YoungUpstarts

MAY 9, 2014

There are many helpful resources for budding entrepreneurs and small business owners and my first recommendation is to start with the U.S. As an entrepreneur I’ve found the below platforms extremely helpful, and best of all, they’re free. Hootsuite is a great resource for the budding entrepreneur or new business.

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View from Seed

JULY 8, 2020

Although many of these investors aim to actively help the company, the dynamics of the syndicate combined with the entrepreneurs’ preference result in a situation where there isn’t a regular assembling for a formal meeting. Seed stage companies can be led by a founder; scaling companies require a CEO.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Our syndicate, which we are going to max out at $450,000, is currently right at $300,000 after one week. Geir Freysson, founder of Five Hundred Plus , did a super cool visualization of some of the top syndicates and how the participants in the syndicate relate to each other. . We are humbled by all the support and interest.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 21, 2014

2014 will be a formative year for new business owners and early-stage entrepreneurs. For those would-be entrepreneurs debating the startup leap? More non-professional investors will become angel investors and entrepreneurs will benefit from their domain expertise. by Melissa Thompson, CEO of TalkSession. Don’t fear Goliath.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 6, 2016

How to make corporate innovation work and drive success in startups were the topics of discussion with the guests on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show. As an entrepreneur, and later as an investor, I came to see sometimes, by associations, and sometimes very directly, what a good team can do. Evangelos : Yes.

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Genuine VC

JULY 10, 2012

There are essentially two distinct basic strategies for startup entrepreneurs to raise a seed round of capital: Subscription approach – An entrepreneur sets a structure (usually a convertible note) and recruits individual angel investors who subscribe to the round, all without a term-driving lead investor.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Little did I know that the simple and cathartic act of writing would lead me to become not only an author of several more books, but also a nationally syndicated radio host and patient safety speaker and trainer. The post 28 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names appeared first on Hearpreneur.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Most entrepreneurs have found by now one or more of the many popular crowdfunding sites , and have the name and contact information for at least one of the big venture capital firms. Each has met legal securities minimums for net worth and professionalism, to reduce the risk to entrepreneurs. Most share expertise as well as money.

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 5, 2016

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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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2024

Hey there, budding entrepreneurs! Image Credit: Nick Chong / Unsplash Navigating the Startup Investment Maze Many entrepreneurs like yourself often find themselves a bit daunted by the range of investment options available. Entrepreneurs also encounter the intricacies of terms and valuation. Come out triumphant in the end.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

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. As the venture capital industry has evolved, more and more seed investors are passing on traditionally “seed stage” startups because there isn’t enough traction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2018

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” If you have the urge to be an entrepreneur, I encourage you to think seriously about each of these, before you zero-in on one or two, and get totally discouraged if those don’t work for you.

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Hunter Walker

APRIL 10, 2014

But he’s raised the largest syndicate on AngelList , turning himself effectively into a one-man fund for, if not the masses, at least the 270 people who have already committed nearly $3.4m AngelList syndicate has surprised some people, you’ve been angel investing for quite a while, right? penchina#syndicate.

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David Teten

JULY 12, 2017

Although EquityZen is primarily an online marketplace for secondary shares in private companies, they also offer syndicated primary investments. This is primarily an advantage for the underlying investor in the company, not the VC leading the syndicate. . Market Insight. Alpha pursues a similar model. Cross-posted on PEHub.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 12, 2014

. — Teaching students to think like entrepreneurs not accountants. We wanted to teach our students how to think like entrepreneurs not accountants. Sharks, in turn, argued with one another and even attempted to form syndication in one instance. The semester concluded with pizza and ice cream.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2023

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” If you have the urge to be an entrepreneur, I encourage you to think seriously about each of these, before you zero-in on one or two, and get totally discouraged if those don’t work for you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2020

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” If you have the urge to be an entrepreneur, I encourage you to think seriously about each of these, before you zero-in on one or two, and get totally discouraged if those don’t work for you.

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Equity Small Business Administration SBA Syndicate 436

Agile VC

DECEMBER 13, 2011

One of the hardest things for me as a VC remains telling entrepreneurs I like and respect that we’re passing on their investment round. I often tell these entrepreneurs that I genuinely hope they prove us wrong, and are wildly successful with their startup. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

OCTOBER 21, 2013

He was part of a team that came third in a competition to create a new product, pitch it and even find customers for it, … Read the rest of this entry » The post Creating And Pitching A Product At Startup Weekend, Investing In Startups Via Angel List, And How To Gain Exposure For A New Project appeared first on Entrepreneurs-Journey.com.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2021

Most entrepreneurs have found by now one or more of the many popular crowdfunding sites , and have the name and contact information for at least one of the big venture capital firms. Each has met legal securities minimums for net worth and professionalism, to reduce the risk to entrepreneurs. Most share expertise as well as money.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 25, 2015

Take a look at the founding syndicates of each: Masstor Sytems (5/1979). Quantum Corporation (6/1980). What is striking about these syndicates is that nobody had any meaningful capital, which forced syndication and cooperation. Some were Silicon Valley early stage companies, such as Apple, Quantum, and Masstor Systems.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2014

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” If you have the urge to be an entrepreneur, I encourage you to think seriously about each of these, before you zero-in on one or two, and get totally discouraged if those don’t work for you.

