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Find an Angel Investor, Without Going Through Hell

Startup Professionals Musings

Since Keiretsu Forum’s founding in 2000, its members have invested over $200M in 260 companies in technology, consumer products, healthcare/life sciences, and real estate. This one claims to be the world’s largest angel investor network, with 850 accredited investor members throughout twenty one chapters on three continents.

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How to Build an All-Star Remote Technology Team

The Startup Magazine

This kind of companies, for example, can augment the teams behind successful startups in the Bay area while operating in Asia, Eastern Europe or South America. How to search for A-players for your remote technology team? Many Western Europe and North American companies engage teams in Eastern Europe, Asia, and South America.

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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

Both Sides of the Table

In 2005 he was graduated and took a job in South Carolina working for technology company while he started his own web design company on the side. He started another company on the side while he was working during the day at a technology company. Felipe grew up in Brazil. He spent a bunch of this time in Canada.

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Whose Life are You Going to Change?

Both Sides of the Table

The first goal was rooted in childhood – I grew up playing with technology and it has always been my passion. The Europe goal was shaped by three random things: My father is from South America and his native language is Spanish (although his father was from Romania and escaped oppression there). I wanted to go native.

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What Makes an Entrepreneur? Cojones (7/11)

Both Sides of the Table

He was from South America but living in Switzerland and had launched a startup while holding down a day job at a consulting firm (McKinsey if memory serves). Your financial risks of starting most technology companies these days are so low. I was recently on TWiST with Jason Calacanis. He wanted to raise angel money.

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[Review] The Lean Startup

YoungUpstarts

While reading the book, my first impression was that the concepts generally seem geared towards technological companies. Lee Shen Han has just returned from a half-year travel sabbatical around Europe and South America. If you have any interest in entrepreneurship at all, this book is definitely worth your time.

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The Truth About the Scooter Economy?—?An Insider’s Perspective

Both Sides of the Table

They are no longer remarkable in Santa Monica or Venice or in many cities in America, Europe or South America. Bird is working with local law enforcement to crack down on theft and has built a team and technology that makes it easier to track criminal rings or even petty theft. They’re acceptable.