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How and Why To Be an Angel Investor

David Teten

Dave Kerpen, founder and CEO of Likeable Local , just published an interview with me on Linkedin, which I’ve included below. Enter Dave: Angel investing is a great way to make a lot of money. Source: Center for Venture Research – Angel Market Analysis Report. Q: What is the typical profile of angel investors?

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Suggestions for Angel Investors

Feld Thoughts

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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Mattermark – An Example of How We Decide to Invest

Feld Thoughts

” With Mattermark , I remember the moment clearly – I was at The Kitchen in Boulder with the founders (Danielle Morrill, Kevin Morrill, and Andy Sparks) and my partner Seth. As an investor for the past 20 years, I’ve had this happen many times. And that was it. First, did I care about / have affinity for the product?

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

Both Sides of the Table

So I was an Angel investor from 1994 to 1996. and one of the founders of Oblong, John Underkoffler, was an MIT Medialab PHd., So I was on the front line of this very aggressive rollup and I got involved in helping with the technical due diligence…”. “As And it’s that combination with a long-term view.

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Tianyi Joe Zhu, Entrepreneur and Startup Advocate

The Startup Magazine

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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Moving To Homer, Alaska

Feld Thoughts

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. While we have a home in Homer, where we will be for the next three weeks, we still call Boulder, Colorado our home. But we came very close to moving to Homer in 1995.

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How I Think About Seed Investing As A VC

Feld Thoughts

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 As a VC, I do not differentiate between a seed investment and any other investment that I make.