Comments on: Angel Investing in the Year of Ox

By: The Hyper Team @ Venture Hype

The Hyper Team @ Venture Hype — Tue, 12 May 2009 23:27:08 +0000

Absolutely! Believe in yourself; don't be superstitious. This post is for fun more than anything.

By: The Hyper Team @ Venture Hype

The Hyper Team @ Venture Hype — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:27:08 +0000

Absolutely! Believe in yourself; don't be superstitious. This post is for fun more than anything.

By: cirereyes

cirereyes — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:26:12 +0000

I have just looked at the Chinese calendar and found out that I was born in the year of the fire dragon. It’s not a good year and they say I’m not in complete harmony with the OX, so it wouldn’t be a good year for me to invest. Anyway, I don’t believe in that stuff.

I think investing in solar panels would be the best choice if you plan to invest in alternative sources of energy, because it’s the only thing that can be installed in every household.

By: Venture Hype

Venture Hype — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:55:56 +0000

You may find this article interesting -- Monster to Acquire Generic Domain Names:

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By: Postman

Postman — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:48:59 +0000

I am born in the year of the horse and most Fengshui experts said that this is one of my lucky years because the horse and the ox are friends.

Following the zodiac signs, I am now investing on buying a few domains. As I write these I am now trying to develop them. I know that someday I could sell them high or just make a profit from them by selling something.

By: Venture Hype

Venture Hype — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:13:00 +0000

Have you noticed? An ox = a bull. Most VC’s are bullish on clean/green tech and have predicted that investments would increase or stay even in 2009. Some would argue that only few green-tech companies have gone public, but some — if not most — angel investors are early and seed stage financiers who may have already been bought out by VC’s by the time the startup reached late stage financing rounds. For those whose goal is to sell their angel investments to VC’s, they’re happy to look at fields that VC’s are excited about.

Note of caution though, funding the clean-tech sector isn’t for the faint of heart – commercializing green innovations remains a challenge. It can take several years to test and design, not to mention the strict requirement to comply with government policies. All these can cost tens or hundreds of millions of US dollars. And the escalating number of entrepreneurs moving into the field only means that more people are fighting for VC dollars.

By: tongyun

tongyun — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:34:09 +0000

That's an interesting spin on the Chinese zodiac. Very few people know each animal can be broken down even further into very distinct personalities based upon which element that are associated with. Suggesting angel investors follow the brown cow by looking at green businesses is a great suggestion. In California, there is a shortage of people who know how to install solar panels and that is one industry that will only grow as the country learns to go green. There might be some great start ups that need some money.