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Founders: Learning should be your top 2013 New Year’s resolution

The Next Web

Learn how to raise capital from angel investors and venture capitalists (and how to decide who you should target). Learn to Develop an iPhone or iPad App in 4 Weeks. A step-by-step guide for aspiring developers with no coding or Objective-C experience. Become a Web Developer from Scratch!

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What’s the Difference Between a Small Business Venture and a Startup?

Up and Running

When I hear the word ‘startup’, my mind immediately begins playing a reel of a bunch of twenty-something year old web developers, huddled together in a retro office somewhere in the SF Bay Area. “Startups looking for angel investors or venture capital (VC) absolutely need an exit strategy because investors require it.

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The Austin Startup Diversity and Inclusion Pledge

Austin Startup

I envision a website that would allow companies and investors to learn about the pledge, publically take the pledge, and find resources to help support their commitment to the pledge. This is similar to something we did at Austin Ventures to encourage startups to make a donation to the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Central Texas.

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Angels Rush in Where VC Fear to Tread

Up and Running

About three years ago I attended a Web 2.0 conference at which a couple of professional venture capitalists and a couple of successful angel investors talked about trends. This was before the great recession, but in the middle of the explosion of web apps and social media. Trends were broken.

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Talent Diversity: Why hiring freelancers is paramount to the creative industry

Transformify

When a client asks us to produce a branded video, web film, or create an application or design for their business, we hire the necessary talent for that specific gig. For instance, a freelance motion graphic artist might be hired to work on a web film for a new car company client. About the author.

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Twitter Link Roundup #37 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Seven Must-See Web Design Videos and Presentations – [link]. Color Inspiration: Awesome Red Websites – [link]. 50 Examples of Black in Web Design – Black is Beautiful! 50+ Ultimate Useful Cheat Sheets for Web Developers and Designers – [link]. 40 Amazing Web Apps for Freelancers – [link].

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Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding

mashable.com

View more jobs » Len Williams Angels, super-angels, venture capitalists and micro-VCs - they all have their advantages and disadvantages. A lot of companies used angel investors money to get off the ground and subsequently turned to VCs for following rounds. Companies like GrowPublic, Inc.