Investing in equity means that you invest your money in exchange for the company’s stocks, or equity ownership in the company. While novice investors may agree to buy common stocks, experienced investors almost always request preferred stocks. There are exceptions, of course, as discussed in this short, three-part series. Angels Used to Purchase Common Stocks [...]
Talk with experienced angel investors, and you’ll realize that unless they have a trusted syndication partner across the border, proximity still matters. True, tech advancement and the falling cost of communication might have enabled investors to invest farther from home, but the effect might not be as significant as we think. After all, trust and [...]
A savvy angel investor once told me that before he buys anything – whether it is a business, a house, stocks and bonds, or a lawn mower – he would first determine how he would sell it. Doing that is valuable for 2 reasons. First, it urges him to figure out whether the price of [...]
* This is not legal advice. Consult with your lawyer. Should angel investors care about Private Placement Memorandum (PPM)? Antoine Brand, a reader of Venture Hype, wondered. Since it’s a question asked by many an entrepreneur, we decided to look at both sides of the table and examine the role PPM plays in an investment [...]
Korean game maker YD Online just launched a mobile game that has the potential to evolve into a tool for identifying up-and-coming investments in the smart phone application sector. The game, appropriately named Angel’s Choice, allows the gamer to become a virtual angel investor for anything in the Apple App store inventory, according to VentureBeat. [...]
Another brilliant guest post by Rob Delman, a professional angel investor and the managing director at Golden Seeds in New York. He’s proud to be nicknamed the “Golden Dude” by his female forum mates. I have noticed a disturbing trend lately when listening to entrepreneur pitches at various angel investor forums. The investor has a [...]
This is the final installment of a series on asset allocation strategies for angel investors. Please read Part 1, 2, 3, and 4 here: Angel Investing as Asset Allocation Strategy (1): Risks, Returns, Homeruns explains why you may want to allocate a portion of your investable assets to angel investing; discusses risks and returns of [...]
This is Part 4 of a series on angel investment asset allocation strategies. Please read Part 1, 2, and 3 here: Angel Investing as Asset Allocation Strategy (1): Risks, Returns, Homeruns explains why you may want to allocate a portion of your investable assets to angel investing; discusses risks and returns of angel investing; and [...]
This is Part 3 of a series on asset allocation strategies for angel investors. Please read Part 1 and Part 2 through the links below: Angel Investing as Asset Allocation Strategy (1): Risks, Returns, Homeruns explains why you may want to allocate a portion of your investable assets to angel investing, discusses risks and returns [...]
In Angel Investing as Asset Allocation Strategy: Risks, Returns, Homeruns, we reviewed why angel investing isn’t for the faint of hearts. The risks involved can be quite overwhelming. For the ambitious bunch, though, it’s difficult to resist the attractive payoffs offered by angel investing. If we want to tap into the lucrative potentials and make [...]
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