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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

A major angel group used Influitive , an advocate management tool, to track, activate and motivate their members. Meyler Capital is taking the analytical rigor of modern internet marketing and applying it to fund marketing. to motivate their angel community to support their startups. 2) Raise capital. Pitchbot.vc

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Boston Tech: 2016 Update

View from Seed

How about Jana , which brings internet access to the developing world and boasts 30 million global users? On the early-stage side, this includes groups like Assemble , founded by Michael Skok, John Pearce, and C.A. Webb, as well as security-focused TenEleven , co-founded by Mark Hatfield. Want hardcore futuristic technology?

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Feb. 28, Stamford, CT: HBS Event on Angel Investing 101 – Best Practices

David Teten

How to make the most out of angel group participation. How to collaborate effectively with other angel groups. We will also discuss the latest trends in angel investing and where the industry is headed next. For a preview of the discussion, see “ Introduction to Angel Investing ”. Robert Dahl.

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Why Co-Founders Are a Startup's Biggest Liability | The Startup Lawyer

thestartuplawyer.com

He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. You can start by examining every aspect of the co-founder relationship. And for the love of high-speed internet and all things Web 2.0,

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Where to Get Feedback on Your Business Pitch

Up and Running

Drawing on advice from our own Tim Berry, founder of Palo Alto Software and Josh Cochrane, our VP of Product Development, I’ve broken down a few of the different options for entrepreneurs looking for feedback on their pitch. The three who agreed to do it had some semblance of a relationship with the founders beforehand.

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How Universities Can Help Students and Alumni Work in the Tech Industry

David Teten

For example, Yale could launch a center focused on applying political science thinking to the governance of major internet businesses (e.g., It would be ideal if Yale built a similar tool which allowed students to filter for companies with a) quality teams, b) >10 employees, c) backed by a credible VC, and d) (optional) a Yale cofounder.

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Austin, Meet Dallas

Austin Startup

The Institute includes a co-working space and accelerator (the Blackstone LaunchPad at UT Dallas), an incubator, a training group, a seed fund, and much more — all working together under the unifying, umbrella theme of entrepreneurship. I’m also executive director of the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

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