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Now Any Accredited Investor Can Invest in Texas Startups with Capital Factory and AngelList

Austin Startup

For the past decade, Capital Factory has been building a pipeline of tech startups and investment rights and now we’re opening up to everyone through AngelList. The Capital Factory Texas Fund is backed by many of the most successful CEOs and technology investors in Texas and across the U.S.,

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Every founder and startup investor should be contrarian

The Equity Kicker

In the world of startups and venture capital all the money is concentrated in a small number of winners and average returns are probably below zero. Certainly they aren’t sufficient to compensate for the high risk and long lock up inherent in startup investing. It’s actually a surefire recipe for losing money.

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What Makes a Great Independent Board Member?

Both Sides of the Table

Industry Expertise You don’t need a peer from another startup as your independent?—?you you can build that with your personal peer network. What you don’t get on a typical startup board is somebody who brings the wisdom of your industry. That’s why hiring somebody with some startup experience can really help.

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11 Things I've learned from running a micro VC in the last year

Hippoland

more on this later) Much like running a product-startup, you’re your own boss, so you sometimes end up working really hard and at all hours depending on where you are in your fund life cycle. And then later, when the fund needs money, the fund does a capital call. And I enjoy working with founders immensely.

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11 Things I've learned from running a micro VC in the last year

Hippoland

more on this later) Much like running a product-startup, you’re your own boss, so you sometimes end up working really hard and at all hours depending on where you are in your fund life cycle. And then later, when the fund needs money, the fund does a capital call. And I enjoy working with founders immensely.

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Why Co-Founders Are a Startup's Biggest Liability | The Startup Lawyer

thestartuplawyer.com

Contact The Startup Lawyer: Home Page About Contact FAQs Glossary Ryan Roberts Law: Home Page Social Networks: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Flickr Delicious Digg Last.FM He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder.