Board Effect

JUNE 9, 2021

Be aware that the federal government often distributes federal dollars through state governments, local governments, educational institutions, and agencies, and you may be able to access grants from these entities. Do you plan to send an email? Attract an angel investor. Rule number one is: Don’t get discouraged.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

We called them founder space, round tables, and we'd meet, I'd introduce 'em to angel investors and marketing experts and lawyers, and really try to help them get off the ground. It's just not the same when you're distributed and talking remotely. Now we're more like a distributed innovation hub. Like this show?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

dominated by a few very large incumbents who control much of the distribution or are you going into a market that is “fragmented” where nobody controls the industry. Smart investors think a lot about what we call “unit economics” or what is the economics of service one customers.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

There are a number of fantastic resources you can use to research your industry, including research you manually undertake yourself like sending out surveys, speaking with people on the phone, sending emails and generally getting in touch with others who are or have been in similar situations to you. Order and distribute leaflets.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

If I can help make a mutually beneficial introduction I’d like to… please think about why THEY would want to meet YOU and send me a forwardable email at josh@quityourjob.com. You can find a great example email in my post about How to Make Effective Email Introductions. The Connectors Alex “STOIKY” Goldberg ( Lt.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 30, 2017

List brokers sell mailing or email lists based on demographic attributes. Depending on the size and goals of your venture, you may need to seek financing from an “angel” investor or from a venture capital firm. Distribution of competitors: Are there many competitors close to you? Have a plan for funding.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. How well a failed entrepreneur has managed his company, and how well he worked with his previous investors, makes a difference in his ability to persuade U.S.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

At Flow Capital, we use HubSpot’s sequences and workflows functions to automate a bulk of our emails and internal tasks. Investors are also mining for leads such sources as: – product crowdfunding sites ( Indiegogo *); – tech communities ( Producthunt ); – angel group platforms ( Gust ); – expert networks (e.g.,

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Gridco Systems – Power Distribution Systems (backed by General Catalyst and Northbridge). Yesware – Email for Salespeople (backed by Foundry Group and Google). Bill Warner – Avid, Techstars, Angel investor (@billwarner). Fiksu – Mobile App Marketing (backed by CRV). VoltDB – Big Data (backed by Kepha and Sigma).

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

For example, one angel investor reportedly invested in several hundred social networking ventures employing this philosophy. How to get distribution advantage on the iPhone How to Usability Test your Site for Free The one line split-test, or how to A/B all the tim. Good stuff. April 6, 2010 8:23 AM Colie Brice said. Great blog!

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Created by VentureHacks' Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi, AngelList vets startup pitches and distributes them to a list of angel investors. Initially an email list, now there's a whole website devoted to the endeavor.

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

I’ve been hearing about the so-called Series A Crunch for at least six months, and in recent weeks, I’ve spoken with more than 20 venture capitalists, angel investors, incubator heads, lawyers, and other necessary cogs in the ecosystem trying to get some details about it. Cloud emailing service MailJet raises $3.3

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Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

I’m in my seventh year now as a leader and an angel investment group where we just announced an investment last Thursday, and I’m very familiar with how this works for angel investors. Tell your angel investors a story about need. Depending on who the investors are, some want more, some want less.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 18, 2011

If you are a leader in your entrepreneurial community and have something you want to add , email me 500 – 1000 words. I also plan to price it low so it has the potential for broad distribution. Angel Investors Must Be Organized. I’m looking for feedback on this table of contents. Boulder As A Laboratory.

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Community Silicon Valley Incubator Colorado 142

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Then we allocated the saved money into hiring the highest quality developers available — especially those who have experience working with a distributed team. Early-stage seed and angel investors all realize that a business will encounter a huge range of flux very rapidly.

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Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

Micro-VC: The Artist Formerly Known as “Super Angel” The “Micro-VC” funds (also known by the misnomer “Super Angel funds”), started as far back as the mid-90s with Ron Conway and earlier incarnations of his SV Angel fund. And of course then there is our own fund, 500 Startups.

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Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 6, 2010

At Sundance it became the talk of the town and quickly sold its distribution rights for $4.5 Blogging in email reveals Posterous. Social media extraordinaire and Hollywood favorite Ashton Kutcher, is now an angel investor. million, and it went on to earn over $45 million at the box office. You will fail.

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Silicon Valley Los Angeles San Francisco Angel Investor 136

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Poplytics – online surveys and analytics AskYourTargetMarket – market research surveys SurveyMonkey - granddaddy of on-line surveys Amazon Mechanical Turk – you can set up a question and get answers PickFu – A/B testing $5 for 50 opinions Collaboration Dropbox – store, sync, and, share files online.

