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Extracting More Than Cash From Your Angel Investors

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In order to extract value beyond your Angel investors' cash, you must first assess three important parameters: (i) the relative strength of their personal brand, (ii) their ability to add operational value, and (iii) the amount of care and feeding they will demand from you. Four Common Angel Archetypes.

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Here’s How You Get A VC To Pull Out Their Checkbook

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For instance, a services business or an opportunity with limited growth potential might be a good fit for an Angel investor, but not a venture capitalist. A restaurant is a generally appropriate for a bank, but not an Angel investor. No VC Fit - Match your venture with appropriate funding source. Real World Executive Summary Template.

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Trade Show Guerilla Marketing – Booth Babes With Beards

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Rather than hire the clichéd booth babes (which I have always found to be more than a bit sleazy), the company secured the services of a cigar-smoking, bearded angel with an exaggerated New York accent. Appropriate treatment of religious subjects, such as an angel floating on heavenly clouds, requires particular aplomb.

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

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Our Best Interviews Via Email: Monthly. Subscribe to RSS. Subscribe to RSS. 63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. And you know, one of the communities that has some super remarkable entrepreneurs that doesn’t get enough credit is Los Angeles. Idea Mensch.

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

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RSS was something that had appeared.” “….I The value of Pitch Decks; Brad’s personal preferences on deal presentation; and Brad’s practice of accepting cold approaches via email. Very few people can do a good job with a presentation that is emailable.”. You have said outloud anyone can send you an email, is that fair?

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How To Become a VC

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In contrast, an Angel Investor is someone who invests their own capital. All you need do to become an Angel is identify a promising venture and write a check. Become An Angel - Before I became a VC, I invested my own money in such companies as RightScale , Eucalyptus and AppFolio. Share and Enjoy.

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Eucalyptus Systems CEO Marten Mickos Shares His Secrets Of Startup Success

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You can watch an 11-minute excerpt from Marten’s talk below or view it directly on YouTube here: [link] Note: I am a micro-Angel investor in Eucalyptus. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • EmailRSS. Success 101. Share and Enjoy.

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