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What Angel Investing & Florida Condos Have in Common

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I pointed to several Economist articles I had read that mapped historical prices of real estate for 400 years and how on average property values grow at no more 1.5% The dinner parties now are filled with self-righteous angel investors bragging about how many deals they are in on. “Yeah, but there is a shortage of supply.

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In 15 Years From Now Half of US Universities May Be in Bankruptcy. My Surprise Discussion with @ClayChristensen

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And I have been impressed with Steven Kaplan and others at University of Chicago (my alma mater), who have been encouraging entrepreneurship through the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship , through angel investing , seed conferences and changes in teaching. Venture Capital. Internationalization of Technology.

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Angel Investors Do Make Money, Data Shows 2.5x Returns Overall

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I began studying angel investing returns about 10 years ago as a result of a problem I couldn’t resolve: The investing world seemed certain that angel investors were rubes. Conventional wisdom dictated that they made reckless investments in very early-stage ventures mostly doomed to fail. So which is it?

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10 Key Buildings in the Brooklyn Innovation Community

This is going to be BIG.

Anyone who was doing something new and cutting edge should feel connected to each other--whether or not they are building a venture backed startup. It's even more relevant now that I've started the first venture capital fund in Brooklyn-- Brooklyn Bridge Ventures --and invested in four Brooklyn based companies.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

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This article originally ran on TechCrunch. When you think about the success that is Silicon Valley, the unfair advantage is not just the huge amounts of available venture capital. So it was newfound capital I wasn’t expecting. Perhaps somebody needs to organize it a bit better to go into more angel deals.

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Hambleton Lord and Christopher Mirabile Are Changing the Face of Angel Investing

Angel Capital Association

By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director Boston-Area Angels Hambleton Lord and Christopher Mirabile Receive Hans Severiens Award for Individual Impact in Advancing the Field of Angel Investing. Ham and Christopher met in the busy Boston angel investing community where they both started and operated angel networks.

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7 Creative Financing Options for New Businesses and Startups

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You’ll need to think outside the box, but you’re bound to come across your “aha” financing moment in this article. Angel investing and venture capital (VC). Angel investors and venture capitalists can provide substantial capital to startups. Bootstrapping.