Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Most VCs and Angel investors don’t read unsolicited proposals, unless they have met you first, or have a glowing recommendation from another investor or acquaintance. Major platforms are available online to find Angel groups or VCs, including Gust and AngelList. You need an investor, and want to solicit professionals online.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2014

New crowd funding platforms on the Internet, like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo , as well as the Jobs Act of 2012 , are expected by many to ramp up regular people’s ability to fund new opportunities and kill the need for angel groups. Angel groups fear the loss of members for the same reason.

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Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2011

To provide some reference points, I surveyed thirteen angels groups in North American to determine their recent experience in negotiating the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue companies. Because of the interest in the 2010 survey, I decided to survey a larger number of North American angel groups this summer (2011).

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Tim Keane

AUGUST 6, 2015

GUEST POST By Tim Taylor "The Pitch Coach" from Silicon Valley ([link] The key to a successful angel group presentation is to keep in mind that your objective is to get people in the audience thinking to themselves “This is.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2017

The many crowd funding platforms on the Internet, led still by Kickstarter and IndieGoGo , and the latest stages of the Jobs Act , were expected by many to put regular people in charge of funding new opportunities, and kill the need for angel groups. Rose, according to his latest book, “ Angel Investing.” Neither does David S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

With the advent and growth of crowdfunding over the past few years, many entrepreneurs have predicted the demise of those demanding angel investment groups and venture capital organizations. I would summarize the qualms and feedback from professional investors as the following: Crowdfunding platform costs trickle down to angel groups.

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SiliconHills

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Texas had 11 percent of all angel group deals in the second quarter of this year, according to the latest Halo Report. When angels co-invest with other types of investors the media […] The post CTAN is the Most Active Angel Group Nationwide appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2023

billion by 2030, exceeding the amounts contributed by either angel groups or VCs alone. I would summarize the qualms and feedback from professional investors as the following: Crowdfunding platform costs trickle down to angel groups. These groups are now largely run by volunteers at no cost to entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

Angel Capital Association (ACA). The ACA membership includes more than 150 angel groups and 20 affiliate members from 49 US states and 6 Canadian provinces.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2015

New crowd funding platforms on the Internet, like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo , as well as the Jobs Act of 2012 , are expected by many to ramp up regular people’s ability to fund new opportunities and kill the need for angel groups. Rose, according to his recent book, “ Angel Investing.” Neither does David S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2022

Angel Capital Association (ACA). The ACA is the angel industry alliance, which now includes a directory to more than 250 angel groups and 14,000 individual angels across North America. They have over 1,700,000 registered members with over 300,000 investors and 1,400,000 entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2016

As an active angel investor myself, I understand how the process works, and I see the disappointment in the eyes of entrepreneurs who approach angel groups for funding and often get turned away for not being timely or prepared in the minds of potential investors. These are all accredited investors who risk their own money.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Angel investors come from a variety of ages, backgrounds, and professions. I’m not your average angel. I’m not active in an angel group. I live in a small town surrounded by farms and I made my first angel investment at 29 because my dad said it was a good idea. I’m a mom, a full-time sales manager, and recruiter.

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Business Plan Blog

JANUARY 2, 2014

How Crowdfunding is Affecting Angel Group Investment. government’s long standing restrictions on fundraising has given life to a new type of financing called crowdfunding that allows Angel and other early stage investors to quickly assemble a group of investors over the internet. An easing on some of the U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2017

You can find these in your professional circle and your sphere of influence, rather than angel groups and venture capitalists. Unless you are happy with bootstrapping your new business, I recommend that you ignore conventional funding myths, and first seek investors who share your goals and values.

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SiliconHills

APRIL 3, 2016

The Central Texas Angel Network, known as CTAN, was the most active individual angel group in the country in 2015, according to the HALO Report recently released by the Angel Resource Institute and PitchBook. Members of CTAN, a nonprofit organization of more than 150 accredited angel investors, invested more than $13.3

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Professor VC

JULY 16, 2012

Earlier this year, I left Sand Hill Angels , the angel group I was actively involved with since 2005. I've been meaning to share my thoughts about angel groups and will do so in an upcoming post. In the meantime, I ran across the recent Halo Report on angel group investing prepared by Silicon Valley Bank.

