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Turn the tables: What’s an angel look like?

Berkonomics

Several times in our angel group, one of the largest in the United States, we have queried our group as to their motives in being active, risking their money, taking their time to research, perform due diligence and then coach entrepreneurs of young companies. Email readers, continue here.] Order all 3 Berkonomics books for $49.95,a

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Need money? Read this!

Berkonomics

Friends, family and fools: [Email readers, continue here…] This term, although pejorative, describes the typical mix of early investors in a small, young growing business. But few businesses grow into the sweet spot of $20 million to $30 million in worth to an ultimate buyer without the injection of outside capital.

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8 Tips To Get the Most Out of Your Investors and Board

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Email updates frequently. And as Rob points out – if you email members with short updates more frequently they are more up to speed when you do need them to weigh in. Key point – if your emails are as long as my blog posts you’re forked. Make your emails actionable. ” Or, “I sent u an email.

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Why you should never have a data room — the most counter-intuitive fund-raising advice you’ll ever…

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Your historical trading information including financials and a “customer file” which shows the history of your transactions so that investors can run “cohort” analyses Customer reference, personal references, key team members, compensation, cap table, stock option plan, etc. I’d be grateful if you could prioritize it.

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Does your business need money? Read this!

Berkonomics

Email readers, continue here…] Bootstrapping: This term describes your ability to start a business with little investment and grow it using internally-generated funds. It is for this group that we explore the implications implicit in raising money for growth. Many accelerators have come and gone during these past five years.

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Want to Know How First Round Capital was Started?

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I feel like I know him better personally since he's always in the chat room during the show asking questions). These speakers help coach CEO’s on important executive decisions. These partners travel to a city and take ten minute pitches from the entrepreneurs. What are the most common mistakes in first pitch?

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Pipeline Fellowship | Raising Women to Become Investors

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We get a lot more emails from women entrepreneurs who say they are a high net worth in their community and we should come and help boost the number of angel investors in their companies. In addition to our seminars, we issue out a qualification application for women entrepreneurs for our signature event, the Pitch Summit.

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