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Willamette Angel Conference Invests More than $450K

Up and Running

Yesterday’s Willamette Angel Conference (WAC) 2013 event invested more than $465,000 in four Oregon startups, highlighted by more than $250,000 in Portland-based Sonivate , which has developed a fingertip-mounted ultrasound probe that enables imaging while leaving both hands free to do work with simultaneous tactile feedback. .

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Early-stage Regional Venture Funds–part 2 of 3 of Bigger in Bend

Steve Blank

Dino Vendetti a VC at Bay Partners, moved up to Bend, Oregon on a mission to engineer Bend into a regional technology cluster. Part 1: Bend, Oregon Ecosystem and Entrepreneurs. Success depends on finding startups that have identified acute customer pains in large markets where conditions are ripe for a new entrant.

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5 Things I Look when Investing in a Startup

Gust

Since this is my inaugural post here, I decided it would fit the occasion to list the five things I value most in an startup investment proposal. Startup experience. I want to see people on the team who have been through a startup. I want somebody who knows what it feels like to work in a startup. Respect for the exit.

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5 Tips to Becoming a More Customer Centric Organization

Both Sides of the Table

This is part of my ongoing posts on Startup Advice. I know that this all seems obvious now with the movements started by Steven Blank ( Four Steps of Epiphany ) with the whole Customer Development processes / Lean Startup movements also popularized by people like Eric Ries. Many startups today don’t do these kinds of sessions.

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How to Write a Business Plan for an Outpatient Medical Practice

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If you’ve never written a business plan before, Bplans also offers a library of sample medical business plans that you can review or even download to use as a model. Financial summary: Explain your business model, startup costs, revenues, and liabilities to the company. Encourage your patients to review you online, too.

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3 Things I Look for in Angel Investing

Up and Running

I’m actively reviewing more than three dozen submissions as a member of the Willamette Angel Conference. Our group is reviewing companies and will award a six-figure investment in May at an event held May 13 in Eugene, Oregon, my home town. Management experienced in startups. This rules out a lot of good business.

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Jeff Bezos on Why You Should Have a Plan

Up and Running

Develop the plan, start moving, review and revise often. Tim Berry is the founder of Palo Alto Software, a co-founder of Borland International, and a recognized expert in business planning. He has an MBA from Stanford and degrees with honors from the University of Oregon and the University of Notre Dame. Keep it flexible.

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