David Teten
SEPTEMBER 23, 2017
Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund and mutual fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. A major angel group used Influitive , an advocate management tool, to track, activate and motivate their members. But we’re doing it slowly.
Gust
SEPTEMBER 27, 2014
Investