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New England and New York angels unite to fund startups

Paul G. Silva

The angel groups of New England and New York joined forces to help startups get funded. Entrepreneur Pain Points. You would think that the marginal effort to raise money from a second angel group is much lower. Instead, each angel group has their own subtly different questions and process. Angel Investor Pain Points.

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5 Types of Investors for Startups

StartupNation

It is imperative for budding entrepreneurs to take the time to learn about the types of investors available and how to use best practices when approaching them for funds. They are found across all industries and are useful for entrepreneurs who are beyond the seed stages of financing but are not yet ready to seek out venture capital.

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How Will Beneficial Ownership and Blue Sky Fees Legislation Impact the Startup Ecosystem?

Angel Capital Association

By: Pat Gouhin, Chief Executive Officer One of the fundamentals pillars of the Angel Capital Association is protecting and advocating for the rights of angel investors and the entrepreneurs they support.

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Beware the Tax Consequences of the Convertible Note

Angel Capital Association

By: Kevin Learned, Partner of Loon Creek Capital The pros and cons of convertible notes have been thoroughly documented. This blog post is an attempt to document the adverse tax effects that have surprised some investors. Convertible notes are a popular instrument for raising early-stage capital. January 31). January 31).

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Venture Capital and the Art of the Deal: More of the Same

Angel Capital Association

Key takeaways: Well Defined Playing Field – The venture capital playing field is a well defined playing field. Since the early 2000’s the industry has coalesced around a standard set of deal documents that, with relatively minor modification, are used in the overwhelming majority of venture equity financings in the United States.

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Case Study: The Dan River Region Ecosystem Development

Ecosystem Builder Hub

We found one of those exemplary steps in southern Virginia where the Dan River Region Entrepreneur Ecosystem recognized the need for an ecosystem coordinator and rallied their stakeholders to hire the first entrepreneurial ecosystem builder for the region. River and bridges in Danville. Dream Launch Business Program.

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After 20 years: Updating the Berkus Method of valuation

Berkonomics

I thought then that the best way to value a start-up is to give value to those elements of progress by the entrepreneur or team that reduce risk of success. So how do you use financial projections as valuation metrics when you know the odds of those being accurate predictors of the future are so very unreliable?