This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 5, 2012

VCs opened up through the use of social media, and people like Jason Calacanis, regardless of what you think of his personality, actively campaigned against the toll takers on the road to capital. Angel groups started dropping their application fees or making them minimal. Things changed. Open is better for both sides.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Annual Deal Pipeline for Selected VCs and Angel Investor Groups. Angel groups using Gust. MCM Capital ( case study ) is a rare example of a lower middle-market private equity fund with a proactive social media strategy. Take advantage of social media and emerging platforms such as AngelList.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2015

In all cases, due diligence is recommended on every potential investor and angel group before spending money you don’t have, looking for money you need. As they say, you only get one chance to make a great first impression, so don’t pitch to a key angel group or venture capital team for practice.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The goal is to intelligently structure the information collected and combine it with additional information scraped from the web and social media. Some early stage investors mine data from crowdfunding sites, angel group platforms, and product launch lists to identify investment opportunities.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

One way is with early adopters who will champion your startup on social media. He’s formed multiple venture capital funds, founded angel groups, and is an angel investor. How to market your company as an investment. There are millions of potential crowd-funders out there; the challenge is to get their attention.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

A major angel group used Influitive , an advocate management tool, to track, activate and motivate their members. Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. Some VCs are using automated tools to assess companies’ stacks, e.g., Builtwith provides insights into how a website was built. .

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 5, 2014

She had been running social media part time for a smaller fund and had built up a following with her own tech newsletter. Christina Bechhold didn''t forget that--and so she co-founded her own angel group. Yesterday, Amrit Richmond announced her new employment at RRE as Director of Community & Platform.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

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 ”.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 1, 2013

This week, I spoke to one of the longest running and most active angel groups in the country, the New York Angels. Luckily for all of us, including the New York Angels themselves, the ecosystem has bloomed. An angel belonging to a group could find more dealflow. 2) A Platform for Visibility.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Leverage your social media network. Local angel groups are becoming more active with smaller levels of funding for emerging businesses. For those few small business owners seeking new funding, Joanna Krotz offers some non-traditional alternatives in her article at Business on Main : Tap community banks.

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Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

She is regularly invited to participate as a judge for business plan competitions, as well as speak on topics including entrepreneurship, angel investing, social media, and authentic self promotion. I’m also very available on Twitter and social media. There is a lot of funding out there.

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Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

Having said that, if you are, what I see in our group is the lean business plan is initially in the background, it’s your screenplay for your movie. It’s your plan that you go to as you develop summary and pitch, and most important, I see a hundred pitches a year because I do judging for some other angel groups and so on.

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