Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

Investor profiles on the platform are created by the investors themselves, and tell you exactly who the group’s leaders are, and what they are looking for. There’s no use banging your head against a VC’s door with a social network venture if they only invest in biotech companies.

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Angel Groups Elevator Pitch Software Review Deal Flow 159

Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

He does this all round for the Capital Factory portfolio but this week he’ll be in high gear making hundreds of introductions and arranging hundreds of in-person meetings at Capital Factory. Yet female founders received only 2% of venture capital dollars in 2017. You can see a much larger list at the end. What gives?

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Silicon Valley Technical Review Texas Venture Capital 50

This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Your team does a good job hustling around to find good teams, but the reality is that your dealflow is more dependent on your network than it is any kind of objective criteria. The interesting thing is that being connected to wealth isn't necessarily a driver of good venture capital performance--why would it be?

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LP Venture Capital Technical Review Nebraska 97

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

If you’re really an entrepreneur you’ll find a way to network with the right people. Professional angel associations – This one is the source of much controversy. Some angel groups have a reputation for slow decision making processes and not enough value add. Most people don’t love networking.

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Silicon Valley Ireland Technical Review Valuation 291

Austin Startup

JUNE 16, 2017

Austin Tech Venture Capital —  click to explore all venture capital investments into all startups Top venture capital firms with the most activity in Austin includes Austin Ventures, Silverton Partners, ATX Seed Ventures, S3 Partners, and Corsa Ventures. Famigo, FAVOR , and WP Engine.

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Austin Networking Angel Investor Venture Capital 48

Up and Running

JUNE 2, 2010

Still, I was quite concerned the other day to read the fox-in-henhouse problem posted in a very well-written and thoughtful post called 11 Lessons I Learned Raising Venture Capital : “Be wary of angel networks. We presented to two angel networks in Seattle.

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Angel Groups Seattle .Net Angel Investor 60

Austin Startup

MARCH 19, 2017

We’ll fly five of them to Austin for an epic pitch-off resulting in one of them receiving $100,000 in seed funding and a year of free access to Capital Factory’s coworking facility and mentor network. Access to capital —  Austin has almost a dozen venture capital firms and a dozen more in the fundraising stages.

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Silicon Valley Austin North America Texas 54

Steve Blank

APRIL 7, 2011

I gave a keynote on entrepreneurship to MPowered , the student Entrepreneurship Organization, spoke on a panel on Entrepreneurship and the Aerospace Industry, and gave another keynote at the Ann Arbor New Tech Meetup and A2Geeks , the regional startup network. Venture Capital ; met with the local hardware/software venture capital firm.

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Michigan Silicon Valley Venture Capital Incubator 309

David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

My former Partner John Frankel of ff Venture Capital observes that 20 years ago, the defining movie of the generation was “Wall Street”. But now, the defining movie of today’s twentysomethings is “The Social Network”. It’s a cliche that one of the most important benefits of attending an elite university is the network.

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Affiliate Connecticut Programming Community 60

Gust

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Leaders and active members of all the major North American angel groups attend this three day conference, along with a large delegation of international business angels. NACO National Angel Summit. The big one for VCs is the annual meeting of the National Venture Capital Association.

Angel Investor 125

Angel Investor Global Angel Groups Europe 125

Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

At the moment, Gust for individual angels is only available to Accredited Investors who either (a) belong to an official angel group, venture fund or other organization that provides verification of their investor status, or (b) have already invested in (or been invited by) a startup using Gust for its investor relations communications.

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Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor Early Stage 150

Berkonomics

MAY 15, 2014

Angel investing today is similar to where venture capital investing was in the mid-1980s. Angel investing is rapidly evolving to the same state of development, as a result of networking, industry associations, and deal sharing between angel groups. Email readers, continue here.]

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Term Sheet Angel Groups Angel Investor Deal Structure 91

Gust

JANUARY 22, 2014

At the moment, Gust for individual angels is only available to Accredited Investors who either (a) belong to an official angel group, venture fund or other organization that provides verification of their investor status, or (b) have already invested in (or been invited by) a startup using Gust for its investor relations communications.

Angel Investor 89

Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor Early Stage 89

Professor VC

MAY 29, 2008

However, that is not always the case as there is no qualification to set out your shingle as an angel investor or form an angel group. I often wonder if saying you are an angel investor is the 21st century version of being a consultant in the early 1990s after the corporate layoffs, a euphemism for someone without a real job.

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Angel Investor Angel Groups Accredited Investor San Jose 28

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . But, most of use raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . Deer Isle Group has built the D.I.G.

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

V: Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? The founders, LPs, and venture partners have a long history in local startup ecosystems in the Southeast including LaunchTN , The Company Lab , CoStarters , and several other regional funds and resources.

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Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

It turns out the statistics related to returns were from an oft cited study on returns to investors in angel groups sponsored by the Angel Capital Association with research by Robert Wiltbank at Willamette University. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Venture News.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Silicon Valley San Jose 31

Haystack

JULY 3, 2019

Yet, there are things that are in the VC’s control, and Susa is one of a few firms at seed that’s nailed it a short period of time: 1/ Started Out As An Angel Group – The core group started off writing angel checks and enjoyed each other’s company.

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Chad Cofounder Angel Groups Limited Partner 106

David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

. - Susan Balloch, Managing Director, Golden Seeds; formerly Executive Director and Principal, The Blackstone Group. Karen Bantuveris, CEO of VolunteerSpot ( ff VC and angel-backed startup with 2.5m David Teten, Partner, ff Venture Capital ; Chairman, HBS Alumni Angels of Greater New York. 8:30 Networking.

