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Angel Capital Association’s Annual Summit is a Goldmine for Black Investors, Founders, and High Growth Startups Raising Capital

Angel Capital Association

Networking Opportunities with Industry Leaders and Peers The ACA Summit stands out as a prime networking event, offering black investors and founders the chance to engage with a wide range of industry experts and peers. Here are a few benefits that can be experienced by attending this dynamic event.

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Three Words Entrepreneurs (and VC’s) Should Take to Heart

Both Sides of the Table

But as I rose in my career (and post MBA) I moved into a role in which I was to advise board-level executives on topics where I was expected to rapidly become an expert. What is the right organizational strategy for a large UK conglomerate to operate more effectively? ’ The correct answer is ‘I don’t know.’

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It’s time to hold investors accountable and abolish pro-rata

TechCrunch

Jay Kapoor is a general partner at VSC Ventures, where he invests in seed and early-stage companies, helping them break out with value-add support on PR, content, and media strategy. It’s a change of power, and the sales pitch these VCs give to founders is that they’ll be true partners who will be with them every step of the way.

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A Look Behind The Curtain: New Data On How VCs Raise Their Early Funds

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Source: DocSend’s VC Fundraising Report If expanding your network and practicing your pitch are important to you, you may benefit from pitching a larger pool of investors. from pre-seed to Series A. or really, jump on the Zoom meeting. But does it make sense to cast a wide net and contact as many LPs as possible?

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How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy

Both Sides of the Table

Spend time researching your buyers and not just pitching them. Trust doesn’t come from one 45-minute Powerpoint pitch or 30-minute demo. I never suggest that entrepreneurs just randomly pitch VCs. Raising money is hard. And when you’re relatively new to the process it’s easy to be confused by the process.

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Who the hell is this guy? Thoughts on being a career VC

This is going to be BIG.

The other day, I got interviewed for Business Insider. It was a good interview, save for that little vein that I had no idea was so prominently featured on the side of my head--but what's a bald guy to do? At least it's not a weird fold in the back or a dent at the top. All hat and no cattle as they say. How about as a VC? And you know what?

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Why Hearing “No” in a Fund-Raising Process is Actually Healthy

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In the case of the investment they are often also not only committing personal risk of looking bad at their partnership if things don’t go well but also countless hours of board meetings, financial reviews, legal documents across what is often 7–10 years or more. often out of fear that being too pushy could lead to an earlier “no.”