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My Chat with Dan Primack of PEHub

Both Sides of the Table

Is there a bubble going on in seed investing? Seed stage industry was left for dead over the last decade as VC investors moved later and later as they became risk-averse. A recent study said seed stage valuations have been quite static recently. Angel investors need to be smart and not just follow-along. (ie.

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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. Conventional wisdom dictated that they made reckless investments in very early-stage ventures mostly doomed to fail. So which is it?

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Want to Know How First Round Capital was Started?

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Infonautics went public in 1996 and Half.com was sold to eBay in 2000. Josh and Howard began co-investing as angels and in 2005 they started a $10 million fund. Howard states the most successful angel investors are the ones who can place many small bets, increasing the possibility of hitting a home run. and Half.com.

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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. Conventional wisdom dictated that they made reckless investments in very early-stage ventures mostly doomed to fail. So which is it?

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Surviving 2016 as a seed stage startup: Don’t batten down the hatches but take an umbrella.

Hippoland

The IPO markets have been tough, and late stage investors are realizing their unicorns actually are just My Little Ponies in a Halloween costume. It’s just really hard to get liquidity these days in the late stage game. 2) Angel investors will reduce their seed investments. Image credit: Giphy.