Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 27, 2023

We both went on to have successful careers as consultants and entrepreneurs, and had a passion for working with and investing in younger entrepreneurs. We reconnected in 2016 and began angel investing in startups in New York City.  But, even then, we knew that many things could go wrong and that our investments were risky.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

In case you missed all the kerfuffle this weekend, I posted this blog post originally on TechCrunch. This is a blog post I really didn’t want to write. Still, as I’ve written in the past, what I love about blogging is the ability to have a public debate where we can all learn. I’m sorry, but that’s dumb.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2023

Chroma , a startup working to build a new type of audiovisual entertainment specifically for mobile devices, is now adding a Twitter co-founder to its board. The venture most notably incubated the blogging platform Medium. The two hit it off and began to have monthly calls after Stone’s angel investment. Chroma did.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

Here are the top blog posts EO published on Inc.com in 2023: 1. Set Goals Like Google: Why OKRs Surpass Other Goal-Setting Methods for Entrepreneurs Eric Crews (EO Boston), founder and CEO of management consulting firm Crews & co., And don’t miss Eden’s follow-up post for EO Blog, How to Stay Ahead of Crisis PR with ChatGPT.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

In his blog he says, “I responded that I thought it was stupid. ” Many people on the Westside of Los Angeles are using the term Silicon Beach these days to describe the amazing renaissance that is truly happening here. IA Ventures – Roger Ehrenberg was doing angel investing before he became a VC.

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Gust

OCTOBER 21, 2015

One of the most common questions we get is: What are the biggest challenges and rewards of angel investing? High net worth individuals become angel investors for a number of reasons, but the opportunity to work with entrepreneurs and provide guidance to founders is typically high on the list.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 15, 2010

Jason started the Open Angel Forum in response to his frustration that entrepreneurs were being charged by some angel organizations to present at their events. He wrote an excellent blog post on this topic. Also present were NorCal angels including Ron Conway , Chris Sacca and Shervin Pishevar.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

We spoke about the changes to an “accredited investor&# proposed by Chris Dodd – This would be bad for angel investing. I first discovered it from Dharmesh Shah’s blog OnStartups. Swipely – Blippy competitor founded by TellMe founder, Angus Davis, in Fall 2009. We spoke briefly about why.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 6, 2021

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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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 5, 2011

VC Blogger Fanboy This geek reads all the blogs religiously and is a lean startup ninja. In fact, one of them just made an angel investment in one of our competitors because they forgot they were advising us and now I have to do damage control. Want to hear more about getting the most out of your investors and advisors?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I gave him the same advice I give nearly all over-worked, control-freak, do-everything-yourself startup founders: “Your number one priority isn’t any of these things. There’s you and your killer CTO co-founder. It’s a very cool vibe at Founder’s Coop. Local Angel Community / Recycled Capital.

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Gust

OCTOBER 2, 2012

True story: many long years ago I had founders’ stock in a video game company. I tell those stories because angel investment is a hit business too. I was making that point in a post on my blog called Size Matters when I wrote: . The actual return isn’t what we hope, and much less what the founders promise.

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David Teten VC

MAY 19, 2017

No-cost accelerators: Afore Capital Angel to Fund Manager (AFM), Founder Institute VC Lab , Recast Capital Enablement Program – Accelerators with tuition: Oper8r , OnConduit ‘s Emerging Fund Managers Initiative. John Gannon’s Blog. Spearhead – $1m to back your angel investing. ANGEL EDUCATION.

