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Alternative VC Tech Stack: Chisos structured finance

David Teten VC

We’re fortunate to interview William Stringer, Founder of Chisos Capital , a structured finance company. Chisos is a structured finance company that provides startup and brand capital to entrepreneurs, athletes and creatives. My background is finance, investments and operations. Q: What’s your background?

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5 Types of Investors for Startups

StartupNation

Angel investors are individuals with an earned income that exceeds $200,000 or who have a net worth of more than $1 million. 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. Perfect your pitch.

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Startup Investing: The New Trend in Alternative Assets

Onevest

Wikipedia notes that “in 1996 there were about 10 angel groups in the United States. In a report on startup investing and “How the Rich Invest” Forbes notes that the Angel Capital Association counted more than 330 active angel groups in North America as of 2013. There were over 200 as of 2006.”

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Should every startup get funded?

This is going to be BIG.

First off all, not every company is right for equity financing—and many other companies would be better off starting without it. I can’t tell you how many companies I’ve run into where the inability to get financing, or the lack of interest in it, led them to building better companies. Step one: Ask for money.

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The Exempt Offering Ecosystem: What the SEC Changed

Angel Capital Association

By: Dror Futter, Legal and Business Adviser to Startups, Venture Capital Firms and Technology Companies The SEC announced a series of amendments (likely to be effective early next year) to the rules governing private offering exemptions – by far the most frequent path for venture fundraising.

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Five common misconceptions about building a startup in New York City

This is going to be BIG.

It’s often some combination of the idea not being big enough to sustain a venture exit or the company just not being appropriate for venture financing. My company was not well executed enough to achieve venture capital financing—and that wasn’t the city’s fault, it was mine. I was there, too.

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IP Due Diligence for Startups

Angel Capital Association

By: Russ Krajec, CEO of BlueIron Due diligence is essential for any business deal, and IP due diligence is shockingly left out of the equation for most angel investors and venture capital investors. Angel groups tend to over-value IP, as if there is some magic in having a patent. Read our article on patent valuation here.

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