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Angel Funding Advice

Both Sides of the Table

I recently wrote a post on angel financing covering the topic of convertible notes but I realized I was thinking about the issue more from investor perspective and a very narrow topic of how to price the round. This post is for those who want to raise angel money. Market validation – This one is optional but important.

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[U.S.] Small Businesses Look To Hire In The Next Six Months: Pepperdine

YoungUpstarts

The findings come from the initial results of a survey of 7,502 small privately-held businesses with revenues of less than US$5 million dollars by the Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Project with the cooperation of Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. were successful. “If Positions In Demand. Also, 83.0%

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Answers to the 5 Most Common Angel Investor Questions

Growthink Blog

When several private investors form an organization to collective fund ventures, they are known as an "angel investor group." The act of providing the financial backing is known as "angel investing." The amount of angel financing is significant. Where can I find angel investors for my company?

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Startup Strategy Roundtable: Top 10 Tech Trends To Watch

ReadWriteStart

My key advice to him was to focus on acquiring customers, and getting a thorough positioning exercise done based on segmentation, competitive analysis and market sizing to identify a segment where competition is less active and the product is particularly effective. Bhupendra's questions were largely around competition. GotProduce.com.

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Startup Capital: Feast or Famine?

Gust

According to the Center for Venture Research, The Angel Investor Market in 2010 was about $20 billion and funded about 60,000 companies, with about one-third of that capital committed to seed/startup stage companies. Total angel funding in 2010 was up somewhat, but has ranged from $15 to $20 billion for several years.

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Crowdfunding Sites Offer 5 Hidden Benefits

Growthink Blog

Market Research Pre-selling your product is incredible market research. If people buy it, then your marketing message is on target and there is a real need for your product or service. If people don't buy it, then maybe a market doesn't exist, or you need to adjust your marketing message or target market.

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How to Find the Perfect Startup Job: Part I "Start with 'When'"

Genuine VC

Much of the VC blogosphere commentary about startups covers venture and angel financing with advice focused on company founders. The biggest mistake I see is people going to Series A or B funded startup because they perceive it as “safe” with VC backing, but the only thing *temporarily* derisked is financing.

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