socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Jason Calacanis , CEO of Santa Monica-based Mahalo.com and co-producer of the TechCrunch50 conference--not known for pulling his punches--publicly targeted angel group The Keiretsu Forum today for their presentation fees. In Calacanis' personal blog, he called for bloggers to launch a public campaign against Keiretsu.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

It boasts 595 member-managed groups and VCs, 30,203 investors, and 2,900 new company applications a month. As an entrepreneur, simply enter your location online, and it will list the angel and VC organizations near you. Keiretsu Forum. New England Investment Network.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2015

Most new entrepreneurs assume that great investors will find their startups based on the compelling solution the founders have created. Others spend money on mailing lists and investor contacts and “cold calling” a few thousand people, hoping to find someone willing to take a risk on an unknown company. There are just too many scams.

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Startup Keiretsu Entrepreneur Invest 101

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

It boasts 448 member-managed groups and VCs, 15,414 investors, and 2,400 new company applications a month. As an entrepreneur, simply enter your location online, and it will list the angel and VC organizations near you. Keiretsu Forum. Tags: entrepreneur startup angel investors flock of angels.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

I was at a dinner recently in Chicago and the table discussion was about building great companies outside of Silicon Valley. I then got my MBA at University of Chicago so I secretly pull for local entrepreneurs as long as they don’t make me visit in the Winter any more. Local capital matters. Local mentors matter.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

It powers over 1,000 investment Angel and VC groups in 80+ countries. As an entrepreneur, you simply use their investor search engine to find appropriate investors for your business according to location, industry interest and other relevant criteria. Keiretsu Forum. angels entrepreneur funding groups startup'

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