Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

These often lead to angel investors and venture capital investments later, or connections to local company venture funds for selected focus and technology areas. They have connections to industry associations and entrepreneur organizations that can kick-start your networking efforts, both locally and globally.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2015

Even in this age of globalization and virtualization, the geographic area where you choose to live and work can still make or break your startup business. I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need to move to the U.S.

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David Teten

MAY 9, 2012

VCAP©, the first program of its kind, bridges the gap between venture capitalists and angel investor networks and women and diverse entrepreneurs, many of whom have not traditionally had access to these sources of capital. HBSAANY’s investment in VCAP© was inspired in part by the Harvard Business School U.S.

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Gust

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

A quick look at the really nice sites developed in just a few months by companies like CircleUp, FundersClub, Bolstr, Seedrs, et al will show you that the base technical challenge of creating a marketplace/social network is not particularly difficult.

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View from Seed

MAY 14, 2020

I asked some individuals in the NextView network who have experience in managing remote teams to tell me about their takeaways to share with managers who may be adjusting in today’s climate. Meet our experts: Jessica Meher – Angel investor, startup advisor, and founder. Max Goldman – Founder and CEO.

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Gust

JULY 12, 2012

The goal was to share our experiences in the realm of angel investing with an array of global audiences, by participating in various lectures, discussions and workshops. In all four countries we met passionate entrepreneurs who were eager to discuss their exciting startups, as well as angel investors looking to support them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2020

These often lead to angel investors and venture capital investments later, or connections to local company venture funds for selected focus and technology areas. They have connections to industry associations and entrepreneur organizations that can kick-start your networking efforts, both locally and globally.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 22, 2020

As an angel investor, I often hear from young entrepreneurs who have invented a shiny solution, without really focusing first on the need or the opportunity. It takes time to build networks, know-how, and the leadership skills to chart a successful path and mobilize others around you.

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David Teten

AUGUST 15, 2013

Microsoft BizSpark is a global program that helps software startups by giving them access to a range of Microsoft software at free or discounted prices. At the end of the program, “each team will present to Nike executives, mentors, angel investors, venture capitalists, and tech industry leaders.”

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 17, 2019

Your network is your net worth.”. Mine is called Global Mind , and we’re obsessed with artificial intelligence. Global Mind has formalized within the past couple years. Our network grew to include some important AI rainmakers, and we even took on some business engagements.

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Gust

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

There are surprisingly few such conferences, for the very good reason that there are actually relatively few such people (venture capitalists and ‘professional’ angel investors) to attend them! But that said, here are the biggest (i.e., “only” events of their type): Business Angels. Both Angels and VCs.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2012

Follow along as we explore 10 of the most exciting college business incubators around today, and be sure to share your own favorites in the comments: Entrepreneurs Hall @ The RIT Global Village. Dysonics secured $750,000 in funding from angel investors to develop products that will reproduce three-dimensional, immersive sound in headphones.

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The Next Web

JULY 20, 2013

And if they do, they complain about lack of global potential or misunderstand my product completely. “Do Find an indirect route to the VC: I can assure you that we pay a lot of attention to an investment opportunity that one of our investors brings us and is excited about. Image credit: Thinkstock.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

More About Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network: Learn more here. John Jantsch (00:00): This episode of the duct tape marketing podcast is brought to you by the salesman podcast, hosted by Will Barron and brought to you by the HubSpot podcast network. Check out the duct tape marketing consultant network. Like this show?

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Rose of Gust, roughly 1,500 startups get funded by venture capitalists, and 50,000 by angel investors in the United States each year. European cities like Berlin, Stockholm, or Amsterdam were on the list of the top locations for tech startups in the global Startup Ecosystem Report 2017. According to David S.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 18, 2020

When Mark Zuckerberg came up with the idea for a social network, it started by offering a way for college students to date and get to know each other without having to socialize in real life. Step Three: Find Your Support Network. Find your support network of trusted individuals who can share in your passion for the project. .

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Up and Running

AUGUST 15, 2017

Attend networking events and get to know other business owners in your industry. The key to networking is to offer mutual benefits , so approach it as though you have something to offer, rather than with a focus on what you can get from your new contacts. Get a mentor. “A Richard Branson speaks similarly of Sir Freddie Laker.

