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How to Find and Close Angel Investors from a Standing Start

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Whether an entrepreneur is raising a smaller (pre-)seed round entirely from individuals or she has a seed-stage or larger VC firm involved in (leading) the seed syndicate, it’s somewhere between necessary and optimal to have multiple individual angel investors involved. First and foremost, angels can provide capital.

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Second Startups: Why Founders Often Struggle to Find Their Second Act

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A few years ago, a friend of mine who was coming off an EIR gig at a well-known venture fund in Boston ended up joining one of my portfolio companies part-time as a technical advisor / interim CTO. In either case, sometimes solving other people’s problems (as a team member, advisor, angel investor, etc.)

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Announcing NextView Operator Guilds

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Jessica is VP, Marketing at Notarize and Founder of Girl Capital, a network for aspiring female angel investors. Jessica is also a mentor with TechStars, an angel investor, and frequently advises startups. She serves on the board for Big Sisters of Greater Boston, and on the board of advisors for Chewy and Dia&Co.

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Angel Bootcamp, The Blog Post: A Primer on Angel Investing

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A little under a year ago, we hosted an event called Angel Bootcamp that was a primer for folks thinking about getting into angel investing. Here’s a great recap on the Boston Globe’s tech blog.). Paul Graham on how to be an angel investor. I’ll also include a few links below with some other perspectives.

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Angel Bootcamp, The Blog Post: A Primer on Angel Investing

View from Seed

A little under a year ago, we hosted an event called Angel Bootcamp that was a primer for folks thinking about getting into angel investing. Here’s a great recap on the Boston Globe’s tech blog.). Paul Graham on how to be an angel investor. I’ll also include a few links below with some other perspectives.