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How to Find and Close Angel Investors from a Standing Start

View from Seed

Whether an entrepreneur is raising a smaller (pre-)seed round entirely from individuals or she has a seed-stage or larger VC firm involved in (leading) the seed syndicate, it’s somewhere between necessary and optimal to have multiple individual angel investors involved. First and foremost, angels can provide capital.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

We also wanted to avoid any potential brand confusion with words such as New York City, Metro, Gotham, etc. Additionally, not limiting ourselves to a New York-linked name allowed us the eventual freedom to produce in other cities without having to qualify ourselves. Thanks to Nick Leffler, WPHubSite !

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The NextView Ventures Manifesto

View from Seed

We are also seeing more investors try to be a part of syndicated A rounds for companies that are raising $5M or more and are really not what most would consider “seed” stage. We have offices in New York and Boston, are quite active in the SF Bay area and see significant activity from the diaspora to and from these human capital centers.

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Just Starting Up: 15 Bloggers You Should Read

Early Growth Financial Services

But being an entrepreneur can be daunting. Fortunately, there are lots of great online resources for first time (or serial) entrepreneurs. Gene Marks Gene is the leading expert on small businesses, with an active readership across multiple syndication platforms. If you’re looking to start a business, there’s no better time.

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Where are the Deals? How VCs Identify the Next Generation of Startups

David Teten

The Geography of Successful and Unsuccessful Venture Capital Expansion ” that the best performing VC funds are based in the major venture centers (Silicon Valley, Boston, and the New York area), but their best investments are outside of those geographies. They’re the entrepreneurs on the cutting edge of their respective disciplines.

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The Texas Startup Manifesto

Austin Startup

By connecting Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and the rest of the state into a Texas S tartup Megatropolis we can unlock billions of dollars in capital and unleash thousands of diverse entrepreneurs. This number will double by the end of 2018 as we invite new mentors from Dallas, Houston and San Antonio.

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LinkedIn Explores What It Takes To Be an Entrepreneur [INFOGRAPHIC]

mashable.com

It mined the data of its more than 115 million users to understand the background of entrepreneurs. SEE ALSO: The Interconnected World of Tech Companies [INFOGRAPHIC] What companies are responsible for the most entrepreneurs? Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco.