Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

A deep dive into the Foundry Group investment philosophy including an interesting discussion of their investing Themes. “… our lens is: Internet Software Companies anywhere in the U.S. If you are outside internet software we are not going to invest. So I was an Angel investor from 1994 to 1996. we are not going to invest.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

There is a wealth of resources that are unique to this town and a vibrant community of hackers, business people, and investors at various stages in their career. Large Tech Meetups: Web Innovators Group : Quarterly Demo-Style meetup in Cambridge draws over 1000 members of the startup community each time. The Grand-daddy.

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Boston Technical Review Community CTO Hire 56

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

There is a wealth of resources that are unique to this town and a vibrant community of hackers, product designers, business people, and investors at various stages in their career. Mobile Mondays : Boston chapter of the world’s largest Mobile professional community. Extension Engine - Software engineering and design.

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Boston Technical Review Community Ruby 71

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

The accelerator, which counts Amazon CTO Werner Vogels among its startup mentors , will be showcasing its first batch of startups (see list below) in Silicon Valley on the 20th of September, followed by a panel discussion about “The Future of the European Startup Community” Sounds riveting!

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Silicon Valley CTO Hire Continuous Deployment Cofounder 123

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

As a current Angel investor, I can attest that any investments in startups are more risky than the commodity markets, and you shouldn’t expect to see any return for many years. Of course, this might also lead to investors, partners, and licensing opportunities. Software crowd sourcing. Good-cause crowd funding.

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Intellectual Property SEC Venture Capital Equity 247

Austin Startup

MAY 7, 2017

Some of the most interesting events in Austin for the week of May 8 through May 14 are as follows: Mon, May 8 thru Thurs, May 11: OSCON OSCON brings the software engineering and developer community together to explore what’s new and useful in open source languages, tools, and techniques. At Capital Factory at 7:00 pm. 79 entry fee.

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Technical Review Austin North America Software Review 75

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

AUGUST 8, 2011

‘Cause otherwise you’ll miss out on stuff like this: How I illegally got 25,000 students at the University of Texas to use my FastScheduler software in the 90′s. GroupCharger , the community organizer’s secret weapon, for renting out all of Cospace for the event.

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Cofounder Angel Investor Software Review Hosting 226

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2012

As a current Angel investor, I can attest that any investments in startups are more risky than the commodity markets, and you shouldn’t expect to see any return for five years. Of course, this might also lead to investors, partners, and licensing opportunities. Software crowd sourcing. Proceed at your own peril.

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Intellectual Property Venture Capital Angel Investor Equity 242

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 29, 2024

They allow you to easily edit, share, and collaborate on documents without the need for multiple software solutions. Remember, building a team is not just about filling roles; it’s about creating a community. Encourage open communication, recognise achievements, and provide opportunities for professional growth.

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Intellectual Property Angel Investor Business Model Bootstrapping 131

Scalable Startup

AUGUST 18, 2013

The So Cal engineering gap? I’ve been able to study the Southern Cal software dev scene as an insider for over 2 years now. But, there is a serious gap in the discipline, number of developers and community around real software development here. Drupal has a worldwide engine of real software discipline.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2012

To help foster this innovation, many colleges and universities have opened business incubators, helping students and others in their community to help make their innovative dreams a reality. Offering a “holistic entrepreneurship program,” this residential community has entrepreneurship at every step of the college experience.

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Transformify

APRIL 15, 2016

Despite Kenya has been named as the fasted growing payments market in Africa, there is still a lot to be done to develop the local business angel community. Despite all these advantages, it seems that the foreign investors are still reluctant to invest in seed and early stage projects. The next step would be to secure funding.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

Grab a group of friends and tour the latest and greatest of Austin’s startup community. Vanessa Dawson, Integris Software C.E.O, Kristina Bergman, and serial entrepreneur and investor, Shelly Porges on lighting a new path. Angel Investor Meet Up Angel Investor Meet Up MAR 11, 2019 | 5:00PM?—?6:00PM

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Silicon Valley Technical Review Texas Venture Capital 50

David Teten

AUGUST 15, 2013

The most common ways in which the Fortune 500 are working with the startup community at scale is through corporate VC arms, contests, packages of benefits geared to startups, and accelerator programs. I worked with our intern team to look for the Fortune 500 companies making the strongest effort to reach out to the tech startup community.

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Startup Technical Support Venture Capital Balance Sheet 114

David Teten

JANUARY 3, 2013

The Shirt was named Oprah’s “Must Have Fashion Item” of 2011, and is distributed through Bloomingdale’s, boutiques, and www.the-shirt.com. - Smallknot is a TechStars NYC 2012 community crowdfunding platform for small businesses.

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Angel Investor SMS B2C New York 114

Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

This is the home of Jason Cohen, software startup founder, bootstrapper, investor, and mentor. Almost as good as the blog itself is the thoughtful and intelligent community that posts hundreds of insightful comments on a daily basis. It’s one of my favorites on this list. Follow Andrew on Twitter @andrewchen. A Smart Bear.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Silicon Valley Cofounder 60

Gust

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Startups and investors discover each other, and the community wins because the event becomes visible evidence of new business and new jobs locally. And new angel investors are trained and oriented. Angel investment events where the due diligence isn’t done before the event. The event generates local buzz.

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Software Review Term Sheet Due Diligence Angel Investor 79

Steve Blank

JANUARY 20, 2014

It’s home to a small but growing tech community that has been developing over the past decade, and that’s what piqued my interest. However, what I found in Bend was a deeply entrepreneurial community that is leaps and bounds beyond just a destination resort town. What’s Different. Startups in Bend. Bend Startup Ecosystem.

