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10 Ways To Win In 2014: An Entrepreneurs’ Guide To A Successful Startup

YoungUpstarts

2014 will be a formative year for new business owners and early-stage entrepreneurs. Continuing into 2014, there will likely be a shift in the role of the investor into a more hands-on player in businesses. Nurture your network: they are an entrepreneurs’ biggest assets. by Melissa Thompson, CEO of TalkSession.

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How marketers can build thought leadership

The Next Web

Much like networking online today, it’s important to test different techniques to see what works best for you and what resonates well with others. Facilitate networking opportunities. Starting a networking event online or offline about your area of expertise can help better associate your personal brand with your niche.

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Launching FG Angels To Make Investments on AngelList

Feld Thoughts

This morning my partners at Foundry Group and I announced that we are going to make 50 seed investments of $50,000 each on AngelList between now and the end of 2014. Foundry Group ) can create the syndicate in the future, at which point we’ll move the activity over to there. When we learn, we’ll share what we learn.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

After living and traveling around Thailand in 2014 and with other travelers I was desperate to learn Thai. We want to leave an impact on the communities we operate in and the employees on our team, so we even offer them networking and internship opportunities. Thanks to Laura Spawn, Virtual Vocations ! #2- Photo Credit: Simon Bacher.

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Ending Our FG Angels Experiment

Feld Thoughts

After two years of a dedicated experiment, we’ve decided to stop making new investments via our FG Angels Syndicate. The Monday after AngelList announced their Syndicate product in September 2013 we decided to to jump in with both feet and start FG Angels. from our funds ($50k from us for each investment) through 2014.

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Let Me Count The Ways Entrepreneurs Fund Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Most metropolitan areas have groups of local high-net-worth individuals interested in supporting startups, and willing to syndicate amounts up to a million dollars for qualified startups. Use online platforms like Gust to find them, and local networking to find ones that relate to your industry and passion.

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Some Reflections on VC Investment Decisions

Both Sides of the Table

Of course these are great places to network with other investors, meet great entrepreneurs and keep your connections strong with senior execs at larger companies like Yahoo!, And we live in public so many people are able just to reach out. And there’s conferences. Oh, the conferences. Web Summit. Fortune Brainstorm.

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