Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 14, 2010
And so it happened that between 2000-2008 I was the biggest buzz kill at dinner parties. They have marked-up paper gains propped up by an over excited venture capital market that has validated their investments. Logic tells me the following: It is hard to make money angel investing.
The Seraf Compass
APRIL 20, 2022
When I made my first angel investment in 2000, I wish I knew then what I know today. As a newly minted angel, I assumed that angel investing would be easy to jump into and become successful at. Experience is what you get, when you don’t get what you want. I was partially right… it was easy to jump into.
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Gust
OCTOBER 25, 2011
Assume you have the right factors to get angel investment: experienced team, good product-market fit, growth potential, defensibility, and a reasonable shot at a successful exit. This might seem awkward on this site, suggesting that you don’t want angel investment. But angel investment isn’t for everybody.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 12, 2011
6. Chris then discussed his current approach to angel investing in that he tries to do everything through Founder Collective (FC), unless it is out of the purview of the firm’s investment thesis, then he’ll do it on his own. 7. After McAfee bought SiteAdvisor, Chris worked there for 15 months.
TechCrunch
JUNE 24, 2022
Alomar, who led startups through the dotcom bust of 2000 and the Great Recession of 2008, will talk about whether investors are still prioritizing growth over profits, and identify which proof points founding teams must define before their next raise. 3 tips for biotech startups seeking non-dilutive capital to weather the downturn.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 29, 2010
The A round was done in February 2000 (end of the bull market) and my B round was done in April 2001 (bear market). 6: @ marklanday Q: “Do you make personal angel investments and if so what are your criteria?&# I have a link on my blog to the angel deals I’ve done, which is here. Most are not.
Gust
OCTOBER 17, 2012
I began studying angel investing returns about 10 years ago as a result of a problem I couldn’t resolve: The investing world seemed certain that angel investors were rubes. Conventional wisdom dictated that they made reckless investments in very early-stage ventures mostly doomed to fail. and the U.K.,
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