All Entries in the "Almost Angel" Category
Profiting From Promising Startups: Improving the Odds (Part 1)
You’re wealthy and wired. You just read Become an Angel Investor in 2010: An HBS Framework and 2010: The Ultimate Buyers’ Market for Investor. You’re getting antsy. You’re ready to invest in a startup. You’re ready to tap into your Rolodex and pave the road to success for any startups that cross your desk.
Whoa. Slow [...]
Shark Tank (Part 1): 5 Things the Show Gets Wrong
[Guest post by Brant Bukowsky, the founder of GrowthPartner.com -- a firm that provides angel investment and online marketing expertise to emerging companies. A serial entrepreneur, Bukowsky and his team have built three Inc. 500 companies in the last five years. He blogs at Angel Investment Journal.]
This is the first in a two-part series.
ABC’s reality [...]
Become an Angel Investor in 2010: An HBS Framework
It’s true that the global economic downturn has clipped many an angel’s wings. Recalling our previous post, Interesting Finding on Angel Investments in 2009, total angel investments in the first half of 2009 stood at US$9.1 billion, representing a decline of 27% over the first half of 2008.
The gloomy economic environment and depressing exit opportunities [...]
Martin Zwilling of Startup Professionals: Angel Investing ABC
When it comes to startup advice for tech entrepreneurs, twitterati StartupPro (a.k.a. Martin Zwilling) will probably pop up your mind.
Over the past 30 years, Zwilling has 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 [...]
Angel Investing: Women Want On The Roller Coaster Too
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 8% [...]
How to Become an Angel Group Manager
Last week, Venture Hype interviewed Paul G. Silva, managing partner of Angel Catalyst, to dig deeper into angel group management and the numerous tasks involved. Informally-managed angel groups may want to consider hiring a manager to take the grunt work out of angel investing and focus on the meat of the angel investing game. That [...]
What It Takes to Become an Angel Investor
Angel investing can be a very exciting engagement, but many who consider taking the plunge into such high risk investing don’t fully understand what they are getting into and miss out of the full benefit of the experience. Not only can this lack of understanding limit the potential pay out if the company succeeds, it [...]
What Ex-Googler Aydin Senkut Can Teach You about Angel Investing
There’s no denying it — becoming an angel investor may have a significant impact on your financial future. You sure want to get it right from the start. And here’s the good news: you’re not the first person to start from scratch. Why not learn from someone who’s been there, done that?
One Man’s Investing Wisdom
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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 [...]
What is an Angel Investor: Do You Wear a Halo?
Angel investors are crucial for these burgeoning businesses. Heck, angel investors are critical for whole economies to thrive. Yes, angel investors are that important. They fuel innovation with seed capital. They stimulate markets and economies by growing companies that can compete on the local, then the global, stage.
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