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HOW TO: Hire the Perfect CTO

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He is a serial entrepreneur, internationally syndicated columnist, angel investor, public speaker and author of the best-selling book Never Get a “Real&# Job: How To Dump Your Boss, Build a Business and Not Go Broke. May 7, 2011 03:24:52 Reply 0 Flag this comment LarryN1 Follow A good profile for most if not all hires.

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The Importance of Robust Angel Ecosystems

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The overall trend around angel investing is a pretty interesting one. I’ve talked about this trend before – specifically the acceleration of angel investing in 2011-2014. Angel investors need to do a better job aligning their outcomes with that of the companies in which they invest and the ecosystems they support.

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Objective Logistics & Keeping Things in Perspective ? AGILEVC

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December 5, 2011. NextView’s most recent investment was announced last week , and we’re excited to be investors in Objective Logistics. seed round from NextView, Atlas Venture, and Google Ventures, and angel investors. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

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Final Close: The Story Behind NextView's Own Fundraise ? AGILEVC

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We’re thrilled to have among our limited partners a select group of individuals from the startup ecosystem as well as several large institutional investors (including a university endowment, a corporate pension fund, and a multi-family office). © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. What’s Your Favorite Future?

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ProfessorVC: Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's

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In my experience, venture investors are more focused on percentage ownership, which obviously requires a trade-off with the amount invested and valuation. I had a discussi on with another angel investor a few months ago and he was bragging about the deal he just struck that included a 3X participating liquidation preference.

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ProfessorVC: Touched by an Angel

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Touched by an Angel. I think the title of this post is a TV show, but fitting as there has been much debate in the venture community as to the whether angel investors are good or bad for entrepreneurs and VCs. What would the VC corollary to Touched by an Angel, be. ► 2011. (7). Card Counting for Investors.

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Valuations 101: Scorecard Valuation Methodology

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Individual accredited investors in typical angel deals put personal capital at risk for an equity share of growth-oriented, start-up companies. These angel investors generally invest $25,000 to $100,000 in a round totaling $250,000 to $1,000,000. A local network of angels is critical to achieving a diversified portfolio.

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