Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2020

As an angel investor, I see plenty of startups focusing on building an innovative product, but I’m looking for the few who are also leading with an exponential growth strategy, to put them in the category of the next Amazon or Google. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 04/29/2020.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2020

As I was watching the investor show, Shark Tank , on TV the other night, I was struck by how quickly and how extensively the sharks focused on the background and character of the entrepreneurs, compared to time spent evaluating their products. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 05/06/2020.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 26, 2024

Before Day One Ventures began in 2018, Masha was an angel investor and founder of M&A PR Studio and served as the vice president of communications at Acronis and head of communications at Runa Capital. With venture capital funding, leaders have the resources they need to tell their stories and connect with the people they can help.

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Transformify

MARCH 4, 2020

Although Wirecard has denied all claims, an independent auditor, KPMG, has been assigned and the findings are expected to be disclosed in April 2020. From an investor’s point of view, the acquisition of Hermes iTickets in 2015 is a clear red flag. At the time, the company reached out only to existing investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 22, 2020

As an angel investor, I often hear from young entrepreneurs who have invented a shiny solution, without really focusing first on the need or the opportunity. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 06/08/2020. We are more prepared to focus on life-changing entrepreneurship.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2020

As an angel investor in startups, I’m a believer that smart investors invest more in you as the entrepreneur than the next billion dollar solution you are pitching. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 07/16/2020. I urge you to take a hard look now at how you come across to peers and people in business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2020

In my experience as an angel investor, it was an accepted axiom that we invested in people, even more than the product. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 04/13/2020. Your productivity can be severely compromised by lack of balance, making you ineffective in managing key tasks and people around you.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2021

At Upfront we often talk about these as “shots on goal” (a fitting soccer analogy given the EURO 2020 tournament is on right now). When you’ve been playing the game a bit longer or when you have responsibilities at the fund level you start thinking more about “portfolio construction.”

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VC Cafe

APRIL 28, 2021

The sum is equivalent to the combined annual revenue of Snap and Twitter for 2020. Donations/pledges – Patreon, the early mover of creator monetisation tools, raised $155M on a $4 billion valuation in April 2021 , tripling the valuation from a previous round in Sept 2020. Billion in 2020.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 16, 2023

At a glance Founder: Sally Metelerkamp Business: Lived Founded: 2020 HQ: Otago Can you tell us a bit about your business? Lived is currently in a funding round, featuring top-tier investors such as Airtree Ventures and Folklore Ventures, along with a notable ensemble of angel investors.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The 2020 crisis has hit every field of industries, but a superior entrepreneur knows that problems create opportunities. Another benefit of launching your business now is that thousands of qualified and trustworthy employees have lost their jobs or are being relinquished by their firms due to the business crisis in 2020.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 15, 2017

Therefore, it makes perfect sense to develop relationships with seed investors, venture capitalists, angel investors, private investing firms, and even banks, depending on your business goals and growth capacity. Get a mentor. “A Let’s take a look at a few interesting statistics : There are projected to be 15.7

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

The great-grandson of Hermogenes Lopez had a long history as an executive and angel investor prior to taking on the leadership role at Hawkers. Hawkers corporate partners include PayPal, PlayStation, Ford, the Los Angeles Lakers and Mercedes Benz. A Shining Future for Sunglasses Brand Hawkers.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 7, 2010

But the right funding strategy for her is $900,000-$1 million, potentially from angel investors or small funds. Well, it turns out that with about $900,000 and 12 months, Siobhan can get to paying customers. She has been toying with raising $350,000, $2 million, so on and so forth. We will work on that with her. Trendy Loot.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2020

As an angel investor, you can bet I wasn’t convinced he would ever start his next proposal. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 06/27/2020. Plan to learn from what doesn’t work, but never give up. Before you know it, you too will become the real entrepreneur and influencer that you always wanted to be.

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David Teten

JUNE 1, 2012

I will be speaking at two more conferences in June: the NYC Landmark Venture Forum – Digital Media 2020 on June 13 th and CCG Marcum MicroCap Conference on June 20 th. The Landmark Venture Forum is hosted by Landmark Angels , an angel investor group, and will feature 12 promising emerging companies in the digital media space.

