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About Bill Payne

Mr. Payne is a business executive, entrepreneur and “angel investor” (investor/mentor in to startup companies). He received degrees in ceramic engineering in the mid ’60s from the University of Illinois and has since lived in Southern California and Southern Nevada. He held positions with two Fortune 500 companies before co-founding Solid State Dielectrics, Inc.

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The Role of Angel Investors

April 17 2009 No Comments

This is a presentation that Bill did At the Universtity of Illinois - CLICK HERE to view the slideshow presentation that goes along with this video.

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“Touched By An Angel Investor” - Bill on BusinessJive.com

April 17 2009 No Comments

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“Bill Payne was an angel investor long before angel investing was cool. As the Entrepreneur in Residence of the Kauffman Foundation, he’s the closest thing this nation has to an Entrepreneur Laureate.”

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Watch Bill on Inc. 500 - Start Ups and Execution

April 17 2009 No Comments

Bill Payne, Entrepreneur in Residence at The Kaufman Foundation, says that most start-ups fail due to a lack of execution.

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Bill on “Approaching Investors & Perfecting Their Pitch”

April 17 2009 One Comment

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Part II of the Interview with Brock Blake from Funding Universe.
To view part 1: CLICK HERE

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