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Social Media and Thought Leadership for Founders

This is going to be BIG.

Being unwilling to listen to that is foolish, because it’s good information—and it’s networking 101. However, it’s not an unreasonable ask that there’s some human semblance of you on the internet that a potential hire or funder can find if you’re asking them to commit several years of effort to helping you.

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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

Today you have funders focused exclusively on “Day 0” startups or ones that aren’t even created yet. We believe that to drive outsized returns you have to have edge and to develop edge you need to spend the preponderance of your time building relationships and knowledge in an area where you have informational advantages.

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Startup Fundraising that Meets Investor Expectations

American Entrepreneurship

That includes angel investors, venture capitalists, and institutional funders associated with various stages of a startup’s growth. They also look for certain traits in the founder such as vision, passion, and leadership to build the right team. For a solo entrepreneur, they look for experience and significant accomplishments.

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What went wrong at Techstars

Founders Coop

YC suffered its own excesses at the height of the bubble, growing class sizes and drifting up into the growth investing business, but under the leadership of Garry Tan have acted quickly to refocus and rightsize in support of their core mission).

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How to run a startup accelerator

Founders Coop

Being an effective founder of a high-growth company requires a bundle of technical, analytical, leadership and communication skills that don’t often come packaged in a single individual. Step 1: Find the best founders An uncomfortable truth about this work is that not all founders are created equal.

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Celebrating 2021 Accomplishments and Looking Ahead to New Opportunities

Angel Capital Association

We owe a debt of gratitude to our tireless volunteers and professional staff for their leadership, expertise, and dedication to our mission. The Angel Funders Report is based on direct investment data solicited from all ACA member groups. We are also actively pursuing several grants with partners like TechTown in Detroit.

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From Plan to Benevolent World Domination with the KISS Canvas

Paul G. Silva

When it comes time to craft a pitch for funders, the KISS Canvas covers 80% of a typical Pitch Deck by telling the very information investors want to know, in the order they generally want to hear it. Just add a description of why your leadership team are the right ones for the job and you’re done.

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