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10 Preparation Steps to Win an Angel Investment

Startup Professionals Musings

are eliminated during due diligence. Get your Internet domain name and website. It should answer every question an investor or associate might ask, including current valuation, funding needed, and exit strategy. Over half of the survivors remaining are eliminated during live presentations, and another 6.5%

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Can You Trust Any vc's Under 40?

Steve Blank

Posted on September 14, 2009 by steveblank Over the last 30 years Wall Street’s appetite for technology stocks have changed radically – swinging between unbridled enthusiasm to believing they’re all toxic. Tech acquisitions went crazy at the same time the IPO market did. 3) invest in and take equity stakes in exchange for capital.

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Top Ten Action Items For Angel Funding Success

Startup Professionals Musings

are eliminated during due diligence. Get your Internet domain name and website. It should answer every question an investor or associate might ask, including current valuation, funding needed, and exit strategy. Over half of the survivors remaining are eliminated during live presentations, and another 6.5%

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How to Raise Startup Funding from Unlikely Angel Investors

Up and Running

Angels invest in one out of every forty deals they review (2.5%) versus the one out of 400 by VC’s (0.25%). They are professionals with full-time jobs, who often don’t have time for due diligence (and may not even know how to do it) and often make decisions through trusted referrals or based on gut feelings (more on gut feelings later).

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The Ultimate Guide for Starting and Running a Business at Home

Up and Running

Identify any technology needs you may have (and whether or not you’re equipped to meet them) such as: High-speed internet with a reliable connection. Not only is it necessary due to the coronavirus, but it could potentially give you a strategic long-term advantage against current competitors and help you avoid massive overhead.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. I’d argue that the same type of technologies that have revolutionized dating can revolutionize our industry. . I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations.

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Want to Work for a Startup? 10 Questions to Ask Your Interviewer

mashable.com

Proceed — if at all — with extreme due diligence and caution. Brett Farmiloe , Internet Marketing Company. Whats your exit strategy? Before accepting an offer with a startup, ask what their exit strategy is, and make sure youre on board. Follow @mashable. see more > Search. Must Reads. Watercooler.