YoungUpstarts

JULY 21, 2019

The internet has a ton of open-source software and other free services you can use for your business. You should also consider getting investments, either through crowdsourcing platforms or via the traditional way of pitching to an angel investor. Use Free Online Resources.

Software Review 191

Software Review Entrepreneur Cost Cofounder 191

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2022

Investors building their portfolio love to hear about multiple startups in one sitting, to select the best fit. Investors look at the people first anyway, so a strong team is good common ground. Most Angel investors I know have previously founded and run at least one startup. Products need not be tied to a given company.

Bandwidth 362

Bandwidth Entrepreneur Portfolio Cofounder 362

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

This is a relatively small and exclusive club thus lacks diversity, as a result produces a lot of “sameness” and blind spots that Silicon Valley investors are increasingly being criticized for. Venture Capitalist have investors as well.

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Seed Stage Silicon Valley Startup Venture Capital 100

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2009

With open source software (LAMP stack) and cloud computing infrastructure it just wasn’t that expensive to get your company going and founders just wanted to raise less money. Many angels were forced to fold given their tremendous losses in real estate and the stock market.

Software Review 283

Software Review Term Sheet Due Diligence Southern California 283

Transformify

APRIL 15, 2016

The political instability and poverty are probably the leading factors keeping VCs and Business Angels away. Here are a few success stories of business angels, investors and managers who dared to invest their time and cash ( source: [link]. Hersman also co-founded Ushahidi, an open source software firm.

Kenya 45

Kenya Africa Incubator Cofounder 45

Scalable Startup

AUGUST 26, 2014

is the for-profit company founded by Dries Buytaert, the inventor of Drupal, to support his open source project. 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. Because they are open source.

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Founder Los Angeles PHP Open Source 42

discuss.joelonsoftware.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Im interested in sweat equity parterns, rather than raising capital and just hiring key employees, because sweat equity partners will be even more motivated to help than, say, an angel investor who invested 1/4 of 1% of his assets in my business. The sweat equity partner is a blend of employee and angel investor.

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Sweat Equity Equity Angel Investor Affiliate 40

Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars. 22 » More than 40,000 investors worldwide trust Gust. Investors: Sign up Entrepreneurs: Get started. Angel Investor , Frontier Angel Fund.

Startup 180

Startup Forecast Angel Investor Software 180

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

View more jobs » Len Williams Angels, super-angels, venture capitalists and micro-VCs - they all have their advantages and disadvantages. A lot of companies used angel investors money to get off the ground and subsequently turned to VCs for following rounds. Companies like GrowPublic, Inc.

Angel Investor 84

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

View more jobs » Len Williams Angels, super-angels, venture capitalists and micro-VCs - they all have their advantages and disadvantages. A lot of companies used angel investors money to get off the ground and subsequently turned to VCs for following rounds. Companies like GrowPublic, Inc.

Angel Investor 83

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 19, 2010

About twenty people on Answers OnStartups have asked this question in one form or another: When I meet an angel investor, he may ask: "What if a big company copies your idea and develops the same website as yours after your website goes public?". This is Part 2 of the series: 5 lessons from 150 startup pitches.???

Software Review 325

Software Review Technical Review Development Team Review Bolivia 325

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

There are self-hosted open-source e-commerce services available that allow you to use your own uniquely branded website with their e-commerce functionality. Check out services like WooCommerce , Magento , and Open Cart. Things used to be more straightforward: venture capitalists and angel investors were the most common options.

Angel Investor 85

Angel Investor Small Business Business Plan Intellectual Property 85

Version One Ventures

MARCH 20, 2014

In the design phase, we believe that hardware engineering will follow a similar path as the open source software community that built GitHub. Version One is co-leading this investment with Golden Venture Partners, and joined by several angel investors.

Cloud 136

Cloud Open Source Angel Investor Texas 136

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

and China, and recently recorded their 1,000,000th download of Bonita Open Solution. If you’re working with an open source project, for example, it’s important that you have a definitive business model to drive revenue — though not at the cost of alienating your community of core contributors.

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France Marketing Social Media Startup 77

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

But by taking advantage of open source, agile software, and iterative development, lean startups can operate with much less waste. One that is powered by three drivers, each of which is a part of a major trend: The use of platforms enabled by open source and free software. What are the characteristics of a lean startup?

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Lean San Francisco Startup Continuous Deployment 168

Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Tim O’Reilly, Founder at O’Reilly Media and promoter of open source and Web 2.0 Consequently, the city has now built up a respectable pool of angel investors that have not only the cash, but also the scars, wits, and friends to lift you off. You have to pay attention to money, but it shouldn’t be about the money.”

Early Stage 48

Early Stage Austin Silicon Valley Texas 48

Genuine VC

JULY 19, 2010

Of course CapEx has been transformed into OpEx via changes in the tech infrastructure layer (open source, virtualization & cloud computing, offshoring, etc.). So when the best entrepreneurs need less capital to start their companies, they’ve historically turned to angels for their initial funding.

