Feld Thoughts

JUNE 2, 2010

It sounds like Angel Boot Camp rocked. My long time friend and co-angel investor Will Herman wrote a post titled Angel Investing that summarized some of his advice. Don Dodge also has a great post up titled How to be an Angel Investor…and make money. In the first phase (1994-1996) this was $25k.

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Angel Investor Boston Due Diligence Cofounder 167

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2017

With the insight, resolve, and patience he shows with young companies, he demonstrates why angel investors earn the “angel” label. Tianyi is also a co-founder of West Suburban Angels , a prominent angel investment group in the west suburbs of Chicago.

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Illinois Chicago Entrepreneur Cofounder 78

Feld Thoughts

JUNE 14, 2014

By the end of 1994 I had a staff job, reporting to the co-chairmen of AmeriData where I travelled all over the US helping with acquisitions and generally causing trouble. I hope to finish the final draft of my next book, Startup Opportunities (co-authored with Sean Wise), while I’m up here.

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Alaska Colorado Boston Cofounder 110

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 2, 2010

In addition, I’ve made many seed investments as an angel investor in two time periods,1994-1996 and 2006-2007, and seen many more through my involvement as a co-founder of TechStars. ?Our In addition, we are equally delighted to co-invest with angels and super angels, or not.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 27, 2013

One of the things I found most valuable from participating in the Founder Institute was a lesson about the Golden Circle by Simon Sinek. Back in 1994, when Jeff Bezos started Amazon, he had to raise money from 22(!) Any investor who knew anything about books, didn’t invest. Pursue your passions: Start with the why.

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Netherlands Technical Review Software Review Cofounder 159

Feld Thoughts

JULY 14, 2015

The first release is underwhelming, but they iterate aggressively, with feedback and support from some of their angel investors. One of their angel investors, who happens to be a VC firm, decides to invest another $500,000 in the company. and the investors, who put up $1m in a convertible note, get 0.1%.

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