Gust

OCTOBER 29, 2014

” If we’re talking about the US and you are NOT at the Accredited level ($1 million in investable assets, or $200,000 annual income), then for the moment you are actually not allowed to invest in privately held startups (emerging public companies, of course, you can buy on the stock market like everyone else.).

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A Crowded Space

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

And yes, AngelList syndicates are trying to kill VC firms. There is a huge number of startups trying to disrupt the traditional “firm” structure. However, in many new marketplaces, there is a much higher degree of vetting and curation of the suppliers, and therefore the company is guaranteeing the quality.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Legendary venture investor and General Partner at Austin Ventures John Thornton told us, “Social content has tremendous potential to drive a new level of consumer engagement on media, entertainment and retail properties – but the market needs a startup with expertise in both social and enterprise tech in order turn the promise into reality.

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entrepreMusings

JANUARY 30, 2011

Interestingly, a company called Mass Relevance (Austin Startup blog post) , recently launched and funded here in Austin, seems to me to be trying to separate signal from noise based on one of the executives answers to a question in the blog post: Q: Only a small fraction of social status messages (like tweets) get viewed.

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