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by nivi 17y ago
I also stupidly forgot to list YC as an investor. Fixed.
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by nivi 17y ago
I thought I wrote the headline as "Facebook acquires AngelList startup". Maybe I made a mistake.
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Facebook acquires Divvyshot(venturehacks.com)
17 points by nivi 17y ago|6 comments
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by nivi 17y ago
I'll monitor this thread and answer any questions you have about AngelList.
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by nivi 17y ago
Dave Lifson, a Postling founder, describes the process from his point of view: http://caterpillarcowboy.com/post/489762022/the-inside-story...
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Postling gets funded with AngelList(venturehacks.com)
38 points by nivi 17y ago|6 comments
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Solvate is simple outsourcing for startups(venturehacks.com)
18 points by nivi 17y ago|3 comments
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It takes more than one intro to get a meeting(venturehacks.com)
1 points by nivi 17y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: What do you want to know about closing angel rounds?
11 points by nivi 17y ago|0 comments
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More diligence and less capital coming for startups (and their investors)(venturehacks.com)
2 points by nivi 17y ago|0 comments
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by nivi 17y ago
I wonder how we can circulate the good ones back into StartupList… can you let me know if you get past a first meeting?
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by nivi 17y ago
Just to be super-clear, in his first sentence ("interesting companies"), Josh is talking about StartupList where we send hand-picked startups to investors. In the second sentence ("pretty bad"), Josh is talking about AngelList where anyone
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by nivi 17y ago
Let me know if you write that post and I'll link to it. Thomas Korte (AngelList member) has his take here: http://thomaskorte.com/archive/how-to-cold-email I've been surveying people on AngelList to see if they want to remove their e-mail
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A brief history of your investors (and their investors)(venturehacks.com)
15 points by nivi 17y ago|1 comments
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by nivi 17y ago
Definitely check out Jason's OAF: http://openangelforum.com We're also glad to intro good startups to angels: http://venturehacks.com/startuplist
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A list of social startup lawyers(venturehacks.com)
2 points by nivi 17y ago|0 comments
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Bram Cohen: “Lawyers can’t tell you you can’t do something”(venturehacks.com)
74 points by nivi 17y ago|20 comments
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by nivi 17y ago
Maybe it's really 'management engineering'. The application of science and math to the practice of building businesses.
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How to share secrets in a negotiation(venturehacks.com)
3 points by nivi 17y ago|0 comments
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by nivi 17y ago
We weren't clear about the definition of a "seller" in the Venture Hacks post. I'll revise to say something like, "The seller doesn't have to be a "salesman" or "business guy". He can be technical, but he must be able to wield the tools of
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by nivi 17y ago
Hey babycakes, consider adding "via @venturehacks" when you post our tweets. I'm assuming you got it from us. Because we linked to it. And no one else on the web links to things.
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by nivi 17y ago
When your existing investors don't maintain their pro rata in a new financing, prospective investors will wonder why. This assumes that the existing investors: (1) Have already invested in your company (duh), (2) Have some knowledge of the
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by nivi 17y ago
The iPod Touch has always been good for games. But it wasn't always positioned as a game player. Or a pocket computer. Now it is.
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by nivi 18y ago
There is a lot to be learned from a lot of "MBA" professors including Drucker, Christensen, Pfeffer, Ackoff, and more. And there are a lot of great graduates of MBA programs. But the MBA programs have already de-valued themselves into the g
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by nivi 18y ago
What are you looking for? Let me know and I'll do what I can.
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by nivi 18y ago
Some people (like me) have a problem asking for things. "Hesitation" is why Steve Blank suggests considering hiring a "sales closer" when you get to the customer validation stage (the stage where you are asking for the customer's money). Re
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Customer Hacks: A course from the king of customer development(venturehacks.com)
7 points by nivi 18y ago|0 comments
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by nivi 18y ago
I'm one of the authors. It is totally OK. Thanks for thinking of us!
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by nivi 18y ago
The author, Eric Ries, put this draft together quickly based on an email conversation. He bravely embraces the "release early and incorporate feedback mantra." I probably would have revised it many more times. Which approach has the highes
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The Hacker's Guide to Markets(startuplessonslearned.blogspot.com)
19 points by nivi 18y ago|1 comments

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