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Valuations 101: Scorecard Valuation Methodology

Gust

Furthermore, angel groups frequently syndicate (co-invest) with neighboring angel organizations in an effort to help fill round of investment for local companies and assist members in diversifying their portfolios with investments in nearby regions. Good product and intellectual property are important, but the quality of the team is key.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

Little did I know that the simple and cathartic act of writing would lead me to become not only an author of several more books, but also a nationally syndicated radio host and patient safety speaker and trainer. That is what we’re all about at KISSPatent, making intellectual property seamless and effortless for our clients to obtain.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

The reports showcase raw data, analytics, visualizations, and benchmarking statistics on the company from dozens of sources, including team, intellectual property, technology, product, financial, banking, marketing, customer, risk, valuation, and investment information.”.

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The investment that didn’t happen

K9 Ventures

I helped introduce the company to various angels and lead the effort to form a syndicate for their fund-raising round. In August/September 2009, the founders and I agreed to work together to raise a round of financing for the company. We pulled together about $600K of commitments and interest, for a $500K-target financing round.

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Ten questions the entrepreneur should ask the (prospective) investor

Tim Keane

What are their expectations for intellectual property-protectable businesses? If the investors ideal size is smaller than your need, you ought to ask about syndication. If they don’t like to syndicate, or don’t have a track record of doing it, you will want to consider your options. past round one. past round one.

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

The University of Texas System is the third most innovative university in the world , behind only the University of California system and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in intellectual property patents. all Bay Area firms?—? Texas is hitting critical mass as a global startup hub.

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How to Fund a Startup

www.paulgraham.com

Some angel investors join together in syndicates. Due diligence is the corporateequivalent of a background check: the purpose is to uncover anyhidden bombs that might sink the company later, like serious designflaws in the product, pending lawsuits against the company,intellectual property issues, and so on.