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Jason Calacanis Answers the Top 5 Questions He Gets about Angel Investing

Dream It

In this guest Dreamit Dose, Jason Calacanis (@jason), a technology entrepreneur, angel investor, and the host of the popular podcasts This Week in Startups and Angel, answers the top 5 questions he gets about angel investing. Jason recommends taking a 1-year approach when it comes to angels.

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With Bling, the fintech startup revolution spreads even to pocket money

TechCrunch

Bling claims it now has 10,000+ children using a Bling Card as their first personal payment experience 6 months after launch, because it eventually taps into like grandparents, godparents, and friends, using network effects for growth. It’s now raised a €3.5M The startup says it is is addressing the estimated €3.3B

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EO’s Most Popular Inc. Posts: A Lookback at 2023

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Having people from your network bet on you with an angel investment is like motivational rocket fuel.” “While I didn’t need to raise seed money, it was a smart way to mitigate risk, and mostly I just wanted to share the joy of entrepreneurship with the people who have supported me all these years.

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ACA Chair Emeritus Christopher Mirabile Appointed to SEC?s Investor Advisory Committee

Angel Capital Association

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. Launchpad is top-three ranked group in the U.S. Christopher has been a columnist on entrepreneurship for Inc.

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Unsung Hero Spotlight: Eric Parker

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Originally appeared in the Electrical experimenter magazine in 1919.). Major innovation hubs have drained the human and capital resources from the communities on the periphery of their network. We are living in a time of immense division because our communities have been divided from one another.

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What Government funding is available for startups in NZ?

NZ Entrepreneur

Whether or not this qualifies as “Government funding”, this network of volunteer mentors is on hand to help almost any business for a very low one-off fee. appeared first on NZ Entrepreneur Magazine. Business Mentors is an often overlooked source of support for new and existing business owners.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

Both Sides of the Table

But it did take Brad as a public spokesman, consummate networker and successful VC to help create legitimacy to let David’s ideas flourish. I’ve often talked about the NY advantage of having the NY Times, WSJ, Silicon Alley Insider, New York Magazine and even the editor of TechCrunch based there. It’s awesome.