Gust

JANUARY 15, 2014

Boy, do I wish there was a magical Gmail extension to let me manage my startup deals! Gust (the company I founded) is the online platform used by over 45,000 accredited angel investors and VCs, from over 1,000 angel groups and venture funds, in 74 countries, to manage their startup deals.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 21, 2014

Continuing into 2014, there will likely be a shift in the role of the investor into a more hands-on player in businesses. More non-professional investors will become angel investors and entrepreneurs will benefit from their domain expertise. Or at least learn to manage those fears. Don’t fear Goliath.

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Agile VC

DECEMBER 19, 2013

It’s been awhile since we worked together on a daily basis so a lot was just general catch up, but one of the primary reasons for our chat was that this person was starting to become a more active angel investor and was just looking for feedback. ” But as an angel one can overweight this factor.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

The depressed economy has dampened the angel community’s appetite, making the identification of the trophy investor more important than ever. Professional angel investing takes time, knowledge, skills and resources. For an angel investor, it’s a buyer’s market. Business wisdom.

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Growthink Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

It enables merchants to sell their products anywhere by syndicating goods to multiple marketplaces. Additional investors included Edgestone Capital Ventures and Extreme Venture Partners, as well as angel investors Peter Thiel, Seymour Schulich, Roger Martin and Joe Sigelman. Ixtens ( [link] ) raised $4.6

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Gust

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

There are surprisingly few such conferences, for the very good reason that there are actually relatively few such people (venture capitalists and ‘professional’ angel investors) to attend them! But that said, here are the biggest (i.e., “only” events of their type): Business Angels. Both Angels and VCs.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Geoff worked with Greg at Madrona for a decade and is one of the most prolific and successful angel investors in the Pacific Northwest. PSL was announced today and GeekWire’s conference and there’s an extremely comprehensive post explaining how it works at Top Seattle investors raise $12.5M

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

He is a serial entrepreneur, internationally syndicated columnist, angel investor, public speaker and author of the best-selling book Never Get a “Real&# Job: How To Dump Your Boss, Build a Business and Not Go Broke. They need to be able to communicate as a peer to engineers and management. All Rights Reserved.

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VC Adventure

MARCH 17, 2016

While there’s a lot of seed stage investing going on in Colorado and other markets, there are some clear challenges to how many angel investors are approaching the market. Angel investors need to do a better job aligning their outcomes with that of the companies in which they invest and the ecosystems they support.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Today, TechStars announced that they’ve raised $24 million from a broad syndicate of investors to fund an additional $100,000 for every TechStars company going forward. One of the principles of TechStars has been to be as inclusive as possible for the VC and angel investors in the communities in which we run programs.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

I told my friend that I felt that in 2014 too many new VCs feel the pressure to chase deals, to be a part of syndicates with other brand names and to pounce on top of every startup whose numbers are trending up quickly. If your favorite angel investor is sending you what looks like a form email it likely is. I don’t.

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Hippoland

MAY 15, 2016

On the flip side, through the rise of syndicates, angels are now more akin to VCs. They can write much bigger checks through essentially a band of angels coming together on a deal. I round up a whole bunch of my rich friends to back this syndicate. In this capacity as an angel investor, I can invest however I want.

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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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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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Rob Go

JANUARY 27, 2014

Often early rounds included angel investors, and these usually fell into two categories. Almost all the founders we back have seed and series A syndicates that look like this. These syndicates have a manageable number of people on the cap table, and each person there is known and is there for a reason.

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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. What does it take to be an Angel Investor?

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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?—? Austin Ventures.

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Gust

OCTOBER 29, 2014

That’s why one of the best options for you today is to join a local angel investor group, where you will work collegially with 25-250 other investors to hear pitches from companies, do your due diligence homework, and then—if you are interested—pool your money with the others to make meaningful investments.

