Launch.is has complied lists of some of the world’s most notable angel investors (sorted by location), their Twitter handle, Facebook page and links to a sampling of their investments. One of the best ways to develop a relationship with an angel investor is to stalk them on Twitter, their blogs and Facebook. Before contacting an […]
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A reader asked: I need a tip from you. I’m working on a video game. How can I get some funds (money) to make it? Just some money to buy some programs, and hire a few programers. Read this article: How He Raised $31,000 on Kickstarter. Photo by muoi.
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In early November Andrew Plotkin came with a crazy idea. He wanted to spend the rest of his life writing text adventure games. For those of you who don’t remember computer games from the early 1980s, text adventures games are old fashioned text-only games that are also called “interactive fiction.” The genre hasn’t had a
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According to CNNMoney, on November 1, Andrew Plotkin posted a crazy plan on Kickstarter: he wanted to quit his job and spend his life writing text adventures. That’s 1980-style, old-fashioned text games — you remember Zork and Adventure — a genre which hasn’t been commercially viable for 20 years. He had the notion that a
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When Jim Koch wanted to start the Boston Beer Company more than 25 years ago, the hardest thing was getting someone to give him a business loan. The Milford Daily News reports that now, the founder of the brewery that makes Samuel Adams Boston Lager is making it easier for small businesses to get a
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Fast Company reports that starting today, startups that use CrowdFlower’s crowdsourced labor service will have the chance to receive investments of up to $10,000 each, courtesy of startup accelerator and seed fund 500 Startups. The Crowdflower Fund, a $250,000 platform micro-fund, will offer investments in up to 10 companies for a one percent stake. A
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According to Vator News, Facebook-backer and PayPal co-founder, Peter Thiel, is offering teens $100,000 to put school on hold to focus on developing innovative tech ideas. Thiel announced his new “20 Under 20” program, which will award grants of $100,000 to 20 entrepreneurs under the age of 20 for developing interesting new tech business ideas.
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that after an impasse of more than a month, the Senate on Thursday approved a small-business bill that includes measures aimed at boosting access to capital and tax credits to provide temporary financial relief. Democrats hope the legislation will help show voters they are in control of managing the
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A researcher at Northwestern University walks into a bar. Oh wait, no he didn’t–because he’s too busy spending the $712,883 he received in grant money to create joke-writing software. According to The Chicago Sun-Times, the federally-funded project has had some conservative backlash–Sen. John McCain ranked it as 36 on his list of the 100 most
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Amanda Keppert is convinced that she would have lost her hot dog stand in San Jose, Calif., if she had not received a type of loan that is more common in the third world than in the United States. According to a story in The New York Times, last year, as fewer people ate out
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