Seed Stage 175

Seed Stage Technical Review Dilution Offshore 175

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2019

Investors building their portfolio love to hear about multiple startups in one sitting, to select the best fit. Investors look at the people first anyway, so a strong team is good common ground. Most Angel investors I know have previously founded and run at least one startup. Products need not be tied to a given company.

Bandwidth 247

Bandwidth Portfolio Cofounder Angel Investor 247

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. First you’ll want to find a lead investor — someone many other investors will recognize and respect. This list of top angel investors is a good start.

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Social Media Startup Angel Investor RSS 80

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Gary Vaynerchuk: Personal branding master and creator of Wine Library TV, Gary Vaynerchuk is also an angel investor with an expanding portfolio of companies. Paige Craig: Adrenaline-junkie Paige Craig is a former marine and intelligence consultant who’s now a prolific angel investor and startup advisor based out of Los Angeles.

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Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 28, 2010

Angel-Backed Companies More Likely to Succeed, Says Harvard Study – [link]. Angel investors becoming more active in the Valley – [link]. Government releases open source code – [link]. Business Plan vs Business Model – [link]. Never Hire Job Hoppers. Very cool – U.S.

Social Media 91

Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

The Startup Lawyer

MARCH 8, 2010

The selected startups will get up to $25,000 in seed funding, intensive top-notch mentorship, and the opportunity to pitch to angel investors, venture capitalists and corporate dev teams at their biannual “Demo Day”. Technology: Web, SaaS, open source, data integration, middleware, etc.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Dallas Seed Capital Angel Investor 40

The Startup Lawyer

MARCH 8, 2010

The selected startups will get up to $25,000 in seed funding, intensive top-notch mentorship, and the opportunity to pitch to angel investors, venture capitalists and corporate dev teams at their biannual “Demo Day”. Technology: Web, SaaS, open source, data integration, middleware, etc.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Dallas Seed Capital Angel Investor 40

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. Lean startup.

Early Stage 253

Early Stage Finance Seed Stage Entrepreneur 253

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2017

Go for open source tools. One of the ways of doing that is by using the open source tools for the job. Most of the open source tools are available for free and have a good community support. The open source tools will save you lots of money which can be used in other jobs like marketing.

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Open Source Startup Cofounder Analytics 74

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

“3 Types of Angel Investors and How to Pick the Right One (or Two)&# - [link]. Nice work from Facebook on HipHop (open sourced today) – [link]. Legal Contracts for Graphic Designers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. The Value of Design to Startups - [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2012

Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars. No need to make the assumption that you will need a rich uncle or an angel investor for every idea you come up with. That wasn’t even possible a few years ago.

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Cost Burn Rate SEM Startup 255

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2011

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. Lean startup.

Early Stage 231

Early Stage Seed Stage Angel Investor Silicon Valley 231

The Equity Kicker

JULY 30, 2013

Angel investing has grown – wealth creation in the internet bubble massively increased the number of angel investors, particularly outside Silicon Valley. Startup costs have fallen – open source software and cloud computing have driven startup costs down by a factor of 10.

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Venture Capital Silicon Valley Early Stage Angel Investor 144

Scalable Startup

AUGUST 18, 2013

Drupal is also free open source software with functionality for every possible web application. Angel Investor Business Development Hiring Jobs PHP SaaS Scalability startup startup CEO Tom Nora venture Android Drupal early stage first revenue leadership scalability Silicon Valley software Software Development tom nora'

Software Developers 22

Software Developers Software Development PHP Silicon Valley 22

mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

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Equity 74

Equity Engineer Technical Review Social Media 74

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2017

Investors building their portfolio love to hear about multiple startups in one sitting, to select the best fit. Investors look at the people first anyway, so a strong team is good common ground. Most Angel investors I know have previously founded and run at least one startup. Products need not be tied to a given company.

Bandwidth 152

Bandwidth Portfolio Angel Investor API 152

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars. No need to make the assumption that you will need a rich uncle or an angel investor for every idea you come up with. That wasn’t even possible a few years ago.

Entrepreneur 235

Entrepreneur Burn Rate SEM Social Network 235

Gust

JULY 8, 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. Lean startup.

Early Stage 177

Early Stage Finance Seed Stage Entrepreneur 177

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Investors building their portfolio love to hear about multiple startups in one sitting, to select the best fit. Investors look at the people first anyway, so a strong team is good common ground. Most Angel investors I know have previously founded and run at least one startup. Products need not be tied to a given company.

Bandwidth 230

Bandwidth Entrepreneur Portfolio Angel Investor 230

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. Beijing Venture/Angel Ecosystem. While Beijing has VC’s and Angel investors happy to write a check there aren’t as many angels/VCs in China versus US per capita. In the U.S.

Silicon Valley 267

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 267

Feld Thoughts

MARCH 2, 2010

Then we’ll open source these and evangelize them across the startup world, at least in the US. If you are a VC or angel investor that supports this effort – same drill ( email me ). My goal will be to finish the day with a truly standardized set of seed documents that all of the firms agree to use.

Finance 133

Finance Term Sheet Angel Investor Early Stage 133