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Professor VC

JULY 7, 2015

During the set break (perhaps influenced by the large amount of second half smoke consumed), I thought about angel groups in relation to the lyrics above, particularly the "you analyze me, pretend to despise me" line. In theory, angel groups are great. A parting thought.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

In addition to the fact that it is often easier to get accepted by an accelerator, or to make it to the finals of a business plan competition, or get funded by an angel group, those vehicles frequently serve the role of “curators” for the later stage financing world.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 8, 2013

Brandery mentors and investors represent regional, national and international venture capital firms and angel groups, such as SoftBank Capital, Crosslink Capital, Draper Associates, Transmedia Capital, Andreesen Horowitz, First Round Capital, Union Square Ventures, Lerer Ventures, AOL Ventures, Mercury Fund, SV Angel, kbs+, Dundee VC and CincyTech.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

David is also Founder of HBS Alumni Angels of NY , the largest angel group on the East Coast. s founder is David Teten , previously a Partner with HOF Capital and ff Venture Capital and a serial fintech entrepreneur with 2 exits. The roadmap for the firm is here: Syllabus for how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2014

Most Angel groups and VCs advertise the startups they have recently funded, with pointers to startup websites, sometimes including open positions. Get to know the people there, and ask them for pointers to new ventures that are still in the formative stage. Your best job leads will come from other entrepreneurs.

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Up and Running

JULY 29, 2019

Angel investors often focus on local markets, specific industries, and affinities such as college or university alumni. Your search should include looking for angel groups related to the college or university from which you graduated; your town, or state; and the industry you’re in. . Use web search.

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David Teten

JUNE 10, 2020

David is also Founder of HBS Alumni Angels of NY , the largest angel group on the East Coast. SOP’s founder is David Teten , previously a Partner with HOF Capital and ff Venture Capital and a serial fintech entrepreneur with 2 exits. The roadmap for SOP is here: Syllabus for how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Perhaps because of their focus on building a large portfolio, or their competitiveness, these angels sometimes accept valuations that cause later friction while moving to VCs, or even other angel groups. This can cause early investor dilution, lower ultimate returns or leave the startup stranded.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Most VCs and Angel investors don’t read unsolicited proposals, unless they have met you first, or have a glowing recommendation from another investor or acquaintance. Major platforms are available online to find Angel groups or VCs, including Gust and AngelList. You need an investor, and want to solicit professionals online.

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Up and Running

JUNE 2, 2010

I just sent an email to all the members of our group, suggesting that we put up some provisions, for next year, to deal with this possibility. Ironically, that 11 Lessons post also recommends “cast a broad net&# when looking for investors, which would seem to contradict the caution about angel groups.

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Ice Angels chair Michael Murphy liked what StockTrim were doing and was happy to become chair of StockTrim’s board of directors and become one of the first investors. “He He got us in front of the Ice Angels and a number of them invested,” Sutton says. “I He found many private investors were interested in him as much as StockTrim.

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Gust

JANUARY 5, 2012

Company B raises $40,000 from five friends and family members and then $460,000 from twelve angels who are members of a single angel group. The angel group has one member of the board of directors.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 26, 2014

Angel investors, particularly those in organized angel groups, are typically former entrepreneurs who have had successful liquidity events in their pasts, or executives of companies who’ve retired with the funds from their stock options.

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Gust

JUNE 28, 2014

This might typically be anywhere from five to twenty-five investors each putting in somewhere between $10,00 and $100,000 (depending on the group.). The main one is simultaneously obvious and under-estimated in both directions: you are likely getting a bunch of small-ish investors at once.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2013

Major platforms are available online to find Angel groups or VCs, including Gust and AngelList. Thus building a business plan ahead of time will improve your application and chances of success. You need an investor, and want to solicit professionals online. You won’t even be considered without a business plan.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 21, 2013

Atlanta Technology Angels (ATA) today announced it has joined Cowtown Angel Network, Central Texas Angel Network and Golden Seeds in a $3 million investment in Austin-based Wisegate. Enterprise ATA CTAN wisegate'

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2016

Angel groups, accelerators, and incubators are pervasive. Professional investors now look for startups through popular online platforms, including Gust and AngelList. Non-professional investors now use crowdfunding sites, like Indiegogo and Kickstarter , for similar access. Measuring progress with big data and analytics.

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VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Most cities now have various local tech meetups, pitch competitions, angel groups, etc. In some cities there are organized angel groups that make use of part-time help to make investment decisions. Get involved in your community. Get out there and participate.

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Gust

OCTOBER 29, 2014

That’s why one of the best options for you today is to join a local angel investor group, where you will work collegially with 25-250 other investors to hear pitches from companies, do your due diligence homework, and then—if you are interested—pool your money with the others to make meaningful investments.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

Angel Capital Association (ACA). The ACA is the angel industry alliance, which now includes a directory to more than 275 angel groups and 14,000 individual angels across North America. They have over 1,000,000 registered members with over 200,000 investors and 650,000 entrepreneurs.

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