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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

Both Sides of the Table

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

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Should every startup get funded?

This is going to be BIG.

The other day, Ron Conway said at an event that “ he hopes that any entrepreneur that has “the guts” to start a company gets funded.” Too many entrepreneurs start out their business endeavors with an investment pitch. That’s what makes venture capital such a risky investment.

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Five common misconceptions about building a startup in New York City

This is going to be BIG.

What gets frustrating is that I tend to hear the same arguments over and over again from new entrepreneurs, and many of them are just completely unfunded. Unfortunately, they tend to resonate really well with frustrated entrepreneurs and a lot of dust gets kicked up over them. You know what—it’s supposed to work like that!

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What are the biggest global events for Venture Capitalists and Business Angels where they can learn about their own business?

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There are surprisingly few such conferences, for the very good reason that there are actually relatively few such people (venture capitalists and ‘professional’ angel investors) to attend them! But that said, here are the biggest (i.e., “only” events of their type): Business Angels. Venture Capitalists.

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New England and New York angels unite to fund startups

Paul G. Silva

The angel groups of New England and New York joined forces to help startups get funded. Entrepreneur Pain Points. You would think that the marginal effort to raise money from a second angel group is much lower. Instead, each angel group has their own subtly different questions and process. Angel Investor Pain Points.

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What tools can I use to manage relationships with investors?

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It’s the official collaboration tool of the Angel Capital Association (and the equivalent national angel investor federations in 20 other countries.) It’s also used by over 300 venture capital funds.

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5 Clues To Investor-Friendly Financial Estimates

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Most entrepreneurs struggle with financial projections, not wanting to commit to numbers they cant deliver, and having no clue what investors might consider reasonable. Here are some basic rules of thumb that every Angel or venture capital equity investor uses, to help you anticipate their reactions.