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Oregon Silicon Valley Lean Venture Capital 312

Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Additional investors included Edgestone Capital Ventures and Extreme Venture Partners, as well as angel investors Peter Thiel, Seymour Schulich, Roger Martin and Joe Sigelman. Rypple makes HR software that helps companies run better. Rypple ( [link] ) raised $7 million in a financing round led by Bridgescale Partners.

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Azure Venture Capital Software Review Syndicate 74

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 17, 2017

John Imlay of MSA occasionally took me on road shows with analysts to talk about his new acquisition Peachtree Software. If you decide to be an angel investor, your overall return will likely conform to the public market averages and your peer group unless you find that unicorn that makes you the smartest investor in the room.

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Silicon Valley Atlanta Software Review Early Stage 48

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

At this year’s FUND Conference in Chicago, Illinois, over 100 startups presented their early-stage companies in front of hundreds of investors and industry leaders. FUND is a national connector of entrepreneurs, VCs, angel investors, and industry experts with a focus on deal flow and making connections. Sounds like a great team.

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Chicago Illinois New York City Cofounder 147

Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Since the term “cloud computing” was coined in 1996—at least as we have come to understand its meaning—the software as a service industry has exploded. If you use software like LivePlan, you can create this initial “lean plan” in under an hour and then spend your time where it really matters—on validating your idea. Wireframes.

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Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

If your startup is looking for an angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. The challenge is to find the right angel for you, and for your situation. Angel investors are people too. USA Angel Investment Network.

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Angel Investor North America Accredited Investor Angel Groups 241

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 28, 2010

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Angel-Backed Companies More Likely to Succeed, Says Harvard Study – [link]. Angel investors becoming more active in the Valley – [link]. Showcase Of Web Design In The Netherlands – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

But these titles are not descriptive of specific roles or skills, and have always had marginal credibility in the business community. Software Development Professional. Many of these new entrepreneurs come to me looking for an angel investor or crowdfunding, which will never happen.

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Angel Investor Social Media LLC Viral 267

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 28, 2017

His businesses range from marketing, Internet marketing, and medical software. Working with GlobalAware he went to Costa Rica with his wife and children to help start a church and a community center. As a successful entrepreneur, he used his influence and resources to help start a center that will help the local community.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

To this day, although New Frontier Data has been successful, Aguirre de Carcer still feels the effects of biases against women that are often held by the business and tech communities. To get an additional voice here (one with far more experience than yours truly) I spoke with Sabrina Parsons, our CEO here at Palo Alto Software.

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Venture Capital Lean Cofounder Technical Review 82

Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

His most recent company, Filtrbox, participated in the inaugural Techstars class (Techstars Boulder 2007) and was a win for all parties involved; Filtrbox was acquired in 2010 by Jive Software (NASDAQ: JIVE). The investors, founders, and “community” are all super excited about ASC.

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Burn Rate Software Review Equity Early Stage 152

Up and Running

AUGUST 15, 2017

Building strong business relationships will create a sense of community and help strengthen your brand. Building a relationship means that there is mutual trust between parties, so dedicate time and energy to developing strong relationships with investors and mentors. Nurture sources of funding. Get a mentor. “A

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Software Review Social Media Search Cloud 96

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2020

As an angel investor, you can bet I wasn’t convinced he would ever start his next proposal. Most people don’t remember that Bill Gates first software venture, called Traf-O-Data , was a dismal failure. Plan to learn from what doesn’t work, but never give up.

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Entrepreneur Intellectual Property Stealth Angel Investor 329

Feld Thoughts

JULY 7, 2010

Seeing the reaction to Bilski, what has struck me is how surprised and disappointed some people are with the weak will of the Supreme Court to act to limit the damage that software patents are causing, and will keep causing, to innovation in the U.S. Software innovation continues, by the way, in spite of the patent system, not because of it.

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Software IP South America Investment Bankers 132

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2020

But these titles are not descriptive of specific roles or skills, and have always had marginal credibility in the business community. Software Development Professional. Many of these new entrepreneurs come to me looking for an angel investor or crowdfunding, which will never happen.

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Startup Angel Investor Social Media LLC 410

David Cohen

NOVEMBER 8, 2014

Since we’re both part of the entrepreneurial community in Boulder, I’ve known Derek for a while and our paths have crossed several times. He’s currently CTO of Avenir International , a provider of telecom software for hospitals. How I became an angel investor by acting like an angel investor.

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Angel Investor Government Community Software 98

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

He’s been programming since he was a kid running some of the first online communities and networked games. He is an ecommerce innovator with first Coremetrics and then Bazaarvoice, a very active angel investor, and currently Founder and CEO of data.world. Edwards University.

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Austin Texas Cofounder Los Angeles 110

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2012

Don’t be embarrassed, since even professional investors are often confused these days by the new terms, as well as old terms used with new meanings. For angel investors, early-stage means there is a good business plan and maybe a prototype, but no customer revenue. Every startup is early-stage to someone. Business accelerator.

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Scalable Startup

AUGUST 26, 2014

When Open Source software projects are launched, the progenitors often start a for-profit sister company to garner some income from training, support and consulting. It gained recognition during the 2004 presidential campaign when Howard Dean’s IT director decided to use it as a platform for community and campaigning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2016

As a startup advisor and aspiring angel investor, I’ve long been wary of startups trying to create new markets out of problems people didn’t know they have, or problems generally accepted as unsolvable. Steve Jobs was a master new category king, by preaching the need for new thinking as he introduced the iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch.

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