Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

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., My consulting firm has used them with over 100 companies. Having people from your network bet on you with an angel investment is like motivational rocket fuel.”

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 3, 2023

Andres, an Industrial Engineer by training, was previously investing in the B2B vSaaS space and comes from a background of strategy consulting. He is also an angel investor and former EdTech entrepreneur. How did you break into tech investing? I’ll speak in terms of angel investing.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2021

Kara Penn is the mother of four daughters and owner of Mission Spark, a management and strategy consulting company. And now, thanks to Hustle Fund, she is also an angel investor. Hustle Fund is coming out of stealth today with Angel Squad , a new initiative aimed at making angel investing more accessible to more people.

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propel(x)

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

On the angel investing platform, this component is called Broker Review. Hubble Investments is owned by Propel(x) and are under common ownership and control. Costs of due diligence The costs of due diligence vary depending on the scale and complexity of the company and the investment.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Prior to Bling, Feigenwinter founded three other companies in the youth segment, including Switzerland’s largest student magazine, family merchandise and licensing house, as well as a consultancy agency specialized in young adult topics, leading him to be described as the ‘fintech wunderkind’ by German media. It’s now raised a €3.5M

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2022

Marjorie Radlo-Zandi is an entrepreneur, board member, mentor to startups and angel investor who shows early-stage businesses how to build and successfully scale their businesses. 5 essential factors for attracting angel investment. More posts by this contributor. 4 key strategies for succeeding at international expansion.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2021

By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director The programming team for ACA 2021 - The Summit of Angel Investing is full of experienced, respected angel investors and ecosystem providers, and they are hard at work creating a virtual experience that will change the way you think about angel investing.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Their years of experience in business and leadership positions and through working at Startup Junkies Consulting and the Conductor in Arkansas position them as leading experts in the field of ecosystem building.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2022

Before launching Compound, he and Schein personally conducted more than 1,300 consultations with tech employees, founders and investors to assess their financial planning needs, he told me. How much can they afford to angel invest? The way we started the company was by trying to solve our own problems.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

” We have collected a wide range of resources for founders who may be considering launching a new company; angel investing/becoming a VC; buying a company; joining boards; consulting; serving as an interim executive; or just getting a job. Our goal is to invest in, co-invest with and/or recruit founders in transition.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 21, 2020

He is also co-Managing Director of Launchpad Venture Group , a Boston-based venture investment group focused on seed and early-stage investments in technology-oriented companies. Congratulations to Christopher on behalf of ACA, angel investors and the start-up ecosystem! Launchpad is top-three ranked group in the U.S.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Aside from The Hive, I have a family office with my other half, and we do several angel investments here and there. We’ve allocated close to RM3mil and have invested close to RM1.5mil into early-stage startups/ ultra-high risk assets.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2021

Cofounder Dani Grant explained to TechCrunch that many small and early-stage companies don’t have the deep pockets to hire a consultant when they run into a challenge, as many charge exorbitant rates and they often have a minimum time requirement. It can be incredibly difficult to get bite-sized advice at a reasonable cost.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Many local angel investment groups work with a local event that creates the illusion of a business pitch contest, awarding investment to the winner. For example: Some of these events mix angel investment with straight-out prize money with in-kind compensation like free consulting, legal work, or rent.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2022

The idea for Decipad was sparked when its other co-founder, Nuno Job, was running YLD, an engineering and design consultancy which worked with a range of businesses. The startup, which was founded in January 2021, is offering a beta version of the product currently but says it expects to launch more fully in a few months.

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Feedough

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Of these, only 70,000 get angel investment, and less than 5,000 get venture capital. Read books, talk to consultants, and learn as much as you can about the term sheet before you go for fundraising and signing such documents. About 6 million new businesses start in the USA every year. That is, the remaining 5.92

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Gust

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

We recently started a series of posts on establishing the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue startup companies for purposes of investment by seed and startup investors. This calculator uses 25 questions to size up the progress of the new venture and calculate a pre-money valuation for investment purposes.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 2, 2021

Nisha Dua is a General Partner at BBG Ventures , a New York-based seed-stage venture capital fund that invests in women-led consumer tech startups. Neal also provides angel investment for entrepreneurs “in unexpected places” around the globe. We have to rebuild all of the frameworks,” Dua advises. Billion in successful returns.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 29, 2019

Chantalle Dumonceaux , co-founder of and adviser to Womena, an angel investment platform focused on women in the Middle East. Service providers (consulting, accounting, legal, etc.). Grant Warner , director of innovation for Howard University’s Graduate School. Moderator Jeff Engell , founder of Blue Oceans Group. Universities.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

Maya Moufarek, founder of Marketing Cube , spent more than 15 years working for companies like Google and American Express before launching her own growth consultancy. That’s why I founded MarketingCube.co , a boutique strategic growth consultancy for innovative startups and scaleups.