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Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

They have developed a cloud-based platform for merchants to publish to multiple distribution networks, including social, mobile and email. Dustin is respected and liked by many in the LA tech scene so it was nice to see him go “white hat.&# Angel investors were clambering to put money in. Watch this space.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

If you’re working closely with partners who are helping you distribute your product, it’s especially important to make sure they understand who you are, how you speak, and who you serve. You could also go for a larger sum of capital right from the start by pitching an angel investor or a venture capitalist for funding.

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www.women2.org

MARCH 8, 2012

Lead Gen: I utilized my friends, professional contacts, and Harvard networks by sending out emails to list serves, reaching out to people, and getting referrals. Angel Investors. Women’s Capital Connection: Changing The Face Of Angel Investing (Women Angel Investors). Email editor@women2.org.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2010

The POS functionality is extensive: sales transactions, inventory management, CRM system, backup, email and SMS alerts, real time statistics, POSE’s site is currently in Hebrew only (and the product seems to be as well). I wish I could be there – congrats to TWS organizer Yaron Oresntein for taking the event forward.

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San Francisco Silicon Valley Startup 131

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Whether you’re wondering what site search you should use or what is the best email marketing tool, knowledge is power. Email Integration. Email marketing. Sendgrid : Need to send email out to users? They make sure that your emails never to go spam folders. Email Blasting. email blast and mgmt software.

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Tim Keane

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. And, of course, there are plenty of near real-time distribution statistics available if your capture system works. Signup for email updates. Enter your Email. Market Math.   Search.

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rapidrollout.wordpress.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

I’ve managed to contact two serial entrepreneurs by email, give them the pitch, and both of them agreed with me but commented that it would be a challenge to set up. I have an interesting project idea, but it requires seasoned programming skills. None of my friends and I are able to do this ourselves. How much will you need? 10-15/hour.

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Tim Keane

MARCH 4, 2011

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Spend ten minutes talking to any investor in the community who sees a lot of deals and inevitably you find that the companies that've been around are largely the same. Signup for email updates.

Wisconsin 60

Wisconsin Bootstrapping Angel Investor Startup 60

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I was an angel investor in his company, made a bunch of calls on his behalf and then I personally sent it out on AngelList. If I’m not mistaken, I may have been the first person to send out an angel “personal intro&# email on AngelList through their new platform when it launched or at least I was one of the first few.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

San Antonio has Geekdom with USAA and Port San Antonio with the Air Force Cyber Command; Houston has The Ion with Rice University, Microsoft and NASA and The Cannon distributed across the city; Dallas has Pegasus Park with UT Southwestern and Lyda Hill Philanthropies; and Austin has Capital Factory with the Army Futures Command.

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BeyondVC

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Phase 3 - Googlization of IT - have as much of your infrastructure as you can run like Google's - distributed, commodity-based, and in the cloud on a private basis. I am not just talking about Google Apps (like email, etc) but about how companies can run their infrastructure internally like Google.

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EC2 Open Source Cloud Angel Investor 99

Tim Keane

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Technology versus market risk in angel investments.  One of his points is that angels tend to lose money because they take on companies with high market risk and low technical risk.

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Technology Marketing Intellectual Property Montana 74

Tim Keane

DECEMBER 30, 2009

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Power of Angel Investing in Milwaukee » December 30, 2009. Distribution challenges? Distribution challenges? Signup for email updates. Enter your Email.   --Tim.

Wisconsin 60

Wisconsin Milwaukee Angel Investor Committed Capital 60

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. « Power of Angel Investing in Milwaukee | Main.   Investors sometimes “present” the terms they’d like and expect the entrepreneurs to react. Signup for email updates.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 8, 2019

Chris is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor who has been a mentor for years. in line with the Texas Startup Manifesto the team that he manages is distributed across the state with members in Austin, Dallas and Houston. He can stand in for me in any situation and he’s one of my mentors who I turn to for advice.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

You can start by personally emailing them and saying thanks. I send DM’s, emails, all day thanking people. Hi Dan, As an investor what key measurements are u looking at when considering an investment? Do you know of any VC or angel investors that are interested in targeting the Hispanic Market? Value in that order.

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Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 13, 2006

By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. " Distribution is everything. " Distribution is everything. Signup for email updates. Enter your Email. « Doing Lunch Rather Than Being Lunch | Main. Planning for a Harvest » September 13, 2006. April 2013.

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Wisconsin Angel Investor Bootstrapping Distribution 60

www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Apple happened because Steve Wozniak wanted a computer,Google because Larry and Sergey couldnt find stuff online, Hotmailbecause Sabeer Bhatia and Jack Smith couldnt exchange email atwork. We investsmall amounts of our own, like angel investors. [ 2 ] What do people complain about?

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Startup Software Review Hiring Detroit 108

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Ampex’s first customer was Bing Crosby who wanted to record his radio programs for rebroadcast (and had exclusive distribution rights.) Five years later Dennis and a small group of angel investors who called themselves “The Group” started investing in new electronics companies being formed in the valley south of San Francisco.

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