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SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Investors who commit early deserve to have a lower price. I argued it in my post on how social proof helps fund raising with angel investors. “what you really need to get an angel round together are your “anchor tenants.” But that’s what great angels do. &# rings true to me.

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Finance Term Sheet Technical Review Warrant 286

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OCTOBER 12, 2014

This is important for nearly every institutional investor because once you have 25-50 investments being able to “follow” the investments that are working well is critical to making money. If they trust their own due diligence process why worry about a silly thing called “signaling?”

Technical Review 336

Technical Review Later Stage Early Stage LP 336

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JULY 25, 2010

“Yes&# was given to me by one of my favorite angel investor / seed VC’s to work with – John Greathouse of Rincon Venture Partners and author of the blog InfoChachkie that you should check out because it is filled with great info from a guy who has been a very successful operator.

Silicon Valley 293

Silicon Valley Technical Review Southern California Angel Investor 293

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NOVEMBER 14, 2010

The dinner parties now are filled with self-righteous angel investors bragging about how many deals they are in on. The best angels will do very well just at the best real estate investors did well in good times and bad. in 2009 the market was completely constipated as investors focused on triage.

Florida 299

Florida Technical Review San Antonio Los Angeles 299

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APRIL 20, 2011

Howard states the most successful angel investors are the ones who can place many small bets, increasing the possibility of hitting a home run. 100 get serious due diligence where the entrepreneur meets with several people from the firm. Investing Strategy. From those, 1000 get a quick no because it’s not the right fit.

Pre-Money Valuation 284

Pre-Money Valuation Technical Review Cofounder Cram Down 284

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APRIL 13, 2011

So I was on the front line of this very aggressive rollup and I got involved in helping with the technical due diligence…”. “As So I was an Angel investor from 1994 to 1996. As a result I got to see some deals and get involved with some deals and I made some investments with my own money.

Technical Review 288

Technical Review Venture Capital Silicon Valley Software Review 288

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MAY 1, 2014

So today I’m excited to announce that Upfront Ventures is leading an $8 million round with some amazing co-investors including Founder’s Fund, OATV, Lowercase, High Peaks, Collaborative Fund and many great angel investors. Full on burger flipping mode.

Technical Review 380

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