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10 Action Items to Keep Angel Investors Hovering

Startup Professionals Musings

Every new startup I know dreams of being funded early by one of the 318,000 active Angel investors in the USA alone. Most of these investors are members of Angel groups that have a rigorous filtering and screening process, to select the top 3% and most fundable proposals. Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it.

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10 Preparation Steps to Win an Angel Investment

Startup Professionals Musings

Every new startup I know dreams of being funded by an angel investor. Over the past 10 years, I have had the opportunity to see how the process works, several times from the startup side, and more recently from the angel perspective (as a member of an angel group selection committee). Build an investor presentation and summary.

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Top Ten Action Items For Angel Funding Success

Startup Professionals Musings

Every new startup I know dreams of being funded by an angel investor. Over the past 10 years, I have had the opportunity to see how the process works, several times from the startup side, and more recently from the angel perspective (as a member of an angel group selection committee). Build an investor presentation and summary.

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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

Both Sides of the Table

Los Angeles. LA was a leader in lead generation (LowerMyBills), comparison shopping (PriceGrabber, Shopzilla), social networking (MySpace … I know, I know – Facebook won – but it was still a big business). TechCoast Angels backed GreenDot should be a major IPO this year.

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These 10 Key Elements Make a Business Plan Fundable

Startup Professionals Musings

Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. You can bolster this position by including a Letter of Intent (LOI), contract summaries, or even testimonials. This is how you will make money, who pays you, and gross margins. Executive team.

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Investors Expect Ten Essentials in a Business Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. You can bolster this position by including a Letter of Intent (LOI), contract summaries, or even testimonials. This is how you will make money, who pays you, and gross margins. Executive team.

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Ten Tips for an Investment-Grade Business Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it requires at least 100M users and $50M investment. You can bolster this position by including a Letter of Intent (LOI), contract summaries, or even testimonials. This is how you will make money, who pays you, and gross margins. Executive team.

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