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10 Recommendations For Aspiring New Venture Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

These may be aggregated by an angel group up to about $1M for an angel round. Once invested, you should expect no return until the first “liquidityevent in 3-5 years, maybe longer. Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public.

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10 Keys To Making Money By Investing In Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

These may be aggregated by an angel group up to about $1M for an angel round. Once invested, you should expect no return until the first “liquidityevent in 3-5 years, maybe longer. Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public.

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10 Steps To Investing Successfully In New Ventures

Startup Professionals Musings

These may be aggregated by an angel group up to about $1M for an angel round. Once invested, you should expect no return until the first “liquidityevent in 3-5 years, maybe longer. Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public.

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Proceed With Caution Selecting Startup Investments

Startup Professionals Musings

These may be aggregated by an Angel group up to about $1M for an Angel round. Once invested, you should expect no return until the first “liquidityevent in 3-5 years, maybe longer. Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public.

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Liquidity for Venture Backed Companies Still Comes Largely in One Flavor—Cash Acquisitions

Pascal's View

Recent reports reveal that mergers and acquisitions still account for over 90% of liquidity events for venture-backed companies in 2012, a lamentable condition that has plagued the US innovation ecosystem for close to a decade. Challenge yourself to do better as a seller! More on this topic to follow…

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Add Startups to Balance Your Portfolio, If You Dare

Startup Professionals Musings

These may be aggregated by an Angel group up to about $1M for an Angel round. Once invested, you should expect no return until the first “liquidityevent in 3-5 years, maybe longer. Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public.

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10 Keys To Giving The Right Entrepreneur Your Money

Startup Professionals Musings

These may be aggregated by an Angel group up to about $1M for an Angel round. Once invested, you should expect no return until the first “liquidityevent in 3-5 years, maybe longer. Liquidity events include merger or acquisition (M&A), or Initial Public Offering (IPO) when the stock goes public.