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Boingo Wireless Now Owned By Digital Colony

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Los Angeles-based Wi-Fi network and distributed antenna systems provider Boingo Wireless is now officially owned by private equity investor Digital Colony, the two said on Wednesday. The deal also included assumption of $199M in Boingo's net debt obligations, which is included in the valuation. Digital Colony paid $14.00

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10 Ways To Get The Capital You Need For Your Startup

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For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide. Trade equity or services for startup help. Another common example is exchanging equity for legal and accounting support.

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8 Expectations To Check Your Entrepreneur Motivation

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This usually means not taking money from equity investors, since investors want fast growth, high profits, and an exit event, to allow investments to be recouped. Under all of these, net income flows easily into your personal income. Non-equity funding has to come from personal sources, or government grants, or bank loans.

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8 Secrets for Maximizing Startup Equity and Control

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Bootstrapping avoids all the cost, pain, and distractions of finding angels or VCs, and allows you to keep control and all your hard-earned equity for yourself. Take little to no net profit. Network big to get connections and ideas, but do the work yourself. startup control equity bootstrapping Rich Christiansen business'

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8 Expectations Of Investors Who Risk Their Own Money

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Here are eight key insights that will help you find a productive match: Angels want equity ownership, not causes. Each has met legal securities minimums for net worth and professionalism, to reduce the risk to entrepreneurs. By definition, angels are accredited investors, who invest their own money for a percentage of the business.

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10 Alternative Funding Sources For Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide. Trade equity or services for startup help. Another common example is exchanging equity for legal and accounting support.

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Interview with Sam Rogoway, Near Networks

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Well, Los Angeles based Near Networks (www.nearnetworks.com) is looking to both reach customers online, and avoid the tacky, lousy production of typical small business ads, with a new service. What is Near Networks? I imagine it must be difficult to scale this and build out a network of filmmakers? Sam Rogoway: Yes, it has.