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Gust

JULY 31, 2012

Most angel investors hold an ownership position in a few companies that have no exit opportunity. Current US tax regulations stipulate capital gains tax rates for most angel investment with positive returns. It is suggested that angels not sell these shares to a family member or to their lawyer or accountant.

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StartupNation

APRIL 23, 2021

There are several different ways a startup founder might fund his or her business, including series funding, crowdfunding, loans, venture capital and angel investments. As an entrepreneur, investment advisor and consultant to startup founders, I understand that each startup is different. Bootstrapping is another option.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Despite the fact that the business model of large funds does not align neatly with investments early-stage companies, the theme of ideas in search of capital and the need for angel investing has not changed and has grown with time. These funds typically make pre-seed and seed stage investments that generally are less than $1.0

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Since this is my inaugural post here, I decided it would fit the occasion to list the five things I value most in an startup investment proposal. What I say here is my opinion and mine alone. Startup experience. I want to see people on the team who have been through a startup.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 5, 2021

In what is referred to as the Angel Academy, SDAC has held in-person two-day trainings and one-day online sessions to onboard investors. Adding value through hands-on education and peer networking goes further to enhance the experience to advance angels along their investing journey.

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Gust

OCTOBER 31, 2011

If your business offers a service, like marketing or management consulting, you are the product. No expert or consultant can know everything they need to know. Here are a few which I believe are at least most relevant and important to the services arena: Do what you know and what you love. Networking and relationships.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Our guest insight this week comes from David Steakley, a past President of the Houston Angel Network, and a reformed management consultant. He is an active angel investor, and he manages several angel funds in Texas. I take this approach to angel investing. By David Steakley.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Before smart investors write a check, they, or a trusted consultant, will want to meet and talk with your key team members, several customers, and evaluate the real product. Remember that up to this point, the investor has primarily seen and talked to the founder and CEO, and studied written documents.

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Gust

JANUARY 3, 2012

Here are some tips on how to recognize whether a partner, consultant, or employee is a mentor or a critic: 1. A mentor’s goal is to help you build your strengths to avoid problems and pitfalls, while a critic feels compelled to point out your weaknesses. Earns your absolute trust.

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Gust

OCTOBER 11, 2011

“We don’t like those numbers either,” he said, “they were done for us by an outside financial consultant. The three founders , who had been excellent to that point, looked at each other, and the floor, for just a few seconds, obviously at a loss, until the leader took the initiative. ” You be the judge.

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TechCrunch

JULY 2, 2021

Jasper Kuria is the managing partner of CRO consultancy The Conversion Wizards and is the founder of Capital & Growth, an e-commerce education site. Gil Penchina on angel investing, market timing, and his ambivalence to venture capital. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor.

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David Teten VC

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The firm provide extensive resources for founders in transition considering: launching a new company, angel investing, buying a company, joining boards, consulting, or just getting a job. David was previously a serial fintech founder with two exits and ran an outsourced software development and IT consulting group.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 5, 2011

Businessguy Bob On the other hand, having a 35 year veteran of the management consultant consulting industry doesn't mean automatic business success when your industry is being highly disrupted by technology this person doesn't even use. Don't let the fanboys distract you from business 101.

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David Teten VC

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The firm provide extensive resources for founders in transition considering: launching a new company, angel investing, buying a company, joining boards, consulting, or just getting a job. David was previously a serial fintech founder with two exits and ran an outsourced software development and IT consulting group.

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Angel Capital Association

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Editor’s Note – This story originally appeared in the Idaho Business Review by Sharon Fisher and reposted with permission by the Angel Capital Association. To many Idaho companies, Kevin Learned isn’t just an icon, he’s ang angel. Kevin Learned is on his third career, and he’s not done yet. But that’s only what he’s done most recently.

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Gust

JULY 1, 2012

Generally, the same criteria applies to venture capital investors, although they invest other people’s money, at a later stage, in larger amounts. Both are excited by innovative new products and services, and neither is normally interested in deals in the following domains: Consulting services.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Clearly a startup should consult its lawyer before filing or not filing.But the attorneys I relied on to write this piece told me that they’ve done lots of Section 4(2) deals in the past, and would recommend it to clients who had relatively simple financing agreements (not tranched-out, not too many investors, etc.) Short answer: no.

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