Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Nevertheless, if you share too much in your funding process or meet too many VCs expect a certain amount of your ideas to spread around the startup community. What are “Reg D” filings with the SEC and why does this make it harder to stay in stealth mode? This is unintentional and inevitable. They also avoid Reg D.

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Business Plan Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Raising Seed Capital. Most startup founders do not have enough capital to launch their companies and need to raise money at some point. Individual investors who provide financial funding to startups are called ‘Angel Investors.’ Per SEC rules “accredited investors” need to meet one of the following criteria: 1. *The

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 2, 2012

The fact that a great deal of the content produced by tech news sites concerns startup companies might make an observer from another planet think America is a veritable nursery for brilliant business ideas. You read that right: Not a lot of people are that interested in startups. Credit: Prof. Make Way for the On-Ramp.

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The Startup Lawyer

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Whenever a startup considers paying a “finder&# for successful investor introductions, I have the same type of conversation with the founders that goes something like this: – Startup : “Finder&# knows a lot of investors and he’ll introduce us if we pay him [6]% of all capital raised through the introductions.

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Business Plan Blog

JANUARY 2, 2014

In September of this year, the SEC voted to overturn the ban on “general solicitation” that made it illegal for companies to publicly advertise that they are raising capital. While startups are still limited by the types of investors they can take money from (i.e. Strategies for finding the angels best fit for your startup.

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Scott Edward Walker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Many entrepreneurs initially reach-out to friends and family as a source of capital. A sophisticated angel investor understands how the startup game is played and the role that he plays. Indeed, the ideal investor is an experienced, sophisticated angel who can add substantial value through his or her domain expertise and/or rolodex.

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