Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
The answer is still the same, but I have learned over the years that there is an etiquette to this process, just like there is for social networking. If you can meet the SEC “accredited investor” criteria ($1M net worth or $200K annual income), this is a great way to be seen by potential investors as peers before you need money.
Gust
FEBRUARY 22, 2014
A quick look at the really nice sites developed in just a few months by companies like CircleUp, FundersClub, Bolstr, Seedrs, et al will show you that the base technical challenge of creating a marketplace/social network is not particularly difficult.
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Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 10, 2019
The answer is still the same, but I have learned over the years that there is an etiquette to this process, just like there is for social networking. If you can meet the SEC “accredited investor” criteria ($1M net worth or $200K annual income), this is a great way to be seen by potential investors as peers before you need money.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 28, 2013
The answer is still the same, but I have learned over the years that there is an etiquette to this process, just like there is for social networking. If you can meet the SEC “accredited investor” criteria ($1M net worth or $200K annual income), this is a great way to be seen by potential investors as peers before you need money.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 25, 2016
The answer is still the same, but I have learned over the years that there is an etiquette to this process, just like there is for social networking. If you can meet the SEC “accredited investor” criteria ($1M net worth or $200K annual income), this is a great way to be seen by potential investors as peers before you need money.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 27, 2012
I have learned over the years that there is an etiquette to this process, just like there is for social networking. There are other networks that also work, depending on where you are in the world, like Ryze, Plaxo, and Facebook, but setting up an account on MySpace probably won’t help you. Join a local investment group.
Gust
SEPTEMBER 27, 2014
Investor profiles on the platform are created by the investors themselves, and tell you exactly who the group’s leaders are, and what they are looking for. There’s no use banging your head against a VC’s door with a social network venture if they only invest in biotech companies.
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