Tag: Venture Capital
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You’ve run through your deck a hundred times. You’ve practiced pitching to your cat. He declined to invest. Startup founders work incredibly hard to pitch their dream to investors and get funded. As an angel investor, I see a lot of presentations. So, I thought I’d share the 3 biggest…
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If you’re a startup founder raising money, you’re going to be sending cold e-mails. Lots of them. So what pitch gets angel investors and VC’s excited, and what turns them off? Here’s the e-mail I’d like to get: From: travis@ubercab.comTo: jim@filthyrich.vc Subject: UberCab intro – everyone’s private driver Hi Jim,…
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Markets are hot. The S&P 500 sits near record highs. Venture capital funding is higher than ever before. As hot stocks rocket upward and the best venture deals move fast, a specter is haunting investors — the specter of FOMO. Fear of missing out has investors piling into the stocks…
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The Chinese Communist Party has launched a severe crackdown on the technology industry: Didi Chuxing, the Chinese equivalent of Uber, had its app removed from all Chinese app stores shortly after its US IPO ByteDance, parent company of TikTok, shelved its IPO plans under regulatory pressure. Its CEO has resigned.…
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+ Angel Investing, Asia, CCP, China, Communism, Investing, Startup, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital, Xi Jinping+
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If you have a car to sell, you generally have 3 options: 1) Craigslist. You can get a good price, but buyers are flaky and the process takes forever. If you can sell it at all. 2) Dealer trade-in. Easy but the price is terrible. 3) Sell to a used…
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+ Angel Investing, Automobiles, Cars, E-commerce, Entrepreneur, Internet, Investing, Salt Lake City, SLC, Software, Startup, Startups, Tech, Utah, Venture Capital+
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The Indian tech industry is growing at an incredible pace: Indian startups have raised a record $10.46 billion in the first half of 2021, up from $4 billion during the same period last year Salaries are also increasing rapidly, from an average of $40,000 to $70,000, and even $150,000 for…
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I’m super excited about today’s company! Of all the startups I’ve looked at recently, Crafter might have the most compelling product. This San Diego-based company makes arts and crafts kits of the very highest quality and provides great instructional videos that will have you making beautiful crafts in no time.…
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+ Arts & Crafts, Crafting, Crafts, Hobbies, Investing, relaxation, Startup, Startups, Tech, VC, Venture Capital+
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In the shadow of New York City, I walked down a quiet street beneath an overpass. I came across a squat brick building with no windows. On the door, a small sign was the only indication of what’s inside: Hudson Space Systems. Founded by graduates of the Stevens Institute of…
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+ Angel Investing, Angel Investor, Hoboken, New Jersey, NJ, R&D, Rockets, Space, Startups, Tech, VC, Venture Capital+
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Austin, already a significant tech center, is the biggest beneficiary of tech workers being able to live anywhere and work remotely: Austin is the top beneficiary of tech-related migration in the past 12 months, according to data from Microsoft Corp.’s LinkedIn profiles. Nashville and Charlotte also saw noteworthy migration rates.…
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Tremendous 