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Entrepreneur Startup Equity Small Business Administration 283

View from Seed

AUGUST 13, 2014

Doing so can help entrepreneurs not only secure funding in general but better recognize the pros and cons of taking money from certain types of individuals. They will have the ability to “see” the opportunity that the startup is going after unlike anyone else — aside from the entrepreneur — because they inherently get the space.

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View from Seed

MAY 3, 2022

The company has recruited a network of tens of thousands of small online resellers, frequently individual stay-at-home entrepreneurs, onto its platform. Flyp’s workflow automation capabilities and AI-driven inventory matching system empower these entrepreneurs to develop and scale their at-home reseller businesses.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 16, 2014

Whether you’re an entrepreneur, small business owner, or you just have an idea for an app, you’re first course of action should be to determine whether or not there is market demand for your app, and you can do this through your own primary research with little to no cost incurred save for the effort you devote to educating yourself.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 10, 2014

Founder and CEO of Appsbar, Scott Hirsch, is a noted entrepreneur and expert in mobile marketing. Scott pioneered many of the most utilized concepts in online media including opt-in data collection, email to postal data appending, affiliate marketing, web syndication, internet reality shows and internet pay per view.

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Mobile Application Development Syndicate Syndication 160

Agile VC

JANUARY 4, 2012

All of us at NextView are psyched to support the company into it’s next phases of growth along with the rest of the investor syndicate. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC. GrabCAD continues to grow like a weed with over 70,000 mechanical engineers who have downloaded CAD models from the community over 1.2

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2020

As a long-time advisor to entrepreneurs, and a former angel myself, I still find startups confused about the definition of an angel investor, and how and when to attract one. Typically, individual investments will be less than $100K, but a group of angels may syndicate multiples. Thus they don’t live or fly above the clouds.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Since the 90s, Toronto-based entrepreneur Eldon Mascoll has been making his mark in the media industry, working in areas that include television production, film, marketing and advertising. We sat down with Eldon Mascoll to get his insight on becoming a successful entrepreneur and what guidance he can provide other aspiring entrepreneurs.

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Media Los Angeles Artificial Inteligence New York City 104

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

I rarely talk to any startup entrepreneur or VC who doesn’t feel it and somehow long for simpler times despite the benefits we all enjoy from increased enthusiasm for our sector. For entrepreneurs there’s too much money sloshing around. And it’s true that I still take a whole lot of first meetings with entrepreneurs.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 10, 2022

Sometimes, given your syndicate configuration, you have no choice but to take structure in a new round. So, as an entrepreneur, I encourage you to deal with reality. and a bunch of other things. While my optimistic personality hopes this downturn/adjustment is short-lived, I fear it won’t be.

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Early Growth Financial Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

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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Rob Go

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Which is why I’m pretty psyched about Angelist syndicates, especially in relation to the Boston startup community. What does exist in Boston in increasing numbers of really strong entrepreneurs who are just getting started in angel investing. Enter Angelist Syndicates.

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David Teten

MARCH 14, 2018

– Build out low-cost force multipliers such as scouts , Advisors, Entrepreneurs in Residence, Venture Partners, and so on. Coinvestors need to figure out ways to prioritize themselves in a VC’s preference stack for syndicating opportunities. – Syndicate Special Purpose Vehicles (“SPVs”) for specific opportunities.

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thebarefootvc

MAY 8, 2012

As an entrepreneur at heart, I often innately grasp the potential of entrepreneurs and ideas that I meet with. These days, I am seeing a large number of first time entrepreneurs with great ideas, which is fantastic to see. There is inherent risk taking when you haven’t done it before, which often leads to true innovation.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 7, 2015

One of my favorite entrepreneur-Twitterer weighed in, “You want to keep tapping into their collective intelligence so you keep saying ‘Thank you for the feedback’ and they keep sending it,” Ms. I’ll give Sam Altman the last quote from the article , YCombinator also warns young entrepreneurs about taking on too much, too fast. “We

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Main Street Venture Fund LLC, an angel fund of about 25 private investors, was formed by Ruffolo Benson LLC in northeast Indiana with the intention of bringing together area entrepreneurs and private investors to create economic value for the region. Tags: angel investor entrepreneur process trophy business. Business wisdom.

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