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5 Flocks Of Investors Looking For An Enticing Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

They probably won’t respond well to high pressure sales tactics, information overload, or bribes. As an entrepreneur, you simply use their investor search engine to find appropriate investors for your business according to location, industry interest, and other relevant criteria. Angel investors are people too.

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Why Hearing “No” in a Fund-Raising Process is Actually Healthy

Both Sides of the Table

Every entrepreneur wants to hear “yes” during the fund-raising process but I would argue that being too risk averse and not pushing hard enough and be willing to hear a “no” is what holds back many people from “yes.” Possibly offend and entrepreneur leading to reputation risk amongst other entrepreneurs.

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Finding The Right Angel Investor For Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

They probably won’t respond well to high pressure sales tactics, information overload, or bribes. As an entrepreneur, you simply use their investor search engine to find appropriate investors for your business according to location, industry interest, and other relevant criteria. Angel investors are people too.

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What Should You Do with Your Crappy Little Services Business?

Both Sides of the Table

A great recent example of this was a successful group of entrepreneurs who had created a company that will do $10-12 million in revenue at their system integration business (read: services business) in 2011 after having done $5 million or so in 2010 and $2-3 million in 2009. And stop effing around trying to create a product company.&#.

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Where To Find The Most Angels To Fund Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

They probably won’t respond well to high pressure sales tactics, information overload, or bribes. As an entrepreneur, you simply use their investor search engine to find appropriate investors for your business according to location, industry interest and other relevant criteria. angels entrepreneur funding groups startup'

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Raising Seed Capital Now: 10 Tips

Tech Coast Venture Network

Investors and entrepreneurs who won at the fundraising game during and after the Great Recession offer advice on landing equity money. To help you get a jump-start with fundraising, I’ve gathered tips from active early-stage investors and entrepreneurs who managed to beat the odds by raising capital during and after the Great Recession.

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If You Can’t Find An Angel Investor, Look Again, Here

Startup Professionals Musings

They probably won’t respond well to high pressure sales tactics, information overload, or bribes. As an entrepreneur, you simply use their investor search engine to find appropriate investors for your business according to location, industry interest, and other relevant criteria. Angel investors are people too. and Dave McClure.

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