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The 10x Angel. The 0x Angel.

Hunter Walker

You can reference check angels just like you would VCs or employees. If you just need the money, stick unknown angels in an AngelList Syndicate so they have more limited information rights. Or when an exciting A Round may “dilute” them (no, you own less of something much bigger. Avoid these folks.

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ProfessorVC: Touched by an Angel

Professor VC

One of my comments was that we would likely see more institutionalization of angel groups and syndication of deals among groups. There needs to be enough equity to go around for founders, early investors, later investors, and employees. Email This BlogThis! My facebook can beat up your facebook. See you next time. Steve Bennet.

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

In 2019 and 2020, we saw hundreds of millions of dollars in non-dilutive funding go to Texas startups, most of which had never worked with the government before. In 2020, the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund awarded $5M of non-dilutive capital to exceptional black founders and 8 Texas founders took a big chunk of it.

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How to Fund a Startup

www.paulgraham.com

The reason is that employees are investors too—oftheir time—and they want just as much to be able to cash out. Ifyour competitors offer employees stock options that might make themrich, while you make it clear you plan to stay private, yourcompetitors will get the best people. In Boston thebiggest is the CommonAngels.