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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #18: The strength of natural network effects

Austin Startup

In investing in B2C, we also look for network effects but usually those are created rather than natural. B2C startups we’ve invested in like ROIKOI and Thread are tapping into network effects?—?and As angel investors, we’re always thinking about this when we evaluate new startups but it doesn’t mean the business will be successful.

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HBS Alumni Angels Investor Meeting, Wednesday, Jan. 16

David Teten

Presenting Companies: - CareBooker is the Expedia.com for booking family care services, such as child care, pet care, tutoring/lessons, home care, sports/fitness, and senior care. - Charged.fm

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #17: On failure and resilience

Austin Startup

this post is all about the resilience required to keep going as an entrepreneur, not as an angel investor. Who says Austin can’t do B2C now ? Fifth, after the incredible success of HomeAway and RetailMeNot, which were B2C roll-ups (i.e., But I digress?—?this and I bet he’ll be back. As of today, RetailMeNot is worth $1.33

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Monetisation is Key to drive The Second Renaissance in the Creator Economy

VC Cafe

Creators are also increasingly becoming angel investors in B2C startups, similar to celebrity investments which are also on the rise, leveraging their profile to help their portfolio stand out. It’s described as “a groundbreaking way for creators to support each other and invest in their peers’ businesses.”.

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Seven critical lessons learned in angel investing

Austin Startup

Ok, without further delay, here are the seven lessons learned: The number one mistake I’ve seen new angel investors make is that they invest in too few startups with too much capital in each. Very few angel investors I’ve met are that disciplined as greed can get the best of you. Half of our startups are SaaS.

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Raising Money Using Customer Development

Steve Blank

& Raising Capital Pitch Perfect 4 ways to get automatically rejected by an angel investor Raising Money Using Customer Development Due Diligence Checklist Term Sheet Archives (from Brad [.] Would you modify any of this if you had a B2B product instead of a B2C product, where every potential customer is also a potential competitor?

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Introducing my next chapter: Dragon Army

Jeff Hilimire

While Atlanta has B2C “operational talent” — evident by the city’s cluster of major media and marketing companies — it lacks B2C “entrepreneurial talent,” Cummings said. “We We just need more successful B2C companies to take advantage of the talent,” he said.

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