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How to Raise Startup Funding from Unlikely Angel Investors

Up and Running

million people qualify as accredited investors. If companies get funded at all, it’s likely to be from an angel, and an angel who is not part of an investment group. ” Yes, the JOBS Act (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) is exciting, and it will bring a lot more potential investors into the marketplace.

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Forget Presidential Politics: Here’s How We Create Jobs — And How You Can Help

Gust

As I write this, days after the 2012 presidential election, I’m probably not alone in feeling relieved that the political jeering and soapboxing that reached a feverish pitch during the seemingly endless campaign season has finally subsided. Intellectual Property.

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10 Tests of Your Modern Entrepreneur Lingo Savvy

Startup Professionals Musings

See how many you have personally experienced already, or are currently mentioned in your business plan: Crowd-sourcing equity. Sites like KickStarter have for years offered rewards and pre-sales for crowd investments, but real equity won’t be legalized until sometime this year for people other than accredited investors.

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Tips for Success via Business Crowdfunding

Hearpreneur

We generate fully-surveyed and verified Investor and Reservation leads, for both accredited and non-accredited investors. But just wanting to raise and offering your opportunity to investors isn’t enough to guarantee a successful campaign. What does the future of equity crowdfunding look like?

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

Both Sides of the Table

Nevertheless, if you share too much in your funding process or meet too many VCs expect a certain amount of your ideas to spread around the startup community. What are the three most important lessons investors could pass along to first-time entrepreneurs raising money? Following several completed advertising campaigns, Ad.ly

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On Going Public: SPACs, Direct Listings, Public Offerings, and Access to Private Markets

Ben's Blog

There currently exists an information vacuum which encourages certain investors to promote misleading information and inaccurate data that can drive a company’s stock price down while hiding the true source and financial interest behind those efforts. Amend the Accredited Investor definition to expand its ranks.

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5 Priorities Before You Bypass Professional Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

He starts out by outlining five reality checks for the uninitiated who are too quick to jump in with both feet: Community building has to happen before collecting cash. Startups need to build a large passionate group of fans before the campaign. Don’t expect to run a crowdfunding campaign in your free time.