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5 Steps to a Killer Pitch

Angel Capital Association

Or, do you have additional advice for founders who pitch to your group? I answer more questions and provide more coaching about investor pitches than anything else. The first step in that process is a pitch, and getting it right is essential to the future of your business. A pitch is just a special kind of presentation.

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What happens when you take 12 investors to Silicon Valley?

Startup Catalyst

In November 2017 we delivered our first Investor Mission, heading to San Francisco for an intensive week meeting with angels, VCs, corporate venture programs, accelerators, startups, pitch events, and dinners. The mission was led by Steve Baxter, an investor on Shark Tank and the current Queensland Chief Entrepreneur. Who we took.

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5 Types of Investors for Startups

StartupNation

You can take advantage of investor databases such as AngelList, Angel Capital Association or Angels Den to get started. Writing blog posts, networking and participating in community business activities can result in investors going after entrepreneurs instead. Perfect your pitch. Self-promotion also helps.

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How did she do it? A Q&A with Rita Hansen, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder of Onboard Dynamics

Angel Capital Association

By: Kathie Priebe and Cristina Almeida, Managing Directors of Golden Seeds Reposted with permission from Golden Seeds blog. Editor’s note: This is an update to the original blog post, “How did she do it? Also, don’t overlook the power of angel networks. Congratulations to Rita and her team!

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Resources for Angels Considering Deep Tech

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The Angel Capital Association’s Knowledge Center : Packed with advice for angels just starting out, as well as for angel group leaders, the ACA has compiled a library of instructional videos and webinars to aide your investment journey. However, it is also a potentially risky endeavor.

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Regulators appear to be growing increasingly wary of banks and fintech startups getting too cozy

TechCrunch

I did reach out to Wealthfront for comment and a spokesperson told me: “We unfortunately can’t discuss more than what’s been shared publicly in our blog or by UBS via their press release.”. The pitches range from building the Square for micro-merchants in Latin America to creating a way to angel invest in your favorite athlete.”

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Five common misconceptions about building a startup in New York City

This is going to be BIG.

Just because Union Square Ventures, First Round Capital, and NY Angels turned you down doesn’t mean “there’s no money in NYC and investors are stupid.” People told me that it was unfair or too easy for me to raise angel capital because I was already tapped into a network of investors.

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