Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

This requires a simple signature that you have a net worth of at least $1M or have made at least $200K each year for the last two years. Here you are definitely betting on the person, rather than the idea, but the upside potential is huge. Use the surge of crowdfunding sites for small amounts. Do your homework before investing.

Invest 89

Invest Entrepreneur Startup Equity 89

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Most entrepreneurs have found by now one or more of the many popular crowdfunding sites , and have the name and contact information for at least one of the big venture capital firms. By definition, angels are accredited investors, who invest their own money for a percentage of the business. Avoid risky or questionable business domains.

Angel 106

Angel Startup Venture Capital Seed Funding 106

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2017

By definition, an angel investor is not an “institutional investor.” Angels are typically high net worth individuals who are investing their own money, for a wide range of motives. These sites have arrangements with hundreds of local groups and individual investors that you might otherwise have missed. Marty Zwilling.

Angel 63

Angel Invest .Net Funding 63

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2013

By definition, an angel investor is not an “institutional investor.” Angels are typically high net worth individuals who are investing their own money, for a wide range of motives. These sites have arrangements with hundreds of local groups and individual investors that you might otherwise have missed. Marty Zwilling.

Angel 101

Angel Funding Startup Invest 101

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

By definition, an angel investor is not an “institutional investor.” Angels are typically high net worth individuals who are investing their own money, for a wide range of motives. These sites have arrangements with hundreds of local groups and individual investors that you might otherwise have missed. Marty Zwilling.

Angel 98

Angel Invest .Net Startup 98

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

This requires a simple signature that you have a net worth of at least $1M or have made at least $200K each year for the last two years. Here you are definitely betting on the person, rather than the idea, but the upside potential is huge. Use the new Crowdfunding sites for small amounts. Join an existing angel investor group.

Invest 73

Invest Startup Equity Incubator 73

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2011

At TripUp, we had lots of user generated reviews and hotels, and we were the first to add user general video to a travel community site. Yelp and CitySearch have been around for awhile, but Foursquare is really built on local businesses, Groupon, LivingSocial, and other deal sites are built on the backs of local businesses.

Networking 150

Networking Search Engine Optimization Product Startup 150

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

This requires a simple signature that you have a net worth of at least $1M or have made at least $200K each year for the last two years. Here you are definitely betting on the person, rather than the idea, but the upside potential is huge. Use the new Crowdfunding sites for small amounts. Join an existing Angel investor group.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Startup Invest Incubator 102

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2011

By definition, an angel investor is not an “institutional investor.” Angels are typically high net worth individuals who are investing their own money, for a wide range of motives. These sites have arrangements with hundreds of local groups and individual investors that you might otherwise have missed. Marty Zwilling.

Angel 97

Angel Startup Invest .Net 97

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2011

This morning, we spoke to Thomas Swalla , the COO of Santa Monica-based Savings.com , the online coupon and deals site, to talk a little bit about how the move has impact at one of Southern California's many, many affiliate-dependent Internet businesses--and how the move might result in lost jobs, and the firm moving out of state.

CPC 279

CPC Santa Monica Southern California Sales 279

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2010

By definition, an angel investor is not an “institutional investor.” Angels are typically high net worth individuals who are investing their own money, for a wide range of motives. These sites have arrangements with hundreds of local groups and individual investors that you might otherwise have missed. Marty Zwilling.

Angel 91

Angel Tips Invest .Net 91

SoCal CTO

JUNE 14, 2008

Interesting term used in a ZD Net article - Platform as a Service (PaaS) Unfortunately, Peter sells the promise and ignores the reality. Availability, stability, support His definition of open. Stamps.com - two back-ends - mainline service vs. marketing site. Some other points - LAMP,Net, Java - doesn't make much difference.

Platform 150

Platform EC2 Java S3 150

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

This requires a simple signature that you have a net worth of at least $1M or have made at least $200K each year for the last two years. Here you are definitely betting on the person, rather than the idea, but the upside potential is huge. Use the new Crowdfunding sites for small amounts. Join an existing Angel investor group.

Startup 87

Startup Invest Incubator Ideas 87

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2011

These days, we all have to rely on a few trusted sources to digest and filter information, net out the relevant messages, and steer us with links to accurate details. He definitely has experience on both sides of the ‘entrepreneur versus investor’ table. Both Sides of the Table , by Mark Suster. Lessons Learned , by Eric Ries.

Entrepreneur 92

Entrepreneur Technical Review Blogging Java 92

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

This requires a simple signature that you have a net worth of at least $1M or have made at least $200K each year for the last two years. Here you are definitely betting on the person, rather than the idea, but the upside potential is huge. Use the new Crowdfunding sites for small amounts. Join an existing Angel investor group.

Startup 91

Startup Invest Incubator Ideas 91

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Everyone knows what it means to have a “dot-com”, and most people have heard of a “dot-net” and a “dot-org.” “While some companies are definitely excited about the possibilities of these new domains, some feel they create needless and expensive vulnerabilities for their brands.

Conference 77

Conference SEO Software Review IP 77

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Where I use LinkedIn: * I definitely use LinkedIn for Specific Requests - Ex. I definitely check people out using LinkedIn. However, it definitely has served as a hub. I have to say that it has netted far more than I would have thought. Open Source Business Models, speakers for Web 2.0 event I did last fall.

Blogging 150

Blogging CTO Coach CTO Hire Southern California 150