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ProfessorVC: What does it take to be an Angel Investor?

Professor VC

However, that is not always the case as there is no qualification to set out your shingle as an angel investor or form an angel group. I often wonder if saying you are an angel investor is the 21st century version of being a consultant in the early 1990s after the corporate layoffs, a euphemism for someone without a real job.

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ProfessorVC: How Much Diligence is Due.

Professor VC

It turns out the statistics related to returns were from an oft cited study on returns to investors in angel groups sponsored by the Angel Capital Association with research by Robert Wiltbank at Willamette University. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ► 2010.

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The most important person on the startup team

Berkonomics

entrepreneur” and by Forbes as “New York’s Archangel”, David is a former Inc. 500 CEO, serial entrepreneur and the founder of New York Angels. founder and CEO of Gust, the angel financing platform used by over 50,000. accredited investors in 1,000 angel groups and venture capital funds to.

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5 Flocks Of Investors Looking For An Enticing Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

This is perhaps the most widely-used source of information on angel investor groups across the world, run by the “Father of Angel Investing in New York,” David Rose. This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. Angel Capital Association (ACA).

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ProfessorVC: Touched by an Angel

Professor VC

What would the VC corollary to Touched by an Angel, be. I was on a panel earlier this week with several other investors from Angel Groups in the Valley. One of my comments was that we would likely see more institutionalization of angel groups and syndication of deals among groups. See you next time.

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The Role of Angel Groups Going Forward

This is going to be BIG.

This week, I spoke to one of the longest running and most active angel groups in the country, the New York Angels. Luckily for all of us, including the New York Angels themselves, the ecosystem has bloomed. An angel belonging to a group could find more dealflow.

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Resources to Find Angel Funding

Business Plan Blog

Another option is to go straight to a network designed specifically for angel investors. Here are some of the largest and most successful: 1) Gust (formerly AngelSoft) – Run by the “Father of Angel Investing in New York”, David Rose. It is used by both entrepreneurs and local angel organizations.