Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Here are eight key insights that will help you find a productive match: Angels want equity ownership, not causes. By definition, angels are accredited investors, who invest their own money for a percentage of the business. Every investor likes to see opportunities that are large, with double-digit growth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2016

These are all accredited investors who risk their own money. As an active angel investor myself, I understand how the process works, and I see the disappointment in the eyes of entrepreneurs who approach angel groups for funding and often get turned away for not being timely or prepared in the minds of potential investors.

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Angel Investor Intellectual Property Accredited Investor Angel Groups 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2021

Here are eight key insights that will help you find a productive match: Angels want equity ownership, not causes. By definition, angels are accredited investors, who invest their own money for a percentage of the business. Every investor likes to see opportunities that are large, with double-digit growth.

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Search Accredited Investor Angel Investor Venture Capital 317

Gust

JULY 19, 2012

1) Non-equity, creative project crowdfunding portals, which are currently allowed and are not subject to legislation under the JOBS Act. I think that Kickstarter has clearly taken the lead here, with Indiegogo being the fast follower, and many others doing decent business in specialized industries or geographic regions.

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Accredited Investor SEC Equity Early Stage 144

Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

In April 2012, Congress passed the JOBS Act , which authorizes equity crowdfunding and liberalizes some requirements regarding the issuance of securities by privately held companies. Now all eyes are on the SEC as it adopts regulations to implement the new law with the hope that it won’t get tied up in red tape. Intellectual Property.

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Silicon Valley San Francisco Intellectual Property Accredited Investor 187

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Many entrepreneurs seems to be convinced that the “crowd” of regular people using the Internet will somehow solve their startup funding needs, when they sense a lack of interest from accredited investors. But safely seeking equity investments from the crowd via the Jobs Act of 2012 is problematic and has still not been defined.

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Non-disclosure Agreement Intellectual Property Accredited Investor Equity 254

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

A systems-wide approach to operationalize diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the startup ecosystem is required and must be built from the ground by communities of color with the support and investment of all. Opportunity Hub is one of those communities forging the path towards true diversity, equity and inclusion.

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