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Reid Hoffman

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Finally, one of Airbnb’s angel investors, who’s very smart and whom I respect a lot, reached out to me and said, “Hey, you should really look at this. The other reason I could decide so quickly is that I really know networks and marketplaces. No business I know of had a playbook for a global pandemic of this magnitude.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 1, 2020

Ideally, reach out to people from your past who have wealth, influence, or a network. Now that the global economy has turned, competition for investment from seed funds (usually $100 million to $350 million) will be especially fierce. Test the investor market. Raise on strength. Try to get about 60 introductions.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

If you live in Texas, find out how you can tap into the network. learning and travel”) Eisenhower Fellowship, each person discusses their effort to create greater access to prosperity in a global economy and sustain diverse enterprises in education, economy, and civics. Time: 2:00PM?—?3:00PM 3:00PM Location: Hilton?—?Salon

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 5, 2013

In its third year, the competition seeks to help entrepreneurs launch their ideas or grow their businesses in such emerging economies through seed funding, training, networking and by providing mentoring from the best entrepreneurs in the world, angel investors, and venture capitalists. Looking to launch or grow your startup?

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 4, 2016

Modern-society is also littered with over-networkers and over-introducers and professional conference attendees. I try to steer entrepreneurs away from over-introducers and I often find myself wanting to be careful about them becoming an investor in companies I back. That’s why focus is critical. It starts seemingly innocent enough.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

In the few days I was in China I met with several VC’s, angel investors, business press and spoke to hundreds of entrepreneurs. China has essentially closed its internal search, media and social network software market to foreign companies who wouldn’t play with the government rules on the Great Firewall.

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Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Previous investors O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures and First Round Capital also participated. Get Satisfaction has developed a private label social network platform for businesses to use to communicate with their customers, and to help customers communicate with each other. Rypple makes HR software that helps companies run better.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Online Resources and Newsletters: Bostinno : Great coverage of local startup happenings with a growing network of local writers. VentureCafe - Networking venue within the CIC. Jones Lang Lasalle: Global commercial real estate services. Cushman and Wakefield: Global commercial real estate services. Talk to Bryan Sparkes.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 7, 2017

A number of platforms that cater to startup players provide information, research, funding, and mentoring to help you locate and connect with investors, as well as launch your business eventually. Angel Networks. You can search for angel networks by area and platform type. Professional Social Networking Sites.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Groupon’s purchase of Whrrl suggests that Groupon will soon be leveraging location based social networking or "check-ins" on their popular group coupon site. These numbers and the B2B applications are more than enough to catch the attention of venture capitalists and angel investors. Track the competition.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 20, 2014

Working in the Valley, I took for granted the constant and real time networking opportunities, the volume of deals, and the ability to access nearly every corner of the tech industry – no surprise to anyone who has spent any time in the Valley. Entrepreneurs in Bend. Bend needs to attract more entrepreneurs.

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A Crowded Space

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Great founders sometimes avoid it - more on that later) They’re good enough to build some buzz, get some angel investors to publicly invest in and endorse their company, introduce them to more angels, get solid press coverage, and write guest posts about the future of the xyz economy. Hype sometimes spreads quite deliberately.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2012

Even for low-tech startups, the scope of information available on the Internet, and its global reach, has had a similar financial impact on the many other challenges facing every startup founder. Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies. Sales and marketing costs.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Our Chairman and co-founder Alex Allegue pitched Pawame in the global finals of last year’s Harvard Business School New Venture Competition, Pawame having already won the Africa category. In December, he and I successfully participated in a pitch night for Dubai Angel Investors, netting a $75,000 commitment. The founders?—?Alex

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2016

These often lead to angel investors and venture capital investments later, or connections to local company venture funds for selected focus and technology areas. They have connections to industry associations and entrepreneur organizations that can kick-start your networking efforts, both locally and globally.

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Up and Running

MAY 16, 2016

To date, North America has dominated the home health care global marketplace due mainly to a more sophisticated health care infrastructure and more resources committed to research and development. In 2013, North America accounted for just over 40 percent of the global home health care revenue. Financing and cash flow.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 27, 2013

California’s Silicon Valley and New York tend to hog the headlines as America’s most lauded hotbeds of innovation, but Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN) wants to prove that the country’s South also features plenty of innovative startups that can challenge for dominance in the global marketplace.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

I greatly leveraged my eCommerce and broad Shop.org network to do so. I intentionally waited until we were 12 months old and had our first million in annual client bookings to hire our first VP of Sales, Michael Osborne, because I wanted to run with my network first and get the business model right before we added too much fuel to the fire.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 12, 2012

But while receiving an infusion of cash from a venture capitalist or angel investor is certainly a good thing, it doesn’t necessarily mean your company’s money problems are over. Help Going Global. Of course globalization also means small businesses in foreign countries will now be competing with you for customers.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

In the few days I was in China I met with several VC’s, angel investors, business press and spoke to hundreds of entrepreneurs. China has essentially closed its internal search, media and social network software market to foreign companies who wouldn’t play with the government rules on the Great Firewall.

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