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Private Equity North America Cofounder Angel Groups 114

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

What would the VC corollary to Touched by an Angel, be. I was on a panel earlier this week with several other investors from Angel Groups in the Valley. One of my comments was that we would likely see more institutionalization of angel groups and syndication of deals among groups. See you next time.

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Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Angel groups invest from $250,000 to $1,000,000 or more in qualified investments. Some can supply more when syndicating with other such groups. How many angel groups are there? All angel groups will want to see the founders in person or by Zoom at sometime early in the process.

Equity 62

Equity Finance Liquidity Event Angel Groups 62

Austin Startup

OCTOBER 10, 2017

To start with the amount of risk capital — including angel, institutional VC, and other private equity — deployed towards startups was actually greater in Dallas than Austin , as of Q1 2017, with $6.97 In the early days of the current internet age, the center of Dallas venture capital was the Galleria area.

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Dallas Austin Texas Cofounder 60

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

  I’ve sat down with entrepreneurs and a copy of a term sheet guide I like [ “Term Sheets & Valuations - A Line by Line Look at the Intricacies of Venture Capital Term Sheets & Valuations ” by Alex Wilmerding, Aspatore Press.] and walked through each proposed term and why it is or isn’t important.

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Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

David Teten

JULY 12, 2017

Many VCs and family offices market themselves based on their network, internal resources, and other levers to accelerate value creation. . Correlation Ventures has arranged a recurring scheduled call with me 4-6 times/year to discuss live deals where they may be a fit. Fundraising is burdensome. Alpha pursues a similar model.

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Syndicate Syndication Institutional Investors LP 60

Gust

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Of course, you need to listen for biases, but local angel group leaders can quickly tell you who the bad angels and good angels are, and what kind of terms they typically demand. Network with other entrepreneurs. Check track record on the Internet and social networks.

Due Diligence 119

Due Diligence Entrepreneur Offshore Angel Groups 119

David Teten

MARCH 24, 2011

The NY Angels website says this clearly. ” For HBS Angels, we particularly want to strive to move quickly on investments. By the nature of angel networks, that will be challenging. We welcome feedback on how we can run the most entrepreneur-friendly angel network.

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New York Warrant Angel Groups Architecture 122

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

500 CEO, serial entrepreneur and the founder of New York Angels. founder and CEO of Gust, the angel financing platform used by over 50,000. accredited investors in 1,000 angel groups and venture capital funds to. Described by BusinessWeek as a “world conquering. BUT good ideas are NOT hard to find.

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Coder Accredited Investor New York Angel Financing 75

VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

I’m clearly on the side of not charging entrepreneurs to pitch to investor groups – reputable events of this nature can attract sponsor dollars and/or the angel investors involved should be footing the (relatively small) bill. Venture Capital in the Rockies Winter 2010 Unveils Promising Growth Companies Ahead of Conference.

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Venture Capital Angel Groups Angel Investor Reputation 52

Up and Running

AUGUST 19, 2014

The type of deals and industries they invest in, the company stages, and the amount they invest depends on the individual or angel group. I have pitched to hundreds of angel investors over the years as a result of co-founding two tech companies and raising just shy of $1M in angel capital. What impresses angels?

Angel Investor 161

Angel Investor Technical Review Due Diligence Startup 161

VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

I’m clearly on the side of not charging entrepreneurs to pitch to investor groups – reputable events of this nature can attract sponsor dollars and/or the angel investors involved should be footing the (relatively small) bill.

Venture Capital 52

Venture Capital Angel Groups Angel Investor Reputation 52

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

In his white paper How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood , PEVCTECH.com founder David Teten explored how private equity and venture capital investors are trying to automate more of their job. Boldstart uses both Zapier and Catalytic for this purpose.

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Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Most investors rely on their network of colleagues and service providers to source investments. Prior to joining ff Venture Capital , I published the first-ever study of how private equity and venture capital funds originate new investments, with my coauthor Chris Farmer , CEO of SignalFire and an experienced VC.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Diversification across industry sectors is not as easily achieved for angels as could be accomplished in public markets, but can be achieved by co-investing with trusted angel colleagues in a broader set of businesses. A local network of angels is critical to achieving a diversified portfolio. Another angel round.

Valuation 146

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Intellectual Property Technical Review 146

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

While VC firms have been easy to find from the old school days of Pratts Guide to Venture Capital , to the early web presence of the 1990s and the current web sites, blogs, twitter feeds, facebook fan pages and sites such as The Funded , angels are still a bit harder to track down. Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's.

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Angel Investor Angel Groups San Jose Venture Capital 28

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

The article, " More Guardian, Less Angel " discusses how CFOs add value to angel groups by helping to kill deals. I spent most of the time with the reporter talking about Sand Hill Angels and how we add value to the start-ups and entrepreneurs that we partner with, which is why I just have a small mention in the article.

Angel Groups 28

Angel Groups San Jose Early Stage Angel Investor 28

David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Organizations like Worldwide Investor Network and the US-Israel Business Council are helpful in this area. Here’s a win-win way to address this: recruit a team of students who would attend these events and publish their transcripts/videos, so that everyone learns more and faster and can network more easily.

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Government Technical Review New York Offshore 146

thestartuplawyer.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Contact The Startup Lawyer: Home Page About Contact FAQs Glossary Ryan Roberts Law: Home Page Social Networks: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Flickr Delicious Digg Last.FM Contact The Startup Lawyer: Home Page About Contact FAQs Glossary Ryan Roberts Law: Home Page Social Networks: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Flickr Delicious Digg Last.FM

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