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How does someone get a meeting with angel investor David S. Rose?

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and upload both your presentation (the version that doesn’t need you to come along with it), and a short (very short), elevator pitch video. Invested Interests Power Pitches angel investor business David Rose entrepreneur meeting pitch startup' But the good thing is that this is where you can call in some reinforcements.

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How important is a video pitch to investors for an early stage start-up?

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If you are going around personally to talk to potential high net worth investor to whom you have an introduction, you probably don’t need a video. On the other hand, if your initial contact with a potential investor is online, then (at least in the US, although I assume elsewhere as well) a video can be very helpful.

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Challenges and Rewards for Angel Investors

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High net worth individuals become angel investors for a number of reasons, but the opportunity to work with entrepreneurs and provide guidance to founders is typically high on the list. In this video, angel investor Chenoa Farnsworth explains why, interestingly, both the biggest Read more >.

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Investors Don’t Know What They Want

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angel investors are hardly a diverse group. I strongly recommend a quick tour of the ‘ what investors want ‘ collection of videos on this site. You’ll find 22 very short videos taken from interviews of some very thoughtful, successful, and influential investors.

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What are the most valuable recommendations in order to raise money from VCs connected via Gust?

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Browse through the many hundreds of video answers to startup questions that we’ve filmed from the world’s leading VCs and angels. Luminaries contributing to the Gust video library include Dave McClure , David Hornik , Esther Dyson , Howard L Morgan , Josh Kopelman , Mark Suster and many others.

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The Startups Weekend Phenomenon and Angel Investors

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They had some good ideas, good pictures, a prototype or two, some good video … and an entertaining event. . I’m posting this here for two audiences: angel investors and founders (including would-be and wanna-be founders) of startups. .

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The World of Gust

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When we originally conceived of a single platform tying together the world’s entrepreneurs, angel investors, venture capitalists and supporting organizations , it quickly became apparent that the biggest challenge had nothing to do with technology.