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How to Find and Close Angel Investors from a Standing Start

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Whether an entrepreneur is raising a smaller (pre-)seed round entirely from individuals or she has a seed-stage or larger VC firm involved in (leading) the seed syndicate, it’s somewhere between necessary and optimal to have multiple individual angel investors involved. First and foremost, angels can provide capital.

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Understanding Different Types of Angel Investors

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We at NextView Ventures invest exclusively in a startup’s seed-stage round , meaning that many if not most of our deals are made alongside individual angel investors. These angels, however, come in many different shapes and sizes. It can also help founders better approach angels in the first place. The Super Angel.

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Announcing NextView Operator Guilds

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Prior to joining Oscar she was involved in building products at many e-commerce startups in NYC in industries ranging from food delivery to leisure activity ticketing. He has over 10 years experience in growth and product management and has built data-driven product teams from the ground up at multiple successful startups.

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Second Startups: Why Founders Often Struggle to Find Their Second Act

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In either case, sometimes solving other people’s problems (as a team member, advisor, angel investor, etc.) The post Second Startups: Why Founders Often Struggle to Find Their Second Act appeared first on NextView Ventures. ends up being way more illuminating than whiteboarding and doing cursory research into different sectors.

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When Should Startup Founders Discuss Valuation with Seed VCs?

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As the seed-stage startup fundraise process has received more transparency in recent years, ranging from published advice on how to raise seed capital to increased availability through AngelList, Funders Club, and various accelerator programs, I’ve noticed another trend emerging. Lower-Than-Market Value.

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Announcing NextView’s Entrepreneur Advisors: Part 1

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These individuals have all graciously agreed to continue their prior commitments to NextView-backed startups and entrepreneurs. . Thus, we can all work in concert within the broader startup ecosystem. In some cases , the advisors’ companies form business relationships with startups NextView is vetting.

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NextView’s Greatest Hits

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Free Template for Great Startup Pitch Decks, Direct from VCs. All investors will pass at some price, but it’s more likely that an investor will stretch on price once they are emotionally bought-in on an investment vs. up front in the beginning.” ’ like all startups have to, but also “why invest now?'”