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{Editor’s note: Bill Warner writes “The Angel Connection” which is a regular feature in WRAL Local Tech Wire. LTW asked consultant Bill Warner to share advice for entrepreneurs seeking angel investors and/or venture capital investment. He is chairman of the , an angel investor network with members throughout the Southeast.) By Bill Warner RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – We have all heard about the (Science, Technology, Education and Math) education initiatives gaining momentum throughout North Carolina. Without realizing it, Connor Bernstein started down the same path of being a leader in science education from the time he was in...

Editor’s note: Bill Warner writes “The Angel Connection” which is a regular feature in WRAL Local Tech Wire. He is chairman of the Triangle Accredited Capital Forum, an angel investor network with over 100 members throughout the Southeast, and he shares advice for entrepreneurs seeking angel investors and/or venture capital investment. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — The new television show is more than a little hyped up and not terribly realistic about the process of raising angel or venture capital. A lot more preparation goes into getting a company ready to present to investors than is portrayed in the...

Editor’s note: Bill Warner writes “The Angel Connection” which is a regular feature in WRAL Local Tech Wire. LTW asked consultant Bill Warner to share advice for entrepreneurs seeking angel investors and/or venture capital investment. He is chairman of the Triangle Accredited Capital Forum, an angel investor network with over 100 members throughout the Southeast. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Not much has been reported on the role that angel investors have been playing in initial public offerings. Keeping in mind that venture-backed IPO’s are pretty rare today, there has been a history that provides some additional perspective. Take...

Editor’s note: Bill Warner writes “The Angel Connection” which is a regular feature in WRAL Local Tech Wire. LTW asked consultant Bill Warner to share advice for entrepreneurs seeking angel investors and/or venture capital investment. He is chairman of the Triangle Accredited Capital Forum, an angel investor network with over 100 members throughout the southeast. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Small business owners don’t need stimulus money? That’s right. Business owners, you are on your own, and that’s OK. In its of 1,000 customers, Intuit discovered that an overwhelming number are relying on themselves, and not the government, to...

Editor’s note: Filling in for Rick Smith today is Bill Warner, who writes “The Angel Connection" for LTW. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Some of the leading venture capital firms are being much more introspective about where their industry stands and why many venture firms are failing, according to a recent report in The New York Times. The current venture capital model is not working. Sure, there have been a lot of external factors that have driven the failure, not the least of which are the economy and burdensome government regulation. But that’s not the whole story. Venture capitalists...