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Hans Severiens Award Given to Tony Shipley

Angel Capital Association

In fact, winning the Hans Severiens Award at the 2023 ACA Summit of Angel Investing is a validation of his profound efforts to grow and support angel investing nationally through the Angel Capital Association as well as the community in which he works. CB Insights ranked QCA second out of 370 national angel organizations.

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Gary Vaynerchuk, Mark Cuban back web3 project tool Thirdweb

TechCrunch

The new capital will be used to hire both on the technical and growth teams and will focus on marketing and video assets to educate users on its tools. Thirdweb’s goal is to get to over 1,000 developers, teams and companies using the tools, and Rydhan said the company is “well on our way to doing that.”.

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An open letter to tech workers about careers in public service

TechCrunch

For me (Thomas) — I graduated in 2000 during massive layoffs in Silicon Valley. The federal government has already taken many steps to capitalize upon this moment and ease the challenges associated with swift hiring into the public sector. Other moments are unexpected. They catch us off-guard and force us to rethink everything.

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Valuation Workshop – The Art of Negotiation Between Investors and Founders

Angel Capital Association

By: Emily Angold, ACA Marketing Manager As an entrepreneur and seasoned angel investor, Bill Payne understands the critical importance of education to make well-informed decisions that determine the success or failure of a startup. In 2003 he was engaged in the formation and startup of the Angel Capital Association (ACA).

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Investors are missing out on Black founders

TechCrunch

As the recipients of less than 1% of venture capital raise, institutionalized systems are visibly at play. From imbalances in fundraising to minimal capital and access, Black brilliance and its cloak of resilience continues to rise. I was in college from 2000 to 2004. I’m a Black man in America — that’s hard.

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WorkRamp raises $17M to ramp up its enterprise learning platform

TechCrunch

WorkRamp , which has built a platform that helps organizations build their own training materials, and then distribute them both to their workforce and to partners, has raised $17 million, a Series B round of funding that’s being led by OMERS Ventures, with Bow Capital also participating.

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7 Tips for Building a Strong, Vibrant Network

This is going to be BIG.

When you're educated by Jesuits, you know the word "discernment". I'd say just about everyone in my LinkedIn network , all 2000 of them, are people who I've at least had the equivilant of a 1:1 lunch with. By the way, I didn't add social media as a tip because, if you're reading this blog, you probably already use it. 1) Be Discerning.