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Angel Investors Do Make Money, Data Shows 2.5x Returns Overall

Gust

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. And whenever they might come close to succeeding, savvy “professional” investors would just swoop in, cram them down, and win the real returns.

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Gust Blog - Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them

Gust

Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them & entrepreneurs that run them. And in January I saw that digital music overtook physical media for the first time in 2011, something I expected since 1998. I bought the Diamond Rio mp3 player in 1998. Entrepreneurs: Don’t Quit Your Real Job Too Early. Bill Payne.

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Angel Investors Do Make Money, Data Shows 2.5x Returns Overall

techcrunch.com

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. And whenever they might come close to succeeding, savvy “professional” investors would just swoop in, cram them down, and win the real returns.

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Bechtolsheim, Cuban, Prokhorov, et al.

Growthink Blog

Angel investors like Andy Bechtolsheim - who put $100,000 into Google in September 1998, a position now worth more than $1.7 These stories of great luck and fortune are timelessly inspirational for entrepreneurs, investors, and dreamers everywhere. billion in Yahoo stock.

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My story and support for the Founders Visa

K9 Ventures

Towards the end of my OPT (mid 1998) is when the H1-B visa cap issue hit. Besides I was a young, first-time entrepreneur at the age of 23. I engaged in conversations with these angels investors and they provided a letter that I could use in support of my H1-B application. The US issues 65,000 H1-B work visas every year.

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What Do Angels Want?

ReadWriteStart

What entrepreneur hasn't dreamed that our startup will experience the same magical beginnings as Google ? In 1998, before they even incorporated, Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page were trying to present their concept to early-stage, or "angel" investors, with limited success. So what do angels want?

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10 CEOs Who Made Huge Mistakes

Up and Running

While entrepreneurs strive to do their best, mistakes are sometimes unavoidable. While Microsoft introduced MSN Search in 1998, the site purely used an existing search engine, Inktomi, to gather results. See Also 11 Angel Investor Blogs You Should Be Reading.