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Top 20 Angel Gotchas: Why Startups Fail CB Insights recently published a study on the most common reasons startups fail. They looked at the cause of death on 101 start-ups and, not surprisingly, "Market," "Cash" and "Team" were major factors.  But what might surprise many is that all three of those factors out-ranked "competition" as a source of death. There is an adage that start-ups don’t get killed, they commit suicide. CB Insights' study lends some credence to that idea.   HBAN News RSS 2.0 Feed. Please visit https://www.hban.org/ for more information. https://www.hban.org/_shared/news/RSSNewsPage.aspx?Id=9 https://www.hban.org/images/pageElements/logoRSS.gif August 28, 2018 Go to Source Author:

HBAN scoops major European Business Angel Network Award HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network), the all-island organisation responsible for the promotion of business angel investment, and a joint initiative of Enterprise Ireland and InterTradeIreland, today announces that it was crowned Globally Networked Organisation 2018 at the EBAN (European Business Angel Network) Awards Ceremony held in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Monday 25th June. HBAN News RSS 2.0 Feed. Please visit https://www.hban.org/ for more information. https://www.hban.org/_shared/news/RSSNewsPage.aspx?Id=9 https://www.hban.org/images/pageElements/logoRSS.gif August 28, 2018 Go to Source Author:

Convertible Notes: Good or Evil? One of the most controversial topics in the startup community relates to the issue of investing through convertible notes vs. investing through preferred stock. Much has been written about this topic for the past decade, and the debate continues to rage in the blogosphere even today. HBAN News RSS 2.0 Feed. Please visit https://www.hban.org/ for more information. https://www.hban.org/_shared/news/RSSNewsPage.aspx?Id=9 https://www.hban.org/images/pageElements/logoRSS.gif August 28, 2018 Go to Source Author:

Peter Cowley : First the WBAF World Best Angel in the World 2017, now the new European Business Angel Network's President! The European Business Angel Network (EBAN), which is the pan-European community for the early stage investors covering over 150 member organizations in more than 50 countries announced its new President today. Peter Cowley, serial entrepreneur, invested investor and UK Angel of the Year 2014-15, has been appointed by the association to take the lead of the organisation for the next two years. HBAN News RSS 2.0 Feed. Please visit https://www.hban.org/ for more information. https://www.hban.org/_shared/news/RSSNewsPage.aspx?Id=9 https://www.hban.org/images/pageElements/logoRSS.gif August 28, 2018 Go to [...]

€72 million invested in 87 companies by Irish venture capital firms supported by Enterprise Ireland in 2017 Enterprise Ireland today launches its 2017 Seed and Venture Capital Report which details the four venture capital initiatives undertaken by Enterprise Ireland in partnership with the private sector. In 2017, the Enterprise Ireland Seed and Venture Capital Scheme supported 87 Irish based companies, with a total investment of €72 million. HBAN News RSS 2.0 Feed. Please visit https://www.hban.org/ for more information. https://www.hban.org/_shared/news/RSSNewsPage.aspx?Id=9 https://www.hban.org/images/pageElements/logoRSS.gif August 28, 2018 Go to Source Author:

Sifting For Success - Pitching Angels In Groups There can be tremendous advantages to working with angels in groups. The key is the speed with which an entrepreneur can find her champions. There is more process, but the results justify the effort. HBAN News RSS 2.0 Feed. Please visit https://www.hban.org/ for more information. https://www.hban.org/_shared/news/RSSNewsPage.aspx?Id=9 https://www.hban.org/images/pageElements/logoRSS.gif August 28, 2018 Go to Source Author:

HBAN's new London Syndicate to invest €3M in Irish start-ups HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network), the all-island organisation responsible for the promotion of business angel investment, and a joint initiative of Enterprise Ireland and InterTradeIreland, today announces that its new London Syndicate plans to invest €3 million in Irish start-ups over the next three years. HBAN News RSS 2.0 Feed. Please visit https://www.hban.org/ for more information. https://www.hban.org/_shared/news/RSSNewsPage.aspx?Id=9 https://www.hban.org/images/pageElements/logoRSS.gif August 28, 2018 Go to Source Author:

HBAN London Syndicate Meeting on June 13th The next Halo Business Angel Network’s (HBAN) London Syndicate event on June 13th at 17.30 in Rocketspace, 40 Islington High St, Angel, London. Annually HBAN presents 100 plus qualified deals to the Network and close out between 40 and 50 in any one year. The average angel investment in a deal a €285k, however, due to the syndicated nature of the deals 60% of individuals invest less than €50k per deal, with 30% less than €25k.In our first year with New York and Singapore we closed out 4 and 2 deals respectively and we are [...]

HBAN Exclusive Discount for FutureSope 2018 - An Event With a Purpose First 50 HBAN members to get discount ticket! HBAN News RSS 2.0 Feed. Please visit https://www.hban.org/ for more information. https://www.hban.org/_shared/news/RSSNewsPage.aspx?Id=9 https://www.hban.org/images/pageElements/logoRSS.gif August 28, 2018 Go to Source Author:

Back Yourself  This blog post was originally published on Tech Ireland and has this excerpt has been reprinted with permission by the author. To read the rest of the post please click on the image below.  HBAN News RSS 2.0 Feed. Please visit https://www.hban.org/ for more information. https://www.hban.org/_shared/news/RSSNewsPage.aspx?Id=9 https://www.hban.org/images/pageElements/logoRSS.gif August 28, 2018 Go to Source Author: