Up and Running

JULY 29, 2019

Angel investors often focus on local markets, specific industries, and affinities such as college or university alumni. Your search should include looking for angel groups related to the college or university from which you graduated; your town, or state; and the industry you’re in. . Use web search.

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Kiwi inventory forecasting software StockTrim achieved international sales in the UK, Australia and US immediately after launching in 2017. Ice Angels chair Michael Murphy liked what StockTrim were doing and was happy to become chair of StockTrim’s board of directors and become one of the first investors. “He

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

One excellent way to do this (with a good bit of help from the experts), is to create a draft business plan using LivePlan from Palo Alto Software. This includes a private investor message forum for each VC or angel group with which you are engaged, that is devoted just to your company.

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Up and Running

JULY 6, 2016

To explain the difference, let’s take me as an example: I’m a software entrepreneur, and, in recent years, a member of an angel investment group. I looked to scientists in the group to evaluate technology when we invested in molecular chemistry that can ease the pain of chemotherapy.

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Tim Keane

DECEMBER 14, 2009

  He is a partner in a pretty much exclusively software seed stage fund, Y Combinator that you can read more about.     We worked all day building market strategies for customers while we tried to embody our expertise on software that would expand the company's reach.    Good angel groups, too. 

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 19, 2020

Mobile and web software apps may cost even less. Perhaps because of their focus on building a large portfolio, or their competitiveness, these angels sometimes accept valuations that cause later friction while moving to VCs, or even other angel groups. The cost of entry for tech startups continues to go down.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

A deep dive into the Foundry Group investment philosophy including an interesting discussion of their investing Themes. “… our lens is: Internet Software Companies anywhere in the U.S. If you are outside internet software we are not going to invest. National Venture Capital Group endorsed it. Some Angel groups endorse it.

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Technical Review Venture Capital Silicon Valley Software Review 288

Gust

APRIL 23, 2014

That’s likely why SWIFT, the international banking consortium, this year named Gust the world’s most innovative financial technology startup, and why the US software industry has awarded Gust the CODiE for Best Collaboration Solution for two years in a row. original post can be found on Quora @ [link] *.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

I’m a software guy so I’m sure there are cases where building isn’t feasible. Professional angel associations – This one is the source of much controversy. Some angel groups have a reputation for slow decision making processes and not enough value add. But for most businesses it is.

Silicon Valley 291

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

My suggestion is to get some of the angel groups – notorious for slow decision-making and hat passing – and pool their money into a small fund structure of say $5-10 million. Ability To Attract a Pool of Engineers – We know that SF is Mecca for software engineers.

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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. Sebastian Soler recently launched Knowledge.vc , which uses software and machine learning to enhance deal sourcing and diligence for VC firms. Private Equity Software and Services Directory.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2014

Mobile and web software apps may cost even less. Perhaps because of their focus on building a large portfolio, or their competitiveness, these angels sometimes accept valuations that cause later friction while moving to VCs, or even other angel groups. The cost of entry for tech startups continues to go down.

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SiliconHills

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Microsoft buys Austin-based XOXCO, a software product design and development studio known for its conversational artificial intelligence and bot development. million in 2015 from “Bloomberg Beta, True Ventures, a small angel group called […]. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The company raised $1.5

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Austin Artificial Inteligence Angel Groups Conversion 54

Austin Startup

MARCH 19, 2017

Indeed.com said that Austin is the best place for a software engineer to get a job where his paycheck goes the farthest compared to the cost of living. The Central Texas Angel Network is one of the most active angel groups in North America. for the second year in a row.

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Up and Running

MARCH 18, 2010

So this post is my opinion only, not to be taken as expression of the angel group. My own business, for example, Palo Alto Software, wouldn’t have met this condition back in the beginning when it might have been able to absorb angel investment. This rules out a lot of good business.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

Vanessa Dawson, Integris Software C.E.O, If you’re newer to angel investing, angel groups are a great avenue to build your understanding and confidence as an investor. Join your peers to discuss these topics, make connections, and exchange ideas about the future of angel investing. What gives?

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View from Seed

MARCH 16, 2016

I’ll discuss the latter in a second, but first, the increase in investors… A number of super-angels and angel groups institutionalized in the past year, creating a broader set of seed-stage funds, like Converge Venture Partners. A handful of industry-focused funds have also burst onto the scene.

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Boston Early Stage Artificial Inteligence Semantic 215

Steve Blank

APRIL 7, 2011

Venture Capital ; met with the local hardware/software venture capital firm. You see it in the existing angel groups and VC’s. Getting a few experienced super-angels and/or VC’s seeding 5-10 Lean Startup deals here a year, with a couple of Cleantech/energy deals as well, could kickstart the culture. Not My Problem.

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Michigan Silicon Valley Venture Capital Incubator 307

David Teten

MARCH 8, 2013

How to make the most out of angel group participation. Latest trends in angel investing and where the industry is headed. INTRO BY: Dan Rosen, Partner at Commerce Ventures & Learning Officer at HBS Angels. How to assess opportunities (idea, team, valuation). How to source great deals.

