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My team of angel investors just made our latest series of investments. We read over 200 submitted applications, witnessed over 20 pitches in person, and made three investments in web and mobile startups which we announced this week. Every investor will tell you ‘the entrepreneur’ is a key component of any investment decision they make. [...]

In the latest episode of “Elevator Pitch,” host Alan Meckler talks with entrepreneur Ella Gorgla about her startup, I-Ella, an online marketplace where users can buy, swap, sell, and borrow clothes, accessories, and shoes.

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Join Baratunde Thurston (left), The Onion’s Director of Digital and author of How to Be Black, for an entertaining look at creative social media campaigns in our Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting February 16. Other speakers include Morin Oluwole (Facebook), Tim Devane (bitly), and SocialTimes' writer Devon Glenn.   Register now.

In the latest episode of “Elevator Pitch,” host Alan Meckler talks with Kogeto founder and CEO Jeff Glasse about the Dot, his company’s panoramic video iPhone attachment, which was built with funding from Kickstarter.

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In the latest episode of “Elevator Pitch,” host Alan Meckler talks with Andy Leff about his startup Meporter, a local news site that empowers citizen journalists to share stories as they’re happening (not to be confused with Stephen Colbert’s meReport 6700).

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In the latest episode of “Elevator Pitch,” host Alan Meckler grills entrepreneur Yaron Samid about his company BillGuard, a credit card protection service that recently closed a $10 million round of financing.

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In the latest episode of “Elevator Pitch,” host Alan Meckler gets pitched by OnSwipe CEO Jason Baptiste, who says his company’s tablet publishing platform is “insanely easy.”

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In the latest episode of “Elevator Pitch,” host Alan Meckler grills entrepreneur Aaron Harris about his startup Tutorspree, a site that connects students with private tutors.

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Committed entrepreneurs are always strategizing about their startups. Even in their sleep. They plan the startup’s journey, their exit, and most things in between. Something that is often missed, but also deserves thought and strategy, is the startup’s launch. How a startup launches can pave the way for its future success or failure. The following [...]

The latest pitching season has just ended at KAYWEB Angels, during which we invited approximately 30 of 200-plus funding applicants to present their ideas in person. We allowed these individuals and groups 20 minutes to go through their prepared presentations, before firing away with questions from our board members for another 30-40 minutes. While we [...]

In the latest episode of MediabistroTV’s “Elevator Pitch,” host Alan Meckler sizes up Yipit, a daily deals aggregator that delivers promotions from places like Groupon and LivingSocial.

My team of angel investors just made our latest series of investments. We read over 200 submitted applications, witnessed over 20 pitches in person, and made three investments in web and mobile startups which we announced this week. Every investor will tell you ‘the entrepreneur’ is a key component of any investment decision they make. [...]