Vicinity Views
News, education and insights on investing in public offerings through the Vicinity platform and private early-stage offerings with VentureSouth.
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Burn Baby Burn
Not to start out the insight on a down note, (or a bang?) but I want to emphasize the critical importance in business of…
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The SMB’s Survival Guide For The End Of The World
70% of small businesses are worried about financial hardship because of prolonged closures and 58% worry about permanently closing. Raising capital is the #1…
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Location Location Location
As promised last week, we’re coming back to visit the success metric of profit margin. Profit margin is a very common ratio used to…
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Profit Margin
As promised last week, we’re coming back to visit the success metric of profit margin. Profit margin is a very common ratio used to…
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What the Barefoot Prophet of WeWork Missed About the Power of “We”
Imagine, for a second, an ultra-successful CEO who walks around barefoot and preaches on the “power of we.” Are we talking about a cult…
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Just Ask
Instead of worrying about your intellectual status, adopt the approach of asking a lot of questions. And while the only dumb question might be…
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What I learned from Oprah & Baker Mayfield About Building a Legacy
What do you think when you hear the word legacy? Your children, your business, Legacy Federal Credit Union? It’s ok, me too. “Legacy” gets…
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The Commonalities Between Squirrels and Investors
Here in the Upstate, tis the season for countless Eastern Gray Squirrels to busily bury, unbury, rebury and even lose track of diligently harvested…
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The Different Types of Reg CF Offerings Explained
Looking to learn more about Regulation Crowdfunding? Read this article and discover some of the most popular reg cf offerings.
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How Community Involvement Changes Your Life
Have you ever seen a group of young men singing Disney songs while swinging a sledgehammer at a cement parking lot? It’s quite a…
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The Move to Microinvesting
Apps like Acorns have brought the phrase “micro investing” on the scene with their approach of rounding up to the next dollar whenever you…
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Top 3 Ways to Promote your Crowdfunding campaign
So you did it! You launched an investment crowdfunding campaign and you’re going all-in on a local legion of microinvestors and brand ambassadors. Now…
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Agtech in the South
Agtech in the South Why “AgTech in the South” The Southeast is blessed with attributes that make “agtech” investing a regional specialty. The historical…
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$100 Million: The Story Behind The Headline
Inside VentureSouth’s Southeastern Angel Investing Milestone Earlier this month, VentureSouth announced that we had crossed a threshold: more than $100 million invested by its…
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VentureSouth Invests Over $100 Million in Southeastern Startups
In 2008, a group of business leaders in Greenville, SC founded the Upstate Carolina Angel Network (UCAN) with a simple vision: give promising entrepreneurs…
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Meet another batch of VentureSouth portfolio companies – via their podcast interrogations (part 3)
VentureSouth continues to invest in a wide range of companies across the Southeast. Here’s another sampling of VentureSouth portfolio companies you can “meet” via…
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From Pitch to Portfolio Company
Angel Investing 101: How a Deal Goes from Pitch to Portfolio at VentureSouth Have you ever wondered what happens after a founder sends VentureSouth…
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The VentureSouth 2026 10th Annual Summit – A Recap
VentureSouth Summit 2026 recap The 10th Annual VentureSouth Summit, February 2026, is now in the books! Over two days last week, over 200 people…
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December 2025 monthly and full year recap
2025 was a busy year for VentureSouth members, funds, and team. Paul’s episode of Venture in the South with David released in January captures some…
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November 2025 monthly recap
11 down, 1 to go! It might be a shorter month, but no less activity kept us busy in November. Here’s what an angel…
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October 2025 monthly recap
October is in the books! It’s always a busy month, and so here is a quick recap of what we got up to before…
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The “dangers” of liquidation preferences
The “dangers” of the liquidation preference Despite blocking so many angel investing “experts,” LinkedIn still fills our feed with plagiarized or AI-generated (or both?)…
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VentureSouth vs The Angel Investment Market
VentureSouth vs The Angel Investment Market Released in late August, the Angel Funders Report from the Angel Capital Association – which you can learn…
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The incredible disappearing sub-$5 million round
“Angel investing is broken.” “Early stage venture capital is broken.” Articles and pitches now have to start like that. The recent article from Pitchbook:…