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Three New Types of AngelList Syndicates I Hope to See

Hunter Walker

US-based seed VCs rarely invest outside of the country (500 Startups is one exception) leaving a potential gap in the market for folks with international expertise. This model applies to any vertical or expertise – imagine a Syndicate of 10 great growth hackers – would you not salivate to have them in your deal?

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Think Your Start-up Is Venture Worthy? Think Again.

techcrunch.com

[link] Matt Merriam It’s been clear for sometime that the venture model, particularly early stage venture, is not the best approach for funding tech startups, but the hangover from the Internet days still lingers. The cost of money is steep, and only works in certain verticals, of which software is NOT one. Translation?