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Accelerators And Seed Deal Flow

Haystack

It feels like a tsunami of deal flow , and for me, I’ve outlined how I pay attention to inbound flow in terms of what gets priority. And one of the sources of that flow are the new accelerators (I’m lumping incubators, accelerators, etc. ” And, surely, it “can” work.

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Find an Angel Investor, Without Going Through Hell

Startup Professionals Musings

It won’t help your case or your workload to do an email blast and follow-up with 60,000 members around the world. This is perhaps the most reliable source of information on angel investor groups across the world, and the software is used by most of the other angel organizations mentioned below for deal flow. Keiretsu Forum.

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Why Email May Be Draining Your Company’s Productivity

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve taken to saying, “Email is our personal to-do list that anybody adds to – whether they know us or not.” about their marathon 4-hour sessions to get to zero inbox or somebody else claiming email bankruptcy ( definition if you don’t know it already ). I have taken to limiting my outbound email.

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

Gust

To begin with, it is important to understand some basic facts about the world of entrepreneurial finance: There are many more entrepreneurs than there are investors, with the result that only one company out of every 400 that seeks venture funding actually receives it. One of the primary ones is the referral source.

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How To Respond To A Cold Call Email From An Associate At A Big VC Firm

Feld Thoughts

They end up on the calling (now emailing) lists for a bunch of VC firms who have an outbound deal flow program. These emails ofter appear immediately after a large financing is announced. The first email that you get looks something like this. It’s always hard as an entrepreneur not to pitch your company.

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Flocks of Angels, and All You Need is One

Startup Professionals Musings

As an entrepreneur, simply enter your location online, and it will list the angel and VC organizations near you. As a member of the selection committee on one of these local organizations, I use Angelsoft on the investor side to review business plans, deal flow, and help orchestrate presenters at monthly meetings of the local organization.

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Why Female Founder Office Hours is So Important

Both Sides of the Table

The idea is simple enough: several female VC partners at top funds will hold 1-hour meetings with 40 promising female entrepreneurs looking to get advice on their business and pitch in a friendly, non-judgmental, safe environment. I think these deals are less exciting than the ones you proactive seek out. My response was swift, “No!

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