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New Board Members Elected at Annual Member Meeting During ACA 2020 – The Summit of Angel Investing

Angel Capital Association

By: Emily Angold, ACA Marketing Manager Three new board members were elected at the ACA Annual Members’ Meeting during ACA 2020 – The Summit of Angel Investing held virtually May 12-14, 2020. In addition to the election of the new board members, one current board member was re-elected for a second term and a Vice Chair was elected.

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Accel, BoxGroup, Cowboy Ventures, Pear VC and Yahoo to judge Startup Battlefield at Disrupt

TechCrunch

Mar Hershenson co-founded and serves as managing partner at Pear VC, a seed-stage investment firm in Palo Alto backing companies like Guardant Health, DoorDash, Gusto, Aurora Solar and Branch. He also serves on the board of Friends of Hudson River Park. Rich Wong joined Accel as a partner in 2006. Rich Wong , partner at Accel.

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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. The higher the valuation at investment time the lower your equity stake (and return) will be upon exit.

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How to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting

David Teten VC

The easiest way to work with and for VC funds is to become a part-time scout, getting paid for sourcing investments. How to win consulting, board, operating, and investment roles with private equity and venture capital funds (video). Syllabus for how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund. But how do you do that? .

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. Current round: $20mm in Series C by Accel Partners (Jim Breyer, board member at Wal-Mart, Dell, and FaceBook), KPCB, and DAG Ventures. Founded in October 2006 by Jonah Peretti (co-founder of Huffington Post).

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The Crypto Content Quality Problem

Entrepreneur's Handbook

I build an investable asset out of code. You pay me cash to invest in that asset. Unsuspecting newbies stumble upon “gold” information and get persuaded to jump on board a bandwagon headed nowhere. it must be educational, authentic, and marketing-free. Example: I Bought Bitcoin in 2006. We’re being sold something.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

We had email, instant messaging, group calendars, discussion boards, etc. But AOL brought online services, email, chat and discussion boards to the masses and thus educated a generation that paved the way for others. It isn’t new stuff. It just works better now and there are more people doin’ it.