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How does someone get a meeting with angel investor David S. Rose?

Gust

So even if my own mother asked me to meet with you, and you were pitching me a biotech opportunity for a $10 million investment at a $90 million valuation, I might take the meeting, but it wouldn’t be particularly useful for either of us. Can you get to break-even somehow, and live to fight another day?

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What are the most valuable recommendations in order to raise money from VCs connected via Gust?

Gust

A typical VC might see 500 opportunities cross his or her desk every year; for larger, more prominent ones it could be 2,000. A wonderful resource for startups in fundraising mode that most people don’t know about is the Frank Peters Show , the only weekly podcast that is all about (and only about) the world of angel investing.

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How to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting

David Teten VC

Versatile VC runs a no-cost community for founders in transition, “ Founders Next Move “ 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.

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One of Nigeria’s high profile angel investors is launching a fund for African startups

TechCrunch

Olumide Soyombo is one of the well-known active angel investors in Nigeria tech startups and Africa at large. Since he began angel investing in 2014, Soyombo has invested in 33 startups, including Stripe-owned Paystack , PiggyVest, and TeamApt. ” Early-stage investing needs more work.

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How to find a job as a scout for a VC firm

TechCrunch

.” 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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The right investors for the right stage

Gust

This is the realm of venture capital professional investors, with funding amounts of $1-10 million, often referred to as the “A-round,” or first institutional funding. This is the final stage of investment in venture opportunities, and is the point where investors expect to see the return and gain from the original investment.

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At Last – An Asset Class Achieving High Ownership at Low Cost

Angel Capital Association

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.