Author Archive for Dr. Colleen Morrison
Dr. Morrison has been observing and commenting on the economic cycles in the past ten years. She's since developed an interest in seed-stage startups and is currently exploring the momentum in angel capital.
What Is a Syndicated Investor?
You’re facing an angel investor’s dilemma. You’ve looked at proposal after proposal from early stage startups and finally, you found one. You feel it in your gut; after spending countless hours reviewing the deal, you believe that this company is on solid ground, and you want in. So where’s the dilemma? This startup needs more [...]
What Is “Seed” Money?
One reader asked via email:
What exactly is a “seed” company? What about “seed” capital?
Startups, Philosophers and Seeds
Go figure – it took a 19th century poet and philosopher to capture the thought process of a 21st century angel investor making a financial commitment at the seed stage of a technology startup. Henry David Thoreau summed the [...]
Differences Between an Angel Investor and a Venture Capitalist
One reader asked via email:
I am interested in becoming a full-time investor and am learning the ropes. What are the differences between an angel investor and a venture capitalist? It seems like they are doing the same thing, more or less …
Angels, Know Your Team
“Looking for investor for new tech start-up – US$25,000.” This is a real headline pulled from a local advertisement on the web, and it identifies one entrepreneur’s search for an angel investor who can help turn her dream into reality. The balance of the ad describes the business in more detail: everything is ready to [...]
Start-ups, Angels and the Second Giant
Editor’s Note: New angel investors often place significant focus on a startup’s business plan. This is justifiable — you want to learn all you can before making your first investment and want to make sure the startup knows where it’s headed. This post is intended to help new angels who want to look for some [...]
Every Startup Needs an Angel
You’ve been watching the markets like everyone else on Earth, and you know too well the direction they’ve been going. And that makes your search for a place to invest your hard-earned cash a bit disheartening, especially if you’re one of those investors who hopes to make money with his investments. Here’s a thought: become [...]
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"You can be anything you want to be, if only you believe with sufficient conviction and act in accordance with your faith; for whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve."
-Napoleon Hill
