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Find an Angel Investor, Without Going Through Hell

Startup Professionals Musings

It won’t help your case or your workload to do an email blast and follow-up with 60,000 members around the world. The reach is very broad, however, with 30 branches worldwide covering over 80 countries in Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia and Australasia, and over 120,000 members worldwide.

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[Interview] Benjamin Yee of EMERGE App

YoungUpstarts

Aggressive expansion plans will no doubt see Ben explore off-the-beaten-track towns in Europe and South America in the near future. Secondly, I get a flood of emails, chats and messages from customers and prospects every day. His software is used by over 1,000 users in 40 countries spread over 5 continents.

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Flocks of Angels, and All You Need is One

Startup Professionals Musings

The reach is very broad, however, with 30 branches worldwide covering over 50 countries in Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia and Australasia, and over 60,000 members worldwide. It won’t help your case or your workload to do an email blast and follow-up with 60,000 members around the world.

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What To Know About Accepting International Payments

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This is also charged by Canada, China, India, Africa and the majority of South America. If email addresses or physical addresses look strange, and for example, they’re to freight companies or PO Boxes, you may have to look into it. There are different tax considerations to keep in mind if you want to sell abroad.

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My Commencement Speech?—?Life at Your Crossroads

Both Sides of the Table

His father, my grandfather, ended up in South America after fleeing Jewish oppression in Romania. If I never emailed anybody back after our meeting I can tell you something that would shock you. You can’t get mad if people don’t return your emails or calls. My dad was an immigrant from Colombia. My grandfather.

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Reflections of America this July 4th

Both Sides of the Table

Still, I’m proud to live in America. My dad’s from South America if you’re interested. He left in his early twenties to come to America for his med-school residency. He traveled throughout South America on a donkey selling tools and cutlery until he met my grandmother in Columbia. No need to email me.

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Conference streaming, sponsors, discounted tickets

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blog comments powered by Disqus Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe via email Blog Archive ▼ 2010 (48) ► October (3) Case Study: Rapid iteration with hardware The Lean Startup Bundle Stop lying on stage ► September (4) Good enough never is (or is it?) And, dont forget, full ticket scholarships are also available from IMVU.