Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2021

By definition, angels are accredited investors, who invest their own money for a percentage of the business. Angels need to see a proven business model, with a working prototype and preferably a real customer or two. Look to grants and strategic partners for seed funding.

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Kodorra

JANUARY 4, 2019

Blockchain companies generally achieve liquidity by listing their tokens on these exchanges and what better than to do that by partnering with an exchange at first outset. By piggy-backing the project on a cryptocurrency exchange. The larger the exchange the higher fees are expected.

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Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

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. Other factors (great early customer feedback). Marketing/Sales/Partners.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

HBSANY members are required to be accredited investors (per SEC regulations) and are expected to agree to the terms of the HBSANY Membership Agreement. You will be able to meet privately with these companies later in the evening. This evening is exclusively for members of the HBS Angels of Greater New York.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

Money from these sources is relatively easy to come by, and most often comes with no strings as to oversight by a formal board composed of these investors and management. Strategic investors validate a business, by their presence creating the very value they pay for with increased price per share purchased.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2013

In this case you need a partner who has deep domain knowledge and a track record of building businesses. Maybe friends and family will give you money with no plan, but Angel investors expect a real plan. It won’t help your case or your workload to do an email blast and follow-up with all eight million accredited investors in the US.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 22, 2019

Investment firms are staffed with analysts, partners, and others to ensure deals are soundly vetted. Investor Involvement. Venture capitalists act as limited partners, providing help to build successful companies in a market they have deemed has potential. Understanding the differences is vital to making the right choice.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

By definition, angels are accredited investors, who invest their own money for a percentage of the business. Angels need to see a proven business model, with a working prototype and preferably a real customer or two. Look to grants and strategic partners for seed funding.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

There are three maindisadvantages: you mix together your business and personal life;they will probably not be as well connected as angels or venturefirms; and they may not be accredited investors, which couldcomplicate your life later. The regulatory burden is much lower if a companys shareholdersare all accredited investors.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

composed of these investors and management. However, most often, these funds are solicited by a well-meaning entrepreneur from investors who are not qualified as accredited investors under the law (currently requiring a proved income of $200,000 a year or $1 million in net worth for an individual investor).

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2011

That means your entire life must be an open book, 100% of the reference checks we do on you (including ones we find on our own) must come back positive, and we need to see that you’ve treated former investors, employees, partners and customers with impeccable fairness. David: Being an entrepreneur is tough. Really, really tough.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 14, 2013

If you aren’t ready to get investors yet, then you have to find other ways to survive. The best way to survive is to have customers paying you. There’s a couple places you can find other investors: Your customers. Often times your customers/users have money to invest or have been running companies that have raised money.

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Startup Company Lawyer

MAY 26, 2012

Securities sold pursuant to the crowdfunding provisions are not transferable by the purchaser for one-year from the date of purchase, unless the securities are transferred to the issuer, an accredited investor, in a registered offering, or to family of the purchaser. Requirements on Intermediaries. Requirements for Issuers.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 20, 2010

Money from these sources is relatively easy to come by, and most often comes with no strings as to oversight by a formal board composed of these investors and management. Strategic investors validate a business, by their presence creating the very value they pay for with increased price per share purchased.

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thestartuplawyer.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Your Business Partner Closer,&# was a reformatted version of a blog post titled “Keep Your Startup Co-Founder Closer&# which appeared in Ryan Roberts PC’s blog for startups and entrepreneurs, The Startup [.] He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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