ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2021

Between peer-to-peer lending, crowdfunding, and even so-called “angel investors,” a hungry entrepreneur no longer needs to suffer at the hands of greedy, unscrupulous lenders to finally be able to get funding. Angel Investors. While banks are typically the go-to for many, they are no longer the only option available.

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David Cohen

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Kaplan will host ten companies focused on education technology and product innovation for an intensive three-month program in New York City this summer. Kaplan has been a long-time champion of startups and has been very supportive of the TechStars community generally.

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Gust

DECEMBER 1, 2011

It is suggested that companies cannot find the cash necessary to start new and exciting ventures. Furthermore during this economic downturn, we’ve heard a crescendo of voices lamenting the lack of startup funding, as communities finally recognize that new companies are the key source of job creation in this country.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

A lot of people have talked about the need for NYC to have a PayPal--a multi-billion dollar exit that scattered on the rest of the community a bunch of experienced startup talent that scaled a company over time, as well as a host of new angel investors.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 30, 2014

Signing up for local meet-ups and newsletters like Gary’s Guide in NYC as well as attending hackathons are also great ways to find accelerator programs and get plugged into the startup community. In a few weeks, there will be an opportunity to pitch our company to angel investors and venture capital firms.

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VC Adventure

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

As readers of this blog know, I’m a huge fan and supporter of TechStars (and, along with my Foundry partners , an individual investor each of the TechStars programs in Boulder, Boston, Seattle and now New York City). The New York program will be run by David Tisch – a well known local entrepreneur and angel investor.

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www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

Well, I am not in the Bay area, I am in the New York city area. I started thinking of it because a buddy of mine got involved in creating a community bank. Dev – SVB does have an office in NYC and we’re active in the local startup community (General Assembly, TechStars, etc.).

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viniciusvacanti.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

In many ways, good technical co-founders and angel investors are looking for the same thing. You don’t know anyone, you don’t have experience, you don’t have traction and you don’t have investors. You have good community building skills and quickly become other people’s friends.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 7, 2017

The time has come for the Texas startup community to band together to change the world once again. Capital Factory focuses on hosting community programming that educates and inspires entrepreneurs, programmers, designers, and community leaders. Our community colleges are excellent as well. It’s not Silicon Valley.

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www.women2.org

MARCH 8, 2012

A warm intro from a friend or participating in events and communities that specifically frame “finding a co-founder” (not just “startup happy hour”), you will — and I did — have better results. They are building more functionality into the site, a great community resource! Angel Investors.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

If you’re working with an open source project, for example, it’s important that you have a definitive business model to drive revenue — though not at the cost of alienating your community of core contributors. They may also contribute code to the community that comprises the backbone of their technology.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Joshua Baer is the co-founder and CEO of Otherinbox , a prolific angel investor and the director of Capital Factory , Austin’s seed-stage incubator. AngelList is an online community that matches startups with investors to streamline the fundraising process. This list of top angel investors is a good start.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Gatekeepers are a thing of the past and there is no single individual who stands in the way of your goals--not any investor, hire, reporter, or "influencer". You don't need an accelerator or that one "kingmaking" angel investor to be a success--especially if you don't like who they are as a person or how they treat people.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Early-stage seed and angel investors all realize that a business will encounter a huge range of flux very rapidly. With more than 50 million monthly pageviews and 14 million unique monthly visitors, Mashable has one of the most engaged online news communities.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 11, 2011

To those in our eco-system who are facing this problem around the globe, I have the following suggestion: Instead of giving $100,000 to one startup, give $1,000 each to 100 startups, and put a larger number of entrepreneurs in your community through 1M/1M. In fact, Spencer Bardsley from Columbus, Ohio, pitched Wha' the.? -

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Hunter Walker

AUGUST 23, 2023

Specifically I’ve had the chance to spend meaningful time over the years with Michael Mignano as he went from startup CEO to Executive/Angel Investor and now VC Partner at Lightspeed. It truly feels as though anyone can accomplish anything in New York City. Who was the best one and why was it Homebrew?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

Austin Diversity Evangelists Mellie Price Director of Diversity Capital Factory Managing Director, Health CoLab Dell Medical School Mellie Price is a successful entrepreneur, angel investor, venture capitalist, and now university commercialization disruption at the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas.

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techcrunch.com

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

From 2004 to 2007, she helped lead Congresswoman Carloyn Maloney’s community outreach and relations efforts in New York City. There has been no shortage of controversy and criticism around the convertible note, a popular investing vehicle that’s used by seed stage and angel investors.

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