entrepreneurs.

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Up and Running

JUNE 25, 2014

The cost: it’s much more profitable for traditional lenders to do a two million dollar loan, or a three million dollar loan than doing a $150,000 loan or $100,000 loan. I think that there are lots of options available, though, that are coming up to meet the demand for new businesses. Sabrina you think that answers the question?

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

A lawyer I asked about it said: When the company goes public, the SEC will carefully study all prior issuances of stock by the company and demand that it take immediate action to cure any past violations of securities laws. Infact, the more prominent the angel, the less likely they are tobelong to a group.

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