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The Silent Killer – The Company Your Community Never Created

Both Sides of the Table

I was at a dinner recently in Chicago and the table discussion was about building great companies outside of Silicon Valley. I think startup communities being simple cheerleaders doesn’t help anyone. For example, Lookout is a mobile security company that was founded by three talented graduates of USC. Local mentors matter.

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EV Connect Gets Funding For Electric Vehicle Charging

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Los Angeles-based EV Connect , a new startup which helps install, manage, and integrate electric vehicle charging stations for the commercial and government market, announced an initial round of funding this morning. The company said the new funding will go towards sales, marketing, and software development. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Coast Angels Fund Cadence Biomedical

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The Tech Coast Angels has backed the maker of a medical device to help people with severe disabilities to walk. According to Cadence Biomedical , the Tech Coast Angels are among a number of new investors in a $1.1M, Series A2 funding for the company. Cadence Biomedical is based in Seattle. READ MORE>>.

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Find an Angel Investor, Without Going Through Hell

Startup Professionals Musings

It won’t help your case or your workload to do an email blast and follow-up with 60,000 members around the world. It boasts 595 member-managed groups and VCs, 30,203 investors, and 2,900 new company applications a month. Keiretsu Forum.

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Where To Find The Most Angels To Fund Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

It won’t help your case or your workload to do an email blast and follow-up with 250,000 members around the world. It powers over 1,000 investment Angel and VC groups in 80+ countries. Keiretsu Forum. They probably won’t respond well to high pressure sales tactics, information overload, or bribes.

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7 Strategies To Reduce The Cost Of Finding Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Others spend money on mailing lists and investor contacts and “cold calling” a few thousand people, hoping to find someone willing to take a risk on an unknown company. As they say, you only get one chance to make a great first impression, so don’t pitch to a key angel group or venture capital team for practice.

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Flocks of Angels, and All You Need is One

Startup Professionals Musings

It boasts 448 member-managed groups and VCs, 15,414 investors, and 2,400 new company applications a month. As an entrepreneur, simply enter your location online, and it will list the angel and VC organizations near you. Keiretsu Forum. These are joined under the auspices of the Kaufman Foundation.

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