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Celebrating 2023 Accomplishments and Looking Ahead to New Opportunities

Angel Capital Association

Over the last few years, we have been supported by our dedicated volunteer and professional staff to continue to offer better member experience, expanded our professionalized education programs and continued to be the voice for protections and incentives for angel investors in the public policy arena.

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What went wrong at Techstars

Founders Coop

What did we owe our sponsors, and did that put us in conflict with our commitments to give founders the best possible advice, and to never waste their time? But for every sponsor who agreed to write a check, there were a dozen other vendors who were equally or more qualified to support the teams in the program.

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Empowering Web3 Communities and Revolutionizing Fan Engagement: Meet Manuela Seve, CEO of Alphaa.io

Jason Malki

She holds widely attended community events and educational programming that connect women-run VCs and startups in Los Angeles — all from her home-headquarters in Venice Beach. I also host community events and educational programming for women in tech — all from my home-headquarters in Venice Beach. Personal Instagram: [link] Alphaa.io

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Frustrations and Challenges of Ecosystem Builders

Ecosystem Builder Hub

It can be frustrating to know that there are a plethora of great opportunities out there to help and educate our entrepreneurial community, but if our entrepreneurs have to spend their precious time trying to understand or simply find the info they’re looking for, they’re not making money and their frustration grows as well. . Mara Hardy.

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Professional development for tomorrow’s ecosystem builders

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Not everybody can do ecosystem building; it’s a talent that is developed through experience and education, connections and networking. An ecosystem of support, funding, education and opportunity is essential for businesses to scale but it is hard to articulate and quantify this to make the case compelling. Melanie Lenci.

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Case Study: The Dan River Region Ecosystem Development

Ecosystem Builder Hub

What advice the initiators have for other ecosystems looking to hire a professional ecosystem builder. We are also grateful for the flexibility from our funder in terms of adjusting to change in strategy to address challenges related to COVID-19,” Eva adds. Advice for replication in other ecosystems. Challenges. Patience is key.

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Silicon Valley is a surprisingly clubby ecosystem: FC's Alex Mittal

FundersClub

So how is Funders Club different than other VCs? I have a blog post on that, fundraising advice for founders raising for the first time. My first piece of advice is to consider not raising money from VCs. What kinds of advice would you give to people trying to enter the space as a new investor?

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