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"Today, as part of that move to capitalize (literally and figuratively), Wahooly is announcing that it has raised some funding of its own, in the shape of $750K in seed funding. The investment comes from a host of angel investors, including serial entrepreneur and Kalfa Equity Group Founder Joe Kalfa, Middleman Founder Jamie Dewar, and Shawn Bruins, among others — all of whom are eager to give Wahooly the fuel it needs to test its crowdfunding experiment."
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"Today, as part of that move to capitalize (literally and figuratively), Wahooly is announcing that it has raised some funding of its own, in the shape of $750K in seed funding. The investment comes from a host of angel investors, including serial entrepreneur and Kalfa Equity Group Founder Joe Kalfa, Middleman Founder Jamie Dewar, and Shawn Bruins, among others — all of whom are eager to give Wahooly the fuel it needs to test its crowdfunding experiment."
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In our World at Work series, Mashable speaks to the faces behind some of today's most innovative and socially conscious startups. Delete the scoop?
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Here is a showing of Cull TV‘s Offereings View Cull TV’s Featured Channels here ... Delete the scoop?
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Financial NewsHow to Get Money From CrowdfundingFox BusinessBy Kate Rogers Last month President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Startups Act (JOBS) Act, enabling entrepreneurs to legally fund their businesses through crowdfunding. Delete the scoop?
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AngelList is a platform for startups (RT @angellist: This is an insanely useful tool if you're looking for your next gig http://t.co/BkiVDcij -- navigate startups by market, location, team.)... Delete the scoop?
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New Xbox with 2-year contract costs more! Amazon making sitcoms, Why won't Facebook take advertisers money, and more. Delete the scoop?
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Young, early-stage green-focused startups are a rare breed these days. The demo day for the green digital-focused accelerator Greenstart was one of the first times in a long time that I've seen a grouping of new young ... Delete the scoop?
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The NewMe Accelerator, a startup incubation program founded last year aimed at under-represented minorities in the tech world (namely African Americans, Latinos, and women), held its second-ever Demo Day today for its latest class of entrepreneurs. Delete the scoop?
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So far, $200 million dollars has been pledged toward Kickstarter projects from 2 million backers, not to mention the money raised by competitors like Indiegogo and RocketHub. But what if instead of donating money, people devoted their social capital? And instead of scoring quaint prizes in return for their support, backers received an actual stake in the company’s success? Delete the scoop?
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Come see the next class of great LA tech companies demo their startups to the LA community of entrepreneurs, investors and techies as well as a number of esteemed guests. Over 1000 people will be attending this special event. Delete the scoop?
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There are an estimated 7-billion of us.Between us, its other inhabitants, the big black bit around it and Mother Earth herself, there’s never a dull (RT @rbutrcom: #rbutr featured in 10 Startups that could change the face of news forever http://t.co/uuU68QXl... Delete the scoop?
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25 IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT THE STARTUP ECONOMY
Posted by Rafe Furst in Economics, Innovation, Investing, Markets on February 13th, 2012 | 2 Comments
Startups add an average of 3 million jobs in their first year, while older companies lose 1 million jobs annually. (ref)
Without startups, job growth in the US would be negative 1.2 percent. (ref)
Angel investments created 370,000 U.S. jobs in 2010, nearly half of the private sector jobs created that year. (ref)
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Mac botnets, Google Drive terms of service, notes from the cloud, and more.
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After several years spent watching angels, super angels and incubators move in on their turf, VCs are flexing back. A new survey of startups shows venture capitalists are reasserting themselves in the funding game.
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Wil Wheaton's rant of Google Plus, Google trial updates, bogus Google scandal, and more.
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Kids talk to the ISS, an educational hamfest, transferring a CAD drawing to a PC board with toner, and more.
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Young, early-stage green-focused startups are a rare breed these days. The demo day for the green digital-focused accelerator Greenstart was one of the first times in a long time that I've seen a grouping of new young ...
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Startups, this is how design works | Awwwards | Site of the day http://t.co/FLITPcVY...
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For Users:
"Your online reputation has given you social capital. Use your new currency to invest in startups.
You call the shots, join only the companies you enjoy. You control your piece of the pie."
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Your massive advisory team of influencers will promote, improve and engage your product/service."
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With the passage of the JOBS Act, crowdfunding is going to get a whole lot more interesting — and a whole lot more crowded. Now that everyone and their mother can invest in startups, hundreds of crowdfunding portals are ...
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As a first time entrepreneur, I can clearly recognize some errors I'm doing my best to avoid. Great presentation.
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