VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

R&D outside SV is normally cheaper, so it helps you keeping your burn rate low. I’m actually studying this mechanism for Italian start-ups, but I can say it should generally work for many other countries too. And what do the investors think?

Silicon Valley 104

Silicon Valley Startup Seed Stage Delaware 104

Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

This will both reduce the number of angel investors and make it more difficult to syndicate across stage lines. A couple of items buried in the 1300 page bill include changing the definition of an accredited investor and moving regulatory roles on private3 placements from federal to stage level. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► July.

Term Sheet 32

Term Sheet Angel Investor San Jose Venture Capital 32

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

Some angel investors join together in syndicates. When you have a high "burn rate," youre alwaysunder time pressure, which means (a) you dont have time for yourideas to evolve, and (b) youre often forced to take deals you dontlike. Startups valuations aresupposed to rise over time. In Boston thebiggest is the CommonAngels.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

One of my comments was that we would likely see more institutionalization of angel groups and syndication of deals among groups. My facebook can beat up your facebook. The theme of the event was angel investment trends for 2008. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught? ► October. (1). Watch Out for the Red W(h)ine. ► September. (1).

Pre-Money Valuation 28

Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

There are several efforts being made to make this process better and will mention a couple below: Angel Capital Association Collaboration Committee - I was a charter member of the this group and the goal is to facilitate syndication among the angel groups via education and tools such as Angelsoft. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

Angel Investor 28

Angel Investor Angel Groups San Jose Venture Capital 28

Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

We managed to pull together an angel syndicate and close $450K on 9/30 after working the phones the last few days and anxiously waiting for signature pages to show up on the fax machine and wire confirms to hit the bank account. offering to invest $75K if we could find another $250K by September 30, 2005. Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?

San Jose 28

San Jose Angel Investor Term Sheet Venture Capital 28