American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

NJ Entrepreneur Support Program provides guarantees to support investments into Garden State companies TRENTON, N.J. Qualified investors under the program must be independent from the company, and the proposed investment must not mature for at least one year, cannot require payment for at least a year, and must be unsecured.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2024

The Angel Capital Association (ACA) Summit represents a beacon for black investors, founders, and high-growth startups. The summit offers an unparalleled opportunity for learning, networking, and investment discovery, specifically tailored to empower the black entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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Onevest

APRIL 30, 2015

But the data shows a rapidly growing trend in accredited investors investing together. This is something that we have experience at 1000 Angels , the private investor network that connects startups with investors. This is in contrast to going it alone in direct investments or publicly traded REITs and stocks.

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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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Dream It

JULY 12, 2021

This companion post will better explain startup funding by covering the interplay of SAFEs, convertible notes, terms, and equity. Typically at the really early stages, instead of a priced equity round, most startups will raise their first round using a convertible note or SAFE -- Simple Agreement for Future Equity.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

How to Run a Company With Two 10-Minute Weekly Meetings and Post-It Notes Barry Raber (EO Portland), a serial entrepreneur and CEO of real estate investment firm Business Property Trust , shared his insights on how to keep team meetings short and sweet with an effective system that fosters collaboration and engagement.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2021

Ricardo Sangion previously launched operations for Facebook and Pinterest in Latin America, before joining operator-led global investors TheVentureCity as partner for first-ticket investments in the region. There has been significant hype around Latin America’s startup success. For good reason, too: Startups have raised $9.3

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 8, 2024

Incredible Organizational Change, Growth and Advocacy: a Look at the ACA Success and Goals For 2024 Despite the volatility brought about by the pandemic, economic uncertainty, market fluctuation, bank failures and a myriad of other difficulties, the ACA has powered through to continue to be the voice for the art and science of angel investing.

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

We’ll discuss Versatile VC ‘s strategy, how we see the market, and some of the opportunities we think are exciting. For example, we’re investors (via prior funds) in alternative data, investment research, administrative tools, alternatives marketplaces, and marketing tech to help gather assets.We

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Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Neil's philosophy is simple: it's not just about providing guidance; it's about investing in success. As such, Neil provides both guidance and counsel as well as direct support to startups and entrepreneurs, knowing this combination is a more natural and dynamic approach to empowering the entrepreneurial community.

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2021

Influential entrepreneurs like Paul Graham and Naval Ravikant always preach the need for startups to have founders-turned-investors on their cap table. However , some venture firms have taken this up a notch by bringing founders to create a fund and invest together. The interesting bit?

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Precisely because seed stage investments in private startup companies are NOT Warren Buffet’s types of investments. Early venture and angel investments are much, much riskier than Buffett’s, with more than half of them typically failing completely and losing the entire investment.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

Today, her London-based firm works with startups around the world — and her startup clients have raved about the results, based on what we’ve heard in our TechCrunch Experts growth marketing survey. Nikki O’Farrell of KatKin told us that “[She has an] expert ear and eye from the world of startups/scaleups and growth.

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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? That was my path, but there is no standard way to break into tech investing.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 26, 2023

Angel investors have proven their resilience, enduring several years of volatile markets driven by both the COVID-19 pandemic and the end of the great bull market where exits soared, venture funds posted record returns and private company valuations exploded. Without this support, many early-stage companies wouldn’t get off the ground.

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Haystack

MAY 5, 2018

In this post, I wanted to briefly break-down the different ways folks can invest today (*assuming they have access to capital — more on that below in a footnote) and benefits & drawbacks of each one. Note, everything comes with a catch… Angel Investing. The Catch: You need to get the capital to invest first.

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 7, 2023

Through his various ventures, including CXOHQ, Venturitas Venture Advisory, and Occam Strategy Group he has imparted growth strategies and fundraising insights to over 200 established and burgeoning ventures across dozens of industries worldwide. How did you break into tech investing? What is it that excites you about investing?

