Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2012

Generally, the same criteria applies to venture capital investors, although they invest other people’s money, at a later stage, in larger amounts. This type of business is usually based on the expert skill and reputation of an individual or small group. First-time founders will find that most angels turn into mirages.

Angel Groups 237

Angel Groups Angel Investor Early Stage Startup 237

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

Infact, the more prominent the angel, the less likely they are tobelong to a group. Some angel groups charge you money to pitch your idea to them.Needless to say, you should never do this. Deal terms with angels vary a lot. Angels and even VC firms occasionally do this, but they alsoinvest at later stages.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Startup Software Review Angel Investor 76

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2011

Generally, the same criteria applies to venture capital investors, although they invest other people’s money, at a later stage, in larger amounts. This type of business is usually based on the expert skill and reputation of an individual or small group. First-time founders will find that most angels turn into mirages.

Angel Investor 217

Angel Investor Angel Groups Early Stage Startup 217

Gust

JULY 1, 2012

Generally, the same criteria applies to venture capital investors, although they invest other people’s money, at a later stage, in larger amounts. This type of business is usually based on the expert skill and reputation of an individual or small group. First-time founders will find that most angels turn into mirages.

Angel Groups 143

Angel Groups Angel Investor Early Stage Startup 143

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2010

Generally, the same criteria applies to venture capital investors, although they invest other people’s money, at a later stage, in larger amounts. This type of business is usually based on the expert skill and reputation of an individual or small group. First-time founders will find that most angels turn into mirages.

Angel Groups 121

Angel Groups Angel Investor Early Stage Later Stage 121

K9 Ventures

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

The General Partners (GPs) are the operating guys. The money that the GPs and other employees of the firm invest comes from Limited Partners (LPs) — typically the big university endowments, retirement funds, charitable organizations, family offices and high net-worth individuals. This is what makes it more difficult to scale.

IRR 48

IRR Venture Capital LP Early Stage 48