The Long Shadow Of The Valley Reaches Berlin
June 26, 2013
This following is a guest post by Jonathan Gebauer. Jonathan is the founder/CEO at exploreB2B, based in Berlin, Germany. There is a lot of talk about startup hubs world wide – the…
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The Why and How Of Updating Your Angel Investors
May 20, 2013
There’s a massive amount available on the interwebs on how to improve the odds for success in new ventures. But almost nothing concrete is available on the care and feeding of your…
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The Pitch Deck We Used To Raise $500,000 For Our Startup
May 8, 2013
One of the big no-no’s we’ve learnt about early on in Silicon Valley is to publicly share the pitchdeck you’ve used to raise money. At least, not before you’ve been acquired or failed…
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Clear Eyes, Full Heart: Beating The Series A Crunch
April 9, 2013
The following is a guest post by Alan Wells, co-founder & product designer at Glyder. [Disclosure: I'm an angel investor in the company. -Dharmesh] It has been widely reported that at…
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Surprising Insights From HubSpot's $35M Mezzanine Round
November 5, 2012
The following is a post from my friend and co-founder/CEO of HubSpot, Brian Halligan. HubSpot just closed its mezzanine round, so I thought I’d share some surprising things I learned…
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How Much Should A Startup Founder/CEO Pay Herself?
August 14, 2012
The following is a guest post by Chris Sheehan. Chris is a seed stage VC and angel investor at CommonAngels. You can follow him on Twitter at @c_sheehan and his blog Early Stage…
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Shorter Flights at Lower Heights: The Right Way To Angel Invest
July 11, 2012
This is a guest post by Dave Balter. Dave is the CEO of BzzAgent, founder of Smarterer, an active angel investor and a holder of proms. You can follow Dave on twitter @davebalter…
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Don't Make Raising Angel Funding Your Plan B
April 16, 2012
The following is a guest post by Chris Sheehan. Chris is a seed stage VC and angel investor at CommonAngels. You can follow him on Twitter at @c_sheehan and his blog Early Stage…
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Why The Value Of The Fund-Raising Process Is Not Just The Funds
September 29, 2011
The following is a guest post by Rene Reinsberg (@followrene). Rene is a recent MIT Sloan graduate and the CEO and co-founder of Locu, a company that helps close the gap between…
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Raising Money On AngelList: 21 Tips From Two Active Angels
August 10, 2011
The following is the result of a collaboration between Ty Danco and Dharmesh Shah. Ty is an angel investor and startup mentor (you should be reading his blog). Dharmesh is founder and…
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5 Reasons An Angel Investor Will Walk From Your Deal
July 25, 2011
The following is a guest post by Ty Danco. Ty is an angel investor and startup mentor. Read more of his thoughts at tydanco.com. You’ve got a killer idea, a good prototype, a terrific…
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