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Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Lewis Hower, Executive Director, University Impact Fund (Part 1)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold This is the thirty-first interview in our series on financing for entrepreneurs. I am talking to Lewis Hower, executive director of University Impact Fund, which bills itself as the first student-run social impact seed financing organization for entrepreneurs that intends to deliver a return to its investors.
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Dave McClure, Founder, 500 Startups (Part 3)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: How many investments have you made? Dave: It’s a little hard to keep track at times, those deals are things that I’ve been working on since the beginning of the year, probably 43, maybe 44 in calendar year 2010. Although the fund’s only been operating for
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Dave McClure, Founder, 500 Startups (Part 2)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Dave: I was fortunate to have folks like Reid Hoffman and other folks as mentors or guides. They gave me a few tips. I ended up doing some consulting for and also becoming an investor in Mint. That was one of the more notable investments that I’ve
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Dave McClure, Founder, 500 Startups (Part 1)
By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold This is the thirtieth interview in our series on financing for entrepreneurs. I am talking to Dave McClure, an angel investor and the founder of 500 Startups, which is a seed fund and startup accelerator based in Mountain View, California. Irina: Hi Dave, Let’s start briefly with
