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Angel Investing: Skill 3 – Relationships with VCs

Both Sides of the Table

In the latter cases many companies (Flickr, Delicious, Blogger, Writely in 05-08 and lately Invite Media, Aardvark, Dodgeball, etc.) If 2011 & 2012 look like 2010 then the current crop of angel investments will look great. This is cheaper for them than waiting for big competitors and buying companies at big prices.

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Angel Investing: Skill 3 – Relationships with VCs

Both Sides of the Table

In the latter case many companies (Flickr, Delicious, Blogger, Writely, etc.) If 2011 & 2012 look like 2010 then the current crop of angel investors will look great. My thesis on why this is happening is that large tech companies didn’t invest enough in R&D between 2008-2010 (Google even went through layoffs!!!)

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The Future of Couponing | How Social-Local-Mobile has Changed the Game

Tech Zulu Event

The rise of couponing in late 2008 coincided with the recession of the late 2000s;” this factor combined with an increased consumer interest in mobile technology and devices led to an unprecedented decline in print media. Statistics from 2008 show that digital couponing has rapidly grown but has yet to outpace paper coupons.

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Does the Size of a VC Fund Matter?

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I’m writing this series because if you better understand how VC firms work you can better target which firms make sense for you to speak with. I’m writing this post to explain to entrepreneurs what you should be thinking about in terms of the VC’s you approach and the size and stage of their funds.

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This 28 Year Old Woman Co-Founded One Of The Most Successful YouTube Networks

InfoChachkie

My mother and father started a little hardware company in Price, Utah and they turned it into a very, very successful construction company. in 2007 (and) 2008 (and I realized) there is all this online video being consumed and it''s not being consumed on Current. I actually come from a long line of entrepreneurs.

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The Truth About Convertible Debt at Startups and The Hidden Terms You Didn’t Understand

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When convertible debt first started being introduced as a “faster, cheaper way to get startups funded” they didn’t have pricing built into them. A standard entrepreneur retort I heard back then (2008-09) was “I don’t know what my company is worth now. They’ll get priced soon enough by a VC.”

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

SoCal Delicious

63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. There are hundreds of entrepreneurs here in Los Angeles who are building awesome companies, writing awesome books, making awesome movies and are trying to solve important problems to help make this world a better place. © 2012 IdeaMensch.