Run a farm. Join a Mafia family. Become a vampire, play poker, or open a restaurant. Seems like you can do just about anything you want in the vast universe of social gaming. Social gaming, those simulated games populating social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace, are everywhere, and their popularity is growing every [...]
So you’re listening to the pitch. It’s intriguing, without a doubt. The presentation is spot on, the financials add up, the CEO is a ball of fire. But angels, ask yourself: Is this entrepreneur willing to flip a few burgers? Or at least willing to make some sales calls or write a few product specs? [...]
Much like the majority of the economy, angel investments have felt the crunch of 2009. In fact, according to a University of New Hampshire Center for Venture Research analysis, The Angel Investor Market in Q1Q2 2009: A Halt in the Market Contraction, total investments are down 27% over the first half of 2008. The interesting [...]
No doubt you’ve heard of the KISS Principle: To be successful, you need to Keep It Simple, Stupid. Sound advice for anyone, for just about any situation. For entrepreneurs, keeping it simple can mean the difference between boom and bust. For angels, investing in something simple and easy to understand can mean the difference between [...]
Do women have the guts to wear a halo? The stereotype says no: Women want to play it safe with their money. They just aren’t as adventurous as men when it comes to investing – and that means most will shy away from becoming angels. It’s true women are still underrepresented in angel investing: Just [...]
In the United States – unlike many other countries – as people age, they are often disregarded as being “out of it” or “too old to keep up with new technology.” This stigma runs rampant through the culture of this country, ignoring the value that years of experience can actually bring to a situation or [...]
Entrepreneurs might have a great idea but can’t always get it in front of the right people with the right money. On the other side of the equation, angel investors like you long to hear good pitches of great ideas that fit within your narrow scope or specialty. PerfectBusiness.com (which bills itself as “the path [...]
Time is elastic: It seems to expand or contract according to some mysterious law that we don’t understand: At a red light, a minute takes FOREVER. (I know, I get stuck at them all the time as if a higher power is conspiring against me). But if you were starting up a company and looked [...]
Investing can be a fickle thing; full of uncertainty and heart-pulsing ups and downs. For venture capitalists (VCs), an investment choice can make the difference between having a high powered job and losing one. For angel investors, the move is much more personal as angels invest their own money with no one to answer to [...]
It would perhaps be naïve to think that the current state of the economy has been beneficial for anyone. While some may view the current status of the market as the perfect time to buy, others have been tightening the purse strings in response to their shrinking portfolios. These shrinking investments have not left angel [...]
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