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How to Give Women the Wings of an Angel

Canada has not tapped its female angel investor potential – yet.

The female angel investor conversation has been discussed inside and out. From TechCrunch, BetaKit to the Financial Post, there have been more than a few arguments made about the lack of female representation in Canada’s early-stage investment community and the benefits of tapping into this financial resource.

For example,

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Challenges and Rewards for Angel Investors

One of the most common questions we get is: What are the biggest challenges and rewards of angel investing? High net worth individuals become angel investors for a number of reasons, but the opportunity to work with entrepreneurs and provide guidance to founders is typically high on the list. In this video, angel investor Chenoa Farnsworth explains why, interestingly, both the biggest

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Measuring the Immeasurable: Evaluating Startups Qualitatively

At Hyde Park Angels, we evaluate startups based on quantifiable metrics related to traction, market size, and more.  But that’s not all we consider. In fact, sometimes the most important factors in determining whether we should invest are qualitative. While these can vary from deal to deal, there are a few that remain the same.

Understanding of

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Why Does Startup Pricing Vary by Location?

Entrepreneurs seem genuinely surprised to find that investors in Peoria or Little Rock are not willing to invest in startup companies at Silicon Valley prices.  After all, they just read in TechCrunch that investors funded a company similar to theirs at an $8 million pre-money valuation!

The valuation of startup companies shouldn’t be impacted by location, should they?  Guess again! 

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US Crowdfunding in 2014

Crowdfunding is the practice of raising money for a project or venture from a large number of people utilizing an Internet website or platform.  Funding from each individual can be quite small, $10 or less, although some projects have much higher minimums.  Projects include films, musical recordings, new companies, products, inventions, personal causes and many others.

Since the

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