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VC Adventure

AUGUST 10, 2010

With that pre-amble, let me describe the story of Trada – a company that helps businesses more effectively manage their search marketing campaigns via its marketplace through which paid search experts work collaboratively and competitively to maximize the effectiveness of Trada customers search marketing campaigns.

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Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Individual accredited investors in typical angel deals put personal capital at risk for an equity share of growth-oriented, start-up companies. These angel investors generally invest $25,000 to $100,000 in a round totaling $250,000 to $1,000,000. A local network of angels is critical to achieving a diversified portfolio.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. 1) Manage the firm . This is harder than it sounds.

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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 What does it take to be an Angel Investor?

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

When youhear people talking about a successful angel investor, theyre notsaying "He got a 4x liquidation preference." Mechanics Angel investors often syndicate deals, which means they join togetherto invest on the same terms. Dont feel like you have to join a syndicate, though. VCs can be fast followers.

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Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

And this is a company that has managed to get an A+ list of investors and is executing very well. 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. What does it take to be an Angel Investor?

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David Teten

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Since I became an institutional investor, my #1 learning is: this is a highly unusual and somewhat baffling industry. Asset management also shows the traditional earmarks of an industry ripe for disruption — most obviously, unhappy customers and extremely profitable incumbents.

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www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

Imean more that conflicts with investors are particularly nasty.Competitors punch you in the jaw, but investors have you by theballs. And if trouble withinvestors is one of the biggest threats to a startup, managing themis one of the most important skills founders need to learn. Angel Investors Angels are individual rich people.

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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. Angels and Advisors. Investor Relationships.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

MARCH 18, 2023

You can use money from your savings, angel investors or crowdfunding platforms. They may help with product development, market research, or even setting up a management team. They may help hire management, serve on the board that makes decisions for the business and grow relationships between the startup and other investors.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Annual Deal Pipeline for Selected VCs and Angel Investor Groups. Acquirer/ Investor. Angel groups using Gust. As data about public companies and private companies becomes increasingly searchable, investors can more sharply target their outreach. The median VC reviews 87 opportunities before making 1 investment.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Managing employees and tasks remotely can be a recipe for disaster when you’re building a nascent operation. For example, angel funding is more prevalent in the United States than in Europe. Also make sure to research which type of investors fit your business. BonitaSoft has offices in France, the U.S. All Rights Reserved.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

Not literally, but one big surprise to me was that in the 40 odd investor meetings I had, I managed to open the deck probably only 5-10 times. Jeff Clavier, Seed stage investor in 90+ consumer internet startups, said: We all have a different approach to non Silicon Valley opportunities. Simplify, practice.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Joshua Baer is the co-founder and CEO of Otherinbox , a prolific angel investor and the director of Capital Factory , Austin’s seed-stage incubator. I use a service like Tout to manage my email templates for quickly replies. Look for Your Lead Investor. This list of top angel investors is a good start.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 14, 2015

The first release is underwhelming, but they iterate aggressively, with feedback and support from some of their angel investors. One of their angel investors, who happens to be a VC firm, decides to invest another $500,000 in the company. and the investors, who put up $1m in a convertible note, get 0.1%.

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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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Up and Running

AUGUST 4, 2015

The guest list that Channer has managed to compile is impressive and expansive, and a lot of successful individuals have lent their knowledge and experiences to this podcast. See Also 11 Angel Investor Blogs You Should Be Reading. Listen in, and let us know your favorite in the comments below! Dorm Room Tycoon.

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A Crowded Space

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

And yes, AngelList syndicates are trying to kill VC firms. Freelance labor marketplaces don’t have middle layers of managers and other support staff, they have independent contractors rather than employees, and they don’t have the cost of office space and supplies. Contently is killing off some marketing firms. .

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

Welcome to the Lost Decade (for Entrepreneurs, IPO’s and VC’s) - Steve Blank , July 15, 2010 If you take funding from a venture capital firm or angel investor and want to build a large, enduring company (rather than sell it to the highest bidder), this isn’t the decade to do it. The process is called mass syndication, or a party round.

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