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The Five Advisors You Meet in the Deadpool

This is going to be BIG.

Most successful businesses have a plan for real revenue right off the bat and a clearer value proposition than "let the community figure it out". In fact, one of them just made an angel investment in one of our competitors because they forgot they were advising us and now I have to do damage control.

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Startup Communities – Where to Find Them and How to Get Involved

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Building a startup community, or startup ecosystem, is no easy task and requires a lot of intentional work. An interconnected startup community is one that shares common values and whose interests support the entrepreneurs, their ventures, and the startup community as a whole. What is a startup community? Universities.

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6 career options for ex-founders seeking their next adventure

TechCrunch

How to win consulting, board and deal roles with PE and VC funds. Angel investing, venture capital and mentoring. Consulting. At Versatile VC , our new VC fund, we’re creating an online community just for founders who are in transition, Founders’ Next Move. David Teten. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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EO’s Most Popular Inc. Posts: A Lookback at 2023

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Set Goals Like Google: Why OKRs Surpass Other Goal-Setting Methods for Entrepreneurs Eric Crews (EO Boston), founder and CEO of management consulting firm Crews & co., My consulting firm has used them with over 100 companies. Having people from your network bet on you with an angel investment is like motivational rocket fuel.”

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Hambleton Lord and Christopher Mirabile Are Changing the Face of Angel Investing

Angel Capital Association

By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director Boston-Area Angels Hambleton Lord and Christopher Mirabile Receive Hans Severiens Award for Individual Impact in Advancing the Field of Angel Investing. Ham and Christopher met in the busy Boston angel investing community where they both started and operated angel networks.

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

Both Sides of the Table

Nevertheless, if you share too much in your funding process or meet too many VCs expect a certain amount of your ideas to spread around the startup community. We spoke about the changes to an “accredited investor&# proposed by Chris Dodd – This would be bad for angel investing. This is unintentional and inevitable.

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Hustle Fund wants to help spawn a new generation of angel investors

TechCrunch

Kara Penn is the mother of four daughters and owner of Mission Spark, a management and strategy consulting company. And now, thanks to Hustle Fund, she is also an angel investor. Hustle Fund is coming out of stealth today with Angel Squad , a new initiative aimed at making angel investing more accessible to more people.