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Version One Ventures

APRIL 6, 2021

Despite the obvious challenges, we ended 2020 on a strong note and, so far, our portfolio family has been riding a huge momentum wave. contribution was made by various VCs and prominent angel investors to the Nexus Mutual foundation. Opyn raised $6.7M in Series A funding led by Paradigm. A strategic $2.7M

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Transformify

JULY 23, 2018

When speaking of startups’ funding, most founders first consider VC or Angel Investor funding. To boost innovation and SME sector growth, the EU Commission has launched the SME Instrument of the Horizon 2020 program – the largest non-dilutive fund in the world. However, it is not necessarily the only option.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Pre-seed rounds accounted for 14% of all seed stage deals in 2023, up from just 5% in 2020 according to Pitchbook data and I predict it will be even higher in 2024. While the answers are somewhat semantic, the pre-seed funding round is making a comeback in 2024 startup financing.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 28, 2020

our startups are getting funded by angel investors and we’ve attracted many new Dallas investors in our fund. and we expect that number to grow significantly in 2020. 40 of the 120 startups that joined the Capital Factory Accelerator in 2019 came from Dallas?—?that’s The money is flowing in Dallas too?—?our

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Up and Running

MAY 16, 2016

The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) predicts that two-thirds of nurses in Canada will be working in the community by 2020, compared to 30 percent in 2006. percent from 2014 to 2020. The most traditional routes are bank loans, small business loans, or angel investors. Financing and cash flow.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

The great-grandson of Hermogenes Lopez had a long history as an executive and angel investor prior to taking on the leadership role at Hawkers. Hawkers corporate partners include PayPal, PlayStation, Ford, the Los Angeles Lakers and Mercedes Benz. A Shining Future for Sunglasses Brand Hawkers.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Last year, we had 200+ companies and 17,000+ registered crawlers, and we’re expecting to have even more participation in 2020. On March 13th, prepare to tour the latest and greatest of Austin’s startup community. atxstartupcrawl 2019 is officially here & hotter than ever. Fast pass your way around lines at Mega and Host Stops.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

AUGUST 26, 2021

million new business applications were submitted in 2020 alone. For instance, you can explore crowdfunding campaigns and angel investors as reliable funding sources for your new business. Starting your own company is undoubtedly worth considering if you have the right entrepreneurial ideas.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

trillion in 2020. In 2019 and 2020, we saw hundreds of millions of dollars in non-dilutive funding go to Texas startups, most of which had never worked with the government before. According to Pitchbook , Texas had more than 550 deals reported in 2020 and $4.66 Texas exported more than California and New York combined in 2019.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Salon H Monday, March 12 How Smart Venture Money Isn’t Smart But You Can Be with Mass Challenge Texas Director Mike Millard Research shows most venture funds under perform relevant public market indicies, yet the diversification strategies practiced in the public markets can enhance the risk-adjusted returns for investors in early stage companies.

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Hunter Walker

AUGUST 26, 2022

AM: Angel investing was our collective gateway to building Coalition. We were all at different points in that journey, and in early 2020, we started investing together with pooled scout capital from Thrive Capital. What type of opportunities are you most interested in?

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Transformify

JANUARY 7, 2020

Lilia Stoyanov is CEO and angel investor at Transformify. A fintech and digital transformation expert, she is also a professor at Zigurat Business School and expert evaluator Horizon 2020 at the European Commission. There is no other way we would be able to work with them if we weren't a remote team. About the author.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 14, 2010

But you have, perhaps, heard less specific discussions on what angel investors are looking for. Well, some angel investors are looking for exactly the same thing as what VCs are looking for. In other words, these are angels looking for billion dollar opportunities as well. Photo by emsago.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 3, 2011

The company has bootstrapped using services, a philosophy we espouse heavily in 1M/1M, and has simultaneously gathered a group of angel investors who are supporting it through the next phase. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Discuss.

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Transformify

AUGUST 5, 2019

Lilia Stoyanov is CEO and angel investor at Transformify. A fintech and digital transformation expert, she is also a professor at Zigurat Business School and expert evaluator Horizon 2020 at the European Commission. About the author. About Transformify.

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Transformify

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

Lilia Stoyanov is CEO and angel investor at Transformify. A fintech and digital transformation expert, she is also a professor at Zigurat Business School and expert evaluator Horizon 2020 at the European Commission. About the author. About Transformify.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 6, 2011

In fact, I think it is a great curriculum for certain angel investors too, especially those who are starting out, including angel groups that are just formed. What a great product - truly an excellent value for entrepreneurs. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I'd like to hear from venture capitalists, angel investors, incubators, and accelerators on this topic. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant, writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy , is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020. Discuss.

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Transformify

JULY 29, 2019

Lilia Stoyanov is CEO and angel investor at Transformify. A fintech and digital transformation expert, she is also a professor at Zigurat Business School and expert evaluator Horizon 2020 at the European Commission. About the author. About Transformify.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 29, 2020

With that said, Israeli Venture Capital funding broke a new record in Q3 2020, according to an IVC report. In the first 3 quarters of 2020, Israeli startups raised $7.5 In the first 3 quarters of 2020, Israeli startups raised $7.5 Q3 2020 venture funding in Israel broke new records ( source ). Silver linings.

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Transformify

JULY 16, 2019

Lilia Stoyanov is CEO and angel investor at Transformify. A fintech and digital transformation expert, she is also a professor at Zigurat Business School and expert evaluator Horizon 2020 at the European Commission. Our executive team is well-balanced too and everyone has the same career advancement opportunities.

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