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How to Raise Startup Funding from Unlikely Angel Investors

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Look for community supporters and ask around about space. Capitalization Table and Shareholder Roster. The more other-focused you are, the more people will realize you are not an automaton, but an interconnected part of their community. Use the power of social proof in your favor. First, get a venue and a time.

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On the Road to Recap:

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While not obvious on the surface, there has been a fundamental sea-change in the investment community that has made the incremental Unicorn investment a substantially more dangerous and complicated practice. And there are also modern examples of investors beating the founders and employees out the door.

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