Community Lead Investor Viral 
mashable.com
NOVEMBER 2, 2011
AngelList is an online community that matches startups with investors to streamline the fundraising process. What is your viral coefficient? Look for Your Lead Investor. First you’ll want to find a lead investor — someone many other investors will recognize and respect. viral video.
reidhoffman.org
NOVEMBER 12, 2013
We are the leader in the professional domain with viral growth. What I knew that many didn’t was that a combination of curiosity and a viral game mechanic would slowly get to a million people, at which point the network becomes valuable. We didn’t try to establish the viral dynamic; we just asserted it.
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Babbling VC
DECEMBER 5, 2010
These business would scale on the sheer virality of their communities. Running around Europe trying to find lead investors for these businesses was priority number 1. Sure, other mistakes were made but I was adamant that once people started using the product, they'd tell all their friends.
The Startup Toolkit
NOVEMBER 4, 2011
Vision for B2C, virality-driven community. Regarding structure, the first deal is a rolling round with committed lead investors. Highly experienced, top-tier angels. Vision for B2B, sales-driven technology. Requires team relocation. First-time VCs, building on their own entrepreneurial success. Conveniently local.
Startup Lessons Learned
JULY 2, 2020
There's been a real sense of community built in the company that I think has been helpful in getting everybody through. I think I took the first two or three meetings with Fred's lead investor, which is pretty funny. Eric Ries : So, what was the investor reaction like? Eric Ries : Celine, how about you?
The Startup Toolkit
NOVEMBER 4, 2011
Vision for B2C, virality-driven community. Regarding structure, the first deal is a rolling round with committed lead investors. Highly experienced, top-tier angels. Vision for B2B, sales-driven technology. Requires team relocation. First-time VCs, building on their own entrepreneurial success. Conveniently local.
Reid Hoffman
JANUARY 26, 2021
This is one of the reasons why the best practice for a startup is to raise investment rounds from different lead investors rather than simply doing internal rounds, even if an internal round requires less work. One of the things a financing round brings is an opportunity to strengthen the startup’s overall network.
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