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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

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When it comes to founders, Texas has jewelry mogul, Kendra Scott; Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban of Shark Tank; Whitney Wolfe Herd of Bumble; video game developer, John Carmack; Vista Equity Partners Founder, Robert Smith; Michael Dell of Dell Technologies; and now Elon Musk of SpaceX and Tesla! all Bay Area firms?—?

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How to Fund a Startup

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Some angel investors join together in syndicates. It costs you a little more equity, but being able to play the two firms off each other (as well as ask one if the other is being out of line) is invaluable. 3 ]If "near you" doesnt mean the Bay Area, Boston, or Seattle,consider moving. In Boston thebiggest is the CommonAngels.