Mobile platforms are where a significant portion of the computing world is headed, and the iPhone and iPhone OS have been significantly responsible for that shift. As of June 2009, ChubbyBrain found that over US$100 million in total VC/angel investment has been injected in 17 iPhone startups in the span of less than 2 years. [...]
They’re young. They’re brash. They expect an immediate payoff, have no respect for their elders, and think technology can replace good, old-fashioned elbow grease. And work Saturday? ROTFLOL (translation: Rolling on the floor, laughing out loud.) They’re Generation Y. At least that’s the stereotype. But angels might want to withhold judgment on these brash young [...]
If you look at the startup and angel investing arena over time, you’ll find that it truly has been a man’s world. In many cases — it’s been a White man’s world. The research on female angels isn’t one to please the feminist. According to the Center for Venture Research, one third of respondents to [...]
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 [...]
In a recent rant by Jason Calacanis, he raged about angel groups that charge entrepreneurs a fee up to US$6,000 for the opportunity to pitch. The main argument for a shark-fee-based pitching system is to cover costs and weed out frivolous entrepreneurs. The rationale is that if an entrepreneur is serious enough to pay thousands [...]
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 [...]
An engaging reader recently shot us an email and suggested the following topic: Flying under the radar. Investing in companies that will never get really big, but have the potential to make a few people financially very happy. Before I offer my take, let’s narrow down the type of angel investors I’ll be referring to [...]
There was a day not long ago when a venture capitalist wouldn’t even look at a deal if all the entrepreneur was seeking was a minimal investment to get the company off the ground. Such investments were too small to consider and hardly worth their time. While this may have posed a problem for the [...]
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 [...]
In the area of angel investing, there can be a fine line between the amount of money an angel is willing to invest and the amount of money that generally enters into VC territory. It is quite understandable that an enthusiastic entrepreneur in front of an angel with an open check book would push for [...]
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