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A Weird and Wacky Approach To Angel Investing

OnStartups

An Odd Start To My Angel Investing. Which, as it turns out is a highly underrated thing (more on that in another blog post). So I thought of an idea: Why not invest in startups? Angel investing is like having a niece or nephew. This was unfortunate, because I liked angel investing.

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Gust Blog - Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them

Gust

Invested Interests. Here’s Why on his Both Sides of the Table blog for a good read and a good lesson. It seems like good advice to me. Invested Interests. Subscribe to the Gust Blog. Sign up for Gust and receive Bill Payne’s Definitve Guide to Raising Money from Angel Investors. Subscribe by email.

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5 Tips for New Angel Investors

This is going to be BIG.

Over the course of the lifetime of a new angel investor, they'll do 70% of all of the angel investments they'll ever make in year one. 2) Network with as many other angel investors as possible. Other angels are a source of dealflow and can be leads to the kind of talent your portfolio needs to hire to be successful.

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What Makes an Entrepreneur (5/11) – Inspiration

Both Sides of the Table

And I’ll bet that the leadership he displayed helped his angel decide he had the character worth backing. Some readers of this blog also pointed out that “pivoting&# can be disruptive on the employees of an organization. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. And in life.

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A Guide to Using Authority & Social Proof in Fund Raising

Both Sides of the Table

I recently read a book I’d highly recommend to every reader of this blog called “ Yes, 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to be Persuasive &# by Robert B. Nowhere is social proof more prevalent than in angel investing. As Fred points out in his post: “Angels love to share deals with each other.

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

Both Sides of the Table

We spoke about the changes to an “accredited investor&# proposed by Chris Dodd – This would be bad for angel investing. I first discovered it from Dharmesh Shah’s blog OnStartups. Klarna is apparently the first European board for legendary Sequoia partner, Michael Moritz. Tags: Start-up Advice.

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Revisiting Paul Graham’s “High Resolution” Financing

Both Sides of the Table

When I first read Paul Graham’s blog post on “High Resolution&# Financing I read it as a treatise arguing that convertible notes are better than equity. From there Rob decided to make a small investment.&#. if you need advice on how to find / work with startup lawyers cheaply click that link). Photo credit: D.

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