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ProfessorVC: Are DEMO's days numbered?

Professor VC

Bump.com is a social network based on license plate numbers as the identifier. A check-in aggregation platform. ► 2011. (7). Card Counting for Investors. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJ's.

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ProfessorVC: Touched by an Angel

Professor VC

Touched by an Angel. I think the title of this post is a TV show, but fitting as there has been much debate in the venture community as to the whether angel investors are good or bad for entrepreneurs and VCs. What would the VC corollary to Touched by an Angel, be. ► 2011. (7). Card Counting for Investors.

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ProfessorVC: Crowdfunding - Good Idea or Really, Really Stupid.

Professor VC

Monday, November 14, 2011. Just not from investors who cant afford to lose the cash. I often speak on panels and am often asked questions about what are the qualifications to be an angel investor. My skeptical side assumes that the intermediaries are the only ones that will make money in aggregate on these deals.

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25 Best Startup Failure Post-Mortems of All Time

www.chubbybrain.com

Between the worse data aggregation method and the much higher amount of work Wesabe made you do, it was far easier to have a good experience on Mint , and that good experience came far more quickly. Why Startups Fail - 20 Top Reasons Gleaned from 32 Startup Failure Post-Mortems says: January 11, 2011 at. [.] Company : Wesabe.

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Is the House Crowdfunding Bill Being Killed in the Senate?

Scott Edward Walker

“The Senate is the place where bills go to die.” – Bill Maher On November 3, 2011, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 407-17 to pass the “Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act,” a crowdfunding bill which permits startups to offer and sell securities via crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter or social networking sites like Facebook.

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Startup Resources

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Social networking. Social/Sharing. Create your own social network. free enterprise social network. List of Angel/SuperAngel Investors for entrepreneurs. Venture Hacks Angel List â?? raise money with angel investors. Guide to Super Angels -Â Chubby Brain.

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The Series A crunch is hitting now. Have we even noticed?

pandodaily.com

I’ve been hearing about the so-called Series A Crunch for at least six months, and in recent weeks, I’ve spoken with more than 20 venture capitalists, angel investors, incubator heads, lawyers, and other necessary cogs in the ecosystem trying to get some details about it. On November 28, 2012. Open Sesame! (A