mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

But a new angel fund is hoping that they’ll do the same in exchange for engineering talent. “Most of that money [from venture capitalists and angels] is used to build a product,&# explains Haig Kayserian, the CEO of Kayweb Angels. “Once that product is built, you will probably have given away a lot of equity.&#

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

Today we’re in a world where 10 accelerators are bombarding you with emails to meet their 10-15 companies. Seed investors are aplenty and of course they need downstream money to fuel their early-stage bets. Angels have been prolific for years now and they, too, rely on downstream money to cover their bets. I don’t.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

At Flow Capital, we use HubSpot’s sequences and workflows functions to automate a bulk of our emails and internal tasks. 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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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Massimo Sgrelli, Entrepreneur, angel investor, computer programmer, agrees with Eyal’s suggestion: The best way to attract Silicon Valley investors to your non-US startup is to split your operations keeping R&D in your own country, while moving business and marketing heads in the Valley (and potentially the founders too).

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Hunter Walker

AUGUST 11, 2014

DON’T tell other investors that “Hunter suggested” you reach out if I didn’t actually say you could use my name. DON’T expect me to write your pitch email for you. When I agree to make the intro, send me a new fresh email for each one you want me to forward.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

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Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

In my experience, venture investors are more focused on percentage ownership, which obviously requires a trade-off with the amount invested and valuation. I had a discussi on with another angel investor a few months ago and he was bragging about the deal he just struck that included a 3X participating liquidation preference.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

If your friends or family happen to be rich, the line blurs betweenthem and angel investors. At Viaweb we got our first $10,000 ofseed money from our friend Julian, but he was sufficiently richthat its hard to say whether he should be classified as a friendor angel. Angel Investors Angels are individual rich people.

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Professor VC

MARCH 12, 2015

It was a great product addressing a large market opportunity and was interested in seeing how the AngelList syndicate process worked. Due to confidentiality provisions, I can''t disclose details, but there are many very unhappy participants who invested through the syndicate. Syndicates can either be company led or investor led.

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Rob Go

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

This week, we helped organize an Angel Bootcamp where some of Boston’s most successful angel investors shared their experiences and lessons learned to a crowd of aspiring angels and entrepreneurs. The reason is that most seed syndicates have room for 5-10 angels or more, but only room for 1-3 funds.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

Touched by an Angel. I think the title of this post is a TV show, but fitting as there has been much debate in the venture community as to the whether angel investors are good or bad for entrepreneurs and VCs. What would the VC corollary to Touched by an Angel, be. Email This BlogThis! Thursday, January 17, 2008.

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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 20, 2015

Instead I want to comment on what a “10x Angel” looks like – the type of individual investor who delivers value to the startup in ways that are notably different than the average funder. One reason Satya and I thought we had Product Market Fit for starting Homebrew was behavior we saw as angel investors.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Frisco has become a hot spot in North Texas for venture capitalists, angel investors, startups, universities, pitch competitions and seed accelerators,” said Frisco Mayor Jeff Cheney. “In all Bay Area firms?—? Texas is hitting critical mass as a global startup hub.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

An excellent question to ponder as the school year begins, but the answer depends on whether you are looking for a plumber or an angel investor. According to the Center for Venture Research at UNH , there are over 260,000 angel investors. These angels invested $17.6 Email This BlogThis! Steve Bennet.

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Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

There are definitely some lessons in the story for entrepreneurs and angel investors, but before discussing, I thought Id share a bit about the early financing history for iControl. Series B and the $5M Series A , there were angels writing checks with many less 0s. Email This BlogThis! Stay tuned. Steve Bennet.

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Tim Keane

APRIL 12, 2006

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. « "What Makes an Attractive Angel Investment" | Main. | Ten questions the entrepreneur should ask the (prospective) investor. Signup for email updates. Enter your Email.

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