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A Weird and Wacky Approach To Angel Investing

OnStartups

An Odd Start To My Angel Investing. So I thought of an idea: Why not invest in startups? Angel investing is like having a niece or nephew. So, I figured I’d have to give up the angel investing thing so I could commit myself completely to HubSpot. This was unfortunate, because I liked angel investing.

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EO’s Most Popular Inc. Posts: A Lookback at 2023

Entrepreneurs' Organization

My advice to all entrepreneurs: Don’t shy away from hard conversations. Don’t be afraid to get creative and explore new possibilities!” Having people from your network bet on you with an angel investment is like motivational rocket fuel.” Think of them as the starting point of a much larger conversation.

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EO’s Top Engaging Posts on Inc.com for 2023

Entrepreneurs' Organization

My advice to all entrepreneurs: Don’t shy away from hard conversations. Don’t be afraid to get creative and explore new possibilities!” Having people from your network bet on you with an angel investment is like motivational rocket fuel.” Think of them as the starting point of a much larger conversation.

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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities

Both Sides of the Table

Let my try those for Los Angeles as an example: Second largest city in America with 13 million people. Creative – we’re a place of writers, directors, producers, musicians, costume designers, make-up artists, graphic artists, 3D modelers. IA Ventures – Roger Ehrenberg was doing angel investing before he became a VC.

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Marketing Cube founder Maya Moufarek’s lessons for customer-focused startups

TechCrunch

That may seem strange advice for a new startup, but the economy is volatile and things change very fast. I started angel investing and it gave me exposure to a fantastic and wide variety of founders and innovative ideas. On the other side, what are startups doing better now than ever before?

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

Both Sides of the Table

I was meeting with a first-time CEO of a very promising young startup recently and offering my advice on what his priorities should be. I gave him the same advice I give nearly all over-worked, control-freak, do-everything-yourself startup founders: “Your number one priority isn’t any of these things.