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Yeah, there was a bit of "Lose 20 pounds and raise $300k on Angellist using this weird old trick" to the article. :( Reading through, it boils down to good product, fashionable market space, and some timing luck. Great for them, and I'm happy to see Angellist trying to prove that they can get funding for those of us who aren't in Silicon Valley or NYC, but I didn't feel this was very helpful for me - and I should be the target market here! (Early stage startup, outside Silicon Valley, somewhat fashionable space)