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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. Startup experience. I want to see people on the team who have been through a startup. I want somebody who knows what it feels like to work in a startup.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 29, 2012

History has shown that newly creates wealth shops the startup scene like a kid in a candy store. Over the course of the lifetime of a new angel investor, they'll do 70% of all of the angel investments they'll ever make in year one. With a little patience, forethought, and strategy, you can avoid angel burnout.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

How to Run a Company With Two 10-Minute Weekly Meetings and Post-It Notes Barry Raber (EO Portland), a serial entrepreneur and CEO of real estate investment firm Business Property Trust , shared his insights on how to keep team meetings short and sweet with an effective system that fosters collaboration and engagement.

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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.

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Gust

JULY 31, 2012

One-half of angel-funded companies fail, which is why a winning Investment Strategy for Angels includes diversification. That is, to invest in several companies (rather than a few) each with the potential for home-run returns. The purchase price is considered incidental to both buyer and seller.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 21, 2016

I met with a family office investor yesterday and we were talking about his family's interest in diversifying their investments into early stage companies. A lot of these people have started getting into the angel investing world. It's an asset class built on relationships.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

I’ve worked at early-stage startups where we relied on our best guesses to shape product pipelines and develop marketing strategies. With a product advisory council (PAC) , early-stage startups can tap into the their users’ hive mind. How to build a product advisory council for your startup. Walter Thompson.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 12, 2019

One of the questions we’re often asked is, “What Government funding is available for startups in New Zealand?” ” shortly followed by, “I wonder if there’s any funding for startups from the Government?” Recently they introduced a programme specifically for startup founders.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 11, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series Startup Advice. Many startup companies hire advisory boards. When they’re first approached it sounds exciting to be involved with a startup and if they’re offered free shares – why not? At a minimum their angel investments will likely take precedence.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

By: Nick Zasowski, Director at Global Startup Studio Network Startup studios are gaining steam across the angel investing landscape. As the Global Startup Studio Network (GSSN) researched last year, the early signs of studio data are just the beginning for the growing expectations.

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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. 4 key strategies for succeeding at international expansion. Share on Twitter.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The strategy, for the most part, has worked. Campuswire’s key monetization strategy, which was selling pro licenses for its online class software, felt threatened by alternatives. So, after months of iterating, Campuswire has adapted its monetization strategy and today announced that it is launching live courses taught by professors.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 16, 2023

UC San Diego invests $250,000 and San Diego Angel Conference at University of San Diego awards $263,000 for LIMBER to address need for accessible, functional prosthetic limbs for amputees SAN DIEGO – June 14, 2023 – LIMBER Prosthetics & Orthotics Inc.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

And I want to invest in companies that I think care about DEI.” MKT1, which is a play on their initials and the word “marketing,” closed $5 million in investment capital last year from over 85 individuals. So far, it has invested in 14 startups, including Anrok, Pocus, Plain and Vori. They don’t know where to go.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Now, executives or founders moving into full-time investing roles is not uncommon. The buzzy startup began its life offering corporate cards to startups and over time has evolved its model to include “ a big push ” into software and serving larger enterprise customers with less of a focus on SMBs and bootstrapped startups.

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Gust

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Idea, pre-seed, startup. Pre-seed, startup. Angel Investors. $20 Most for startups and growth stages. Super Angels. Startup and growth stages. Most for startups and growth stages. Angel investments range from $100,000 to $1.5 Angel investments range from $100,000 to $1.5

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Whimsical , a startup creating tools for workplace collaboration, announced Tuesday its first funding round, a $30 million Series A investment led by Accel. In order to get to the next level, he needed partners to be able to invest more in the product and its go-to-market strategy.

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Gust

JULY 12, 2012

The goal was to share our experiences in the realm of angel investing with an array of global audiences, by participating in various lectures, discussions and workshops. In all four countries we met passionate entrepreneurs who were eager to discuss their exciting startups, as well as angel investors looking to support them.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2021

MKT1 is a strategic marketing firm founded by experienced startup executives that is everything but a marketing agency. It advises startups on marketing approaches, recruiting and mentoring workshops, with some angel syndicate investing as well. And then we do angel investing. Setting goals is critical here.”

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Index Ventures, a London- and San Francisco-headquartered venture capital firm that primarily invests in Europe and the U.S., Gonzalez-Cadenas is a seasoned entrepreneur and operator, but has also become a prolific angel investor in the U.K. and Europe over the last three years, making more than 50 angel investments in total.

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