Comments on: Angel Investor’s Challenge #3: Facts Please

By: Investors Still Like Hong Kong | Venture Hype

Investors Still Like Hong Kong | Venture Hype — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 06:45:51 +0000

[...] the dilemma for municipal bond investors, stock investors and venture capitalists. After all of the due diligence, science, prognosticating and analysis; which company and which industry will treat investors to [...]

By: Bruno Bensaid: “Startups need cash, then value. No cash, they die.” | Venture Hype

Sat, 09 Oct 2010 06:02:24 +0000

[...] a track record or put in place a proper investment process, e.g. selection, presentations, due diligence, investment, post-investment follow-up, and divestment. I think AAMA is the first non-profit [...]

By: Martin Zwilling of Startup Professionals: Angel Investing ABC | Venture Hype

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 03:41:06 +0000

[...] led technical business transformations, held a wide range of tech management roles, as well as done due diligence and funding analysis for investors. Though he does little investing, Zwilling has a world of [...]

By: Rob Delman of Golden Seeds: Pitch Preparation Tips for Angels | Venture Hype

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:43:15 +0000

[...] supporting documents. This is also a great time to review their application and do some very light due diligence of the people, product, competitors and [...]

By: Paul Silva of Angel Catalyst: “Angel groups are like herds of cats.” | Venture Hype

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 05:19:36 +0000

[...] PS: Angel groups are like herds of cats. Coordinating their activity is very tricky. Each angel has their own way of doing things, and they’re usually busy individuals who do angel investing as a hobby or part-time occupation. These 2 factors often delay deal screening and due diligence. [...]

By: Angel Investor’s Challenge #2: Due Diligence | Venture Hype

Angel Investor’s Challenge #2: Due Diligence | Venture Hype — Mon, 18 May 2009 11:29:56 +0000

[...] next article in this series takes up another challenge for angel investors: how to base investment decisions on [...]

By: The Hyper Team @ Venture Hype

The Hyper Team @ Venture Hype — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:21:19 +0000

Yes, we believe both facts and instincts are important. It sounds like common sense but we suspect that many have made investment decisions based on intuition alone.

By: The Hyper Team @ Venture Hype

The Hyper Team @ Venture Hype — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:21:19 +0000

Yes, we believe both facts and instincts are important. It sounds like common sense but we suspect that many have made investment decisions based on intuition alone.

By: tongyun

tongyun — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:03:12 +0000

There is a time for hunches but only after you've examined all of the facts. Anyone who does things backwards deserves to lose their money. An experienced investor will examine all of the facts before making a decision and there may just be times when despite some really good facts, a gut feeling says not to invest in the start up.

By: Descorpio

Descorpio — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 11:40:36 +0000

One should have a complete idea about the start up company and about its management. This is where the ground work is important. It has to be done by the investor. Do not simply go by the words of experts. Try to be in a team of experts and gain maximum knowledge.