View from Seed

AUGUST 12, 2015

I once showed a company to another VC for an investment we were syndicating. This investor loved the team and thought the solution they were building was compelling. His answer was so simple, and at the time, I kind of dismissed it as the view of an angel investor who didn’t really “think like a VC.”

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

I told my friend that I felt that in 2014 too many new VCs feel the pressure to chase deals, to be a part of syndicates with other brand names and to pounce on top of every startup whose numbers are trending up quickly. I don’t need to name companies for you to come up with your own examples. I don’t. Probably more.

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Agile VC

DECEMBER 5, 2011

NextView’s most recent investment was announced last week , and we’re excited to be investors in Objective Logistics. Objective Logistics is taking a pretty sexy approach to a less than sexy, yet massive problem… namely how do you optimize the scheduling of service industry workforces. What’s Your Favorite Future?

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Hunter Walker

AUGUST 11, 2014

DON’T tell other investors that “Hunter suggested” you reach out if I didn’t actually say you could use my name. Hopefully that helps you get more investor <> investor introductions. Throw any questions into the comments and I’ll respond.

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Professor VC

JULY 25, 2013

I''ve witnessed a lot of bad behavior by investors recently, along with other examples of greed that stray far from pari passu. I''m all for transparency, but won''t be naming names in this post as I don''t want to put some entrepreneurs in a difficult position. I have turned down several of these types of transactions recently.

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Rob Go

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

This week, we helped organize an Angel Bootcamp where some of Boston’s most successful angel investors shared their experiences and lessons learned to a crowd of aspiring angels and entrepreneurs. The reason is that most seed syndicates have room for 5-10 angels or more, but only room for 1-3 funds.

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Agile VC

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

We typically lead or co-lead these seed round with other co-investors including other seed VCs, large lifecycle VC firms, and angel investors. There’s literally no way to name them all and Rob, David, and I have tried to acknowledge all of them privately (you all know who you are). What’s Your Favorite Future?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

These names aren’t the end of the story?—?they I expect to see more announcements of big name people and companies moving to Texas every month in 2021. Frisco has become a hot spot in North Texas for venture capitalists, angel investors, startups, universities, pitch competitions and seed accelerators,” said Frisco Mayor Jeff Cheney.

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Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Individual accredited investors in typical angel deals put personal capital at risk for an equity share of growth-oriented, start-up companies. These angel investors generally invest $25,000 to $100,000 in a round totaling $250,000 to $1,000,000. A local network of angels is critical to achieving a diversified portfolio.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

An excellent question to ponder as the school year begins, but the answer depends on whether you are looking for a plumber or an angel investor. According to the Center for Venture Research at UNH , there are over 260,000 angel investors. What does it take to be an Angel Investor? Angies List or AngelList?

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

If your friends or family happen to be rich, the line blurs betweenthem and angel investors. At Viaweb we got our first $10,000 ofseed money from our friend Julian, but he was sufficiently richthat its hard to say whether he should be classified as a friendor angel. Angel Investors Angels are individual rich people.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

When youhear people talking about a successful angel investor, theyre notsaying "He got a 4x liquidation preference." Mechanics Angel investors often syndicate deals, which means they join togetherto invest on the same terms. Dont feel like you have to join a syndicate, though. VCs can be fast followers.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 7, 2017

In addition to our mentoring program, we host “Ask Me Anything” sessions with entrepreneurs, angel investors, and venture capitalists designed to help get new people plugged in as efficiently as possible. Epic Office Hours” is a speed dating event with dozens of entrepreneurs, mentors and investors meeting in rapid fire.

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

.&# Kayserian sees what he calls “angel developing&# as a way for entrepreneurs to accomplish the same end — a product — without giving up control of their companies in the process. Kayweb is named for its majority owner, the design and development firm Kayserian founded in Australia seven years ago. startupcto

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Investors are also mining for leads such sources as: – product crowdfunding sites ( Indiegogo *); – tech communities ( Producthunt ); – angel group platforms ( Gust ); – expert networks (e.g., – angel investor networks ( AngelList , FundersClub , OurCrowd , Republic *, SeedInvest ). .

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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. If you can name drop big customers, do that too — you want your profile to look impressive. This list of top angel investors is a good start. Angel investors.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 4, 2015

StartUp, true to its name, is the story of one man’s journey from regular guy to businessman. The failed pitches to investors, the difficult conversations with loved ones, and even the negotiations among cofounders are all recorded here as they happened, giving a unique look at one man’s entire experience from concept to company.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

It used to be that the only people who could even get into angel rounds were high net worth individuals that could write at least $25,000 checks—so if someone said they were an angel investor, you could assume this was their minimum check size. — Charlie O'Donnell (@ceonyc) February 21, 2019.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

Welcome to the Lost Decade (for Entrepreneurs, IPO’s and VC’s) - Steve Blank , July 15, 2010 If you take funding from a venture capital firm or angel investor and want to build a large, enduring company (rather than sell it to the highest bidder), this isn’t the decade to do it. The process is called mass syndication, or a party round.

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VC Adventure

OCTOBER 1, 2013

But AngelList ‘s announcement of “ Syndicates ” has done just that. But I do know that Syndicates is an interesting idea – and perhaps more importantly, yet another example of how Naval and AngelList continue to innovate around funding models for early stage companies. It’s AngelList itself.

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VC Adventure

OCTOBER 1, 2013

But AngelList ‘s announcement of “ Syndicates ” has done just that. But I do know that Syndicates is an interesting idea – and perhaps more importantly, yet another example of how Naval and AngelList continue to innovate around funding models for early stage companies. It’s AngelList itself.

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