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Groupon's S-1: From Zero to Like? Billions in 30 Months ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

How They Do It: Build email list of consumers interested in local deals (mainly via paid search & social network ads), sell coupon programs to merchants via telesales. Keep in mind Yipit is an indirect competitor in the daily deals space (essentially a meta aggregator of deals sites), but the analysis is sound IMO.

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9 Big Businesses That Began In College

YoungUpstarts

Some of these businesses are still with us, including Google and the social media behemoth Facebook. Some of the entrepreneurs below stayed in school while developing and operating their business, while others dropped out in order to give their venture their full attention. Time Magazine.

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10 Keys To Making Money By Investing In Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. Just like a seasoned stock investor would never put all his investible resources into a single stock, don’t put all your money into startups. Fund an entrepreneur you know and trust.

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ProfessorVC: Touched by an Angel

Professor VC

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. While currently free to angel groups, their business model revolves around aggregating the angel investment data. Touched by an Angel.

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10 Steps To Investing Successfully In New Ventures

Startup Professionals Musings

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. Just like a seasoned stock investor would never put all his investible resources into a single stock, don’t put all your money into startups. Fund an entrepreneur you know and trust.

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10 Keys To Giving The Right Entrepreneur Your Money

Startup Professionals Musings

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. Just like a seasoned stock investor would never put all his investible resources into a single stock, don’t put all your money into startups. Fund an entrepreneur you know and trust.

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Proceed With Caution Selecting Startup Investments

Startup Professionals Musings

Investing in entrepreneurs and startups is a fun but different world from investing in conventional stocks, bonds, and commodities. Just like a seasoned stock investor would never put all his investible resources into a single stock, don’t put all your money into startups. Fund an entrepreneur you know and trust.