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Successful Startups are ‘Investable’ Startups: Must-Have Traits and Helpful Practices

October 31, 2019
/ Investors
/ By Stephanie Strait

Tags: Business Management, Investing, Raising Capital, Start-Ups & Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital,

A good idea is not enough to attract investors. Does your startup have these 4 traits that successful and “investable” startups all share?

Lessons on Investing like an Angel

December 18, 2018
/ Investors
/ By Stephanie Strait

Tags: Angel Investing, Investing, Investors, JOBS Act,

Editor’s Note: This is an updated version of an article first published on March 6th, 2014. Around the time the JOBS Act became law in 2012, some angel groups expressed concern that equity crowdfunding would hurt them on two counts. First, there was a concern that more money would chase deals, thus inflating valuations on potential […]