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Up and Running

MARCH 9, 2012

But there’s another way we’re unique, and that’s our abundance of business plan competitions and angel investment groups. ” In the last five years, angel groups in Oregon have funded 35 companies to the tun of $17.5 So what do you think?

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Business Plan Oregon Angel Groups Silicon Valley 61

Up and Running

MAY 11, 2011

Tweet Having just completed my spring business plan season — three big business plan contests and our angel group investment — I think it’s a good time to poke some holes in several damaging and far-too-common myths about startups. We didn’t have enough monetary rope to hang ourselves with. About the Author.

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Oregon Angel Groups Cofounder Business Plan 121

Up and Running

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Scalable infrastructure, software tools, subscription services, to name a few, are scalable. I’ve seen this same phenomenon in the angel group. If you sell products it’s easy to imagine gearing up to make a whole lot more of them if sales grow. A product business is scalable.

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Valuation Oregon Burn Rate Angel Groups 136

Up and Running

MAY 12, 2015

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. Tim advises checking out Gust, which lists regional and local angel groups.

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Up and Running

JUNE 25, 2014

Angels and equity: there are businesses and angel funds out there in various parts of the U.S. I think that the team from Palo Alto Software, I think I saw some partners that are in this area that just focus on that early stage business. and even international that are organized and are looking for new opportunities.

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Up and Running

MAY 14, 2010

For more on that, click here for Our Angel Group Chooses to Invest in Healthy Natural Organic Intimacy Products on my main blog today. Software and web applications, which is where my experience is, aren’t winning the competitions. It’s interesting to me that I’m seeing a trend emerging.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2022

This is perhaps the most widely-used source of information on angel investor groups across the world, run by the “Father of Angel Investing in New York,” David Rose. This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. Angel Capital Association (ACA).

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North America Accredited Investor Angel Investor Angel Groups 337

Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

We recently had Tim Berry, Palo Alto Software founder and business planning expert, present our Bplans audience with his latest advice on lean business planning. 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. This is Sabrina.

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Lean Business Plan Video Software Review 60

ReadWriteStart

MAY 6, 2011

Then Abinasha Karana from Bangalore, India, presented 10screens , a product for translating software use cases into robust specs. The pitch was very difficult to understand and needs a tremendous amount of work still, but, conceivably, the product could be a useful one for business analysts to define software specifications.

India 115

India Vertical Entrepreneur Connecticut 115

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

A major angel group uses Influitive , an advocate management tool, to track, activate and motivate their members. Investors are also mining for leads such sources as: – product crowdfunding sites ( Indiegogo *); – tech communities ( Producthunt ); – angel group platforms ( Gust ); – expert networks (e.g.,

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

Run in packs and learn from the group (but keep an independent mind). There are a lot of options to expand your deal sourcing, like AngelList, syndicates, angel groups, etc. Find people who you think are great and don’t be worried about following their signal. Talk to people and get their POV. I’m not that dogmatic here.

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Technical Review Angel Investor Software Review Silicon Valley 120

View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

Run in packs and learn from the group (but keep an independent mind). There are a lot of options to expand your deal sourcing, like AngelList, syndicates, angel groups, etc. Find people who you think are great and don’t be worried about following their signal. Talk to people and get their POV. I’m not that dogmatic here.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Angel Investor Software Review Silicon Valley 120

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

As a globally focused LP in early stage VC funds, we at Blue Future Partners have observed a growing trend of firms investing substantially in software tools, whether developing proprietary solutions or adopting off the shelf tools. But what tools are they using themselves to automate their own processes?

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

This is perhaps the most widely-used source of information on angel investor groups across the world, run by the “Father of Angel Investing in New York,” David Rose. This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. Angel Capital Association (ACA).

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Angel Investor North America Accredited Investor Angel Groups 241

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

According to a recent interview with Founding Partner Andrew Oved, Reformation invests in SaaS (vertical and application software) and consumer product businesses that have achieved $1M-$5M in annualized revenue, while operating capital efficiently. 20% initial ownership. He writes periodically at teten.com. .

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Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

This is perhaps the most widely-used source of information on Angel investor groups across the world, run by the “Father of Angel Investing in New York,” David Rose. This software platform is used by most local Angel organizations for managing deal flow. Angel Capital Association (ACA).

North America 289

North America Rhode Island Accredited Investor Angel Investor 289

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2017

This is perhaps the most widely-used source of information on angel investor groups across the world, run by the “Father of Angel Investing in New York,” David Rose. This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. Angel Capital Association (ACA).

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Angel Investor North America Accredited Investor Angel Groups 167

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2013

This is perhaps the most widely-used source of information on Angel investor groups across the world, run by the “Father of Angel Investing in New York,” David Rose. This software platform is used by most local Angel organizations for managing deal flow. Angel Capital Association (ACA).

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