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Startup Catalyst

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

The mission participants were a mix of angel investors, VCs, and an accountant and lawyer (who manage investment deals) from Queensland and New South Wales. The program kicked off with a full one-day angel investor education program delivered by Angel Labs. What they did. Participant reflections.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

When I first read Paul Graham’s blog post on “High Resolution&# Financing I read it as a treatise arguing that convertible notes are better than equity. Most early-stage entrepreneurs who have worked with me (either as an angel or as a seed VC) know that I don’t rely at all on the social proof of other investors.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

Here are the top blog posts EO posted on Inc.com in 2023: 1. Set Goals Like Google: Why OKRs Surpass Other Goal-Setting Methods for Entrepreneurs Eric Crews (EO Boston), founder and CEO of management consulting firm Crews & co., And don’t miss Eden’s follow-up post for EO Blog, How to Stay Ahead of Crisis PR with ChatGPT.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

With that background, here are 30 tips to help you make the most of Gust: Subscribe to the Gust Blog , and go back and read the past posts. I am continually surprised at founders who spend ten minutes throwing up a barebones profile and are dismayed that money doesn’t start flowing in.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

To help our founders in transition , some of which are interested in becoming scouts. Our goal is to invest in, coinvest with, and/or recruit founders in transition. All VCs, including us, regularly see investment opportunities which don’t fit our mandate. Just confusing minority founders even more.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

David Teten is founder of Versatile VC and writes periodically at teten.com and @dteten. What are the ‘jobs to be done’ of an investment manager? The macro trends forcing change on the investment management industry. To help our founders in transition. David Teten. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Akshat Dixit.

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 7, 2023

As a Co-founder and General Partner at Athenian Capital , Mr. Mackey is raising a $50 million early-stage fund to invest in diverse teams, building the next generation of iconic companies with clear pathways to long-term profitability. It’s these changes and revolutions on the horizon that make tech investing so exhilarating!

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 6, 2023

From left – Donggyun Ko [Co-Founder], Chaeyoung Lee [COO] , Donghwan Shin[CEO] Donggyun, who grew up in my hometown, is an old friend. Since receiving the first angel investment in September 2020, WeBudding has managed to attract a cumulative investment of 3 million US dollars thus far.

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 26, 2022

I had gone to high school with the founders in the Seattle area, and we had recently reconnected. My boss, Jen Grant , was an incredible manager, and Aaron Levie, the co-founder and CEO, was a fantastic partner on all things communications. For any individual founder, all comms decisions should start with the desired business impact.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

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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OnStartups

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Years ago, I wrote a blog post asking public forgiveness , you can see it here at [link]. I'm one of the co-founders of HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS). We've also made a bunch of people money (several of whom are channeling some of that back into to the ecosystem by way of angel investing). Let me explain with a personal example.

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Angel Capital Association

JULY 23, 2020

By: Lance Cottrell, North Bay Angels Editors Note - The following article shares points from one investor to founders. Or, do you have additional advice for founders who pitch to your group? Once you decide that you need investment to grow your company, your task as a founder is to convince investors to give it to you.

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OnStartups

APRIL 30, 2022

The following is based on a blog post I wrote 14 years ago. But now that I've crossed the 100 investment mark (time flies when you're having fun), I've made a deliberate decision to slow-down my angel investment pace. It markedly improved my life, so I decided periodically update it. This is version 4.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2021

Founders Kathleen Estreich and Emily Kramer say they are responding to a few big trends in the startup world. These days, young companies are raising more capital than ever and facing increased pressure to maintain rapid growth, but founders are typically focused on technology and product problems. Now some founders still aren’t.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

And a great product starts with the founder. At an angel round you can get away with no market validation. Make sure these people understand the nature of early-stage angel investing. I still prefer angel route 1 (above) but this is the next best option in my mind. But if you CAN find a way to even get your 0.1

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Gust

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Startups and founders need to come to terms with the stark reality that the rules of the game may be changed mid-play. See this blog post for a full discussion.). Talented entrepreneurs are nothing if not resilient in the face of change: Market forces, competitive threats, technological shifts, you name it.

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OurCrowd

JUNE 6, 2021

He has a deep understanding of angel investing and Israel’s technology sector. Zippin CEO: Let’s democratize investing with OurCrowd. “ Zippin needs to continue to get access to investment capital as we continue to scale up our business operations and grow into new markets.

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