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How to Apply the 3 P's to Selecting Angel Investments

The Seraf Compass

The first approach we recommend for selecting investable companies is to screen each company by examining the Team, Market Opportunity and Product. But for serious angels with more solid prospects than they can possibly invest in, a second filter is needed.

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5 Good Reasons Not to Seek Angel Investment

Gust

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.

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BE 2.0: Self-Correction is Vital – Recognizing When Change is Needed

Paul G. Silva

Their candid feedback revealed a stark truth: The angel investment landscape had fundamentally changed, but our model hadn’t. The Brutal Self-Assessment That Saved RVI When I finally accepted reality, I took a step that Collins emphasizes: seeking brutal facts through direct feedback.

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5 Tips for New Angel Investors

This is going to be BIG.

Over the course of the lifetime of a new angel investor, they'll do 70% of all of the angel investments they'll ever make in year one. Angel investing is part lifestyle, part asset allocation. Early stage finds give you the opportunity to get exposure to the asset class without putting all your eggs in one basket.

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How to Leverage Micro VC Funds to Build an Angel Portfolio

This is going to be BIG.

Fund investing can be additive to your angel investing and there are two main arguments for it: Getting indirect benefits from being invested in one or more funds. Side Benefits Ideally, a small fund could get you the following, but you have to ask to make sure it’s available: Co-investing opportunities.

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5 Tips on Angel Investing from Veterans in this Space

Angel Capital Association

More than ever, angel investors play an important role in solving some of the world’s greatest challenges, and they level the playing field in ways that support socioeconomic situations and diversity. For investors themselves, angel investing is a mix of exhilaration and caution. If we get the money, how will we use it?

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Non-dilutive biotech capital, long-term angel investing, WayRay’s $80M pitch deck

TechCrunch

According to Kyle Poyar, a partner at OpenView, the current downturn is creating similar opportunities for SaaS startups. Long-term angel investing: Understanding capital requirements and how to find quality investments. Long-term angel investing: Understanding capital requirements and how to find quality investments.