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Angels Rush in Where VC Fear to Tread

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About three years ago I attended a Web 2.0 conference at which a couple of professional venture capitalists and a couple of successful angel investors talked about trends. This was before the great recession, but in the middle of the explosion of web apps and social media.

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9 Tips for Raising Startup Funds on AngelList

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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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Startup Investor Makes a Deal: Engineers for Equity

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4 Considerations for Expanding Your Startup to International Markets

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For example, angel funding is more prevalent in the United States than in Europe. Also make sure to research which type of investors fit your business. In other words, angel investors and early stage venture capital (VC) firms will have different expectations than late stage VC firms. All Rights Reserved. startupcto

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HOW TO: Hire the Perfect CTO

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Why Launching a Startup Is More Expensive Than You Think

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