They’re called private equity investors for a reason. In the world of angel investing, the sophisticated bunch are predominantly equity investors — investors who make money on exits. If they don’t see an exit, they don’t get in. Legendary angel investor Ron Conway, for example, said he won’t invest if he can’t think of five [...]
Thanks goes to for WSJ‘s Russell Garland for taking us to the recent Angel Capital Association (ACA) Summit 2010 in San Francisco and recounting how angels and VCs rivaled for the top spot. We all like a good scrum! According to Garland, attendees listened intently to speeches about the need for angel and VC harmony, [...]
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 [...]
Current investment opportunities for angels may seem to be limited in this downtrodden economy. After all, there may be a wealth of entrepreneurs still seeking funding, but can the market support their ideas enough to make you money? While it is true that a variety of considerations go into the decision-making process of funding a [...]
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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