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Valuation Methods 101

Gust

This is the first of a six part series on different methods used by angel investors to arrive at pre-money startup valuations. Dave Berkus is a founding member of the Tech Coast Angels in Southern California, a lecturer and educator. He has invested in more than 70 startup ventures.

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A Guide to Using Authority & Social Proof in Fund Raising

Both Sides of the Table

“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. . So how does this apply to you?

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Zachary Bogue And Matt Ocko Launch Data Collective, An Early Stage Fund For Big Data Startups

techcrunch.com

Zachary Bogue And Matt Ocko Launch Data Collective, An Early Stage Fund For Big Data Startups. Zachary Bogue And Matt Ocko Launch Data Collective, An Early Stage Fund For Big Data Startups. After four years of living in New York and attending courses at New York University, she returned to Los Angeles in. Enterprise. Headphones.

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What’s the Real Deal with AngelList?

Both Sides of the Table

Babak Nivi is one of the most understated, helpful & important people on the entrepreneur / startup scene in NorCal. What he (along with Naval) started with AngelList is also a very important transformation to the communications between first-time entrepreneurs & angels. What about “angel&# investors?

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Caveat Emptor – look out Seed Investors for the $0 return startup.

Scalable Startup

By most measures, we are in crazy times right now in the tech startup world. Unsophisticated investors, which means family, friends, co-workers, etc. I remember being asked in a startup panel I was on by the moderator “What do you think of the Series A crunch?” Look out for this trend, put your wallet away.