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Open Angel Forum San Fran – Team Calacanis Raises the Bar

Both Sides of the Table

Jason Calacanis started this initiative in response to the pay-to-play network of angel events that he despised. Given how much progress they’ve made since last year I look forward to tracking them and seeing where they end up by the end of 2010. I’m a huge supporter of his initiative to help end this practice.

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Angel Investing: Skill 3 – Relationships with VCs

Both Sides of the Table

To some extent Keith Rabois agreed with me about domain knowledge and argued that most of his investments are in the consumer Internet space as a result. I know that in late 2010 it’s not as popular to say this because we’re in the era of “super angels&# and feel-good startups. That’s what he knows best.

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Angel Investing: Skill 3 – Relationships with VCs

Both Sides of the Table

To some extent Keith Rabois agreed with me about domain knowledge and argued that most of his investments are in the consumer Internet space as a result. I know that in late 2010 it’s not as popular to say this because we’re in the era of “super angels&# and feel good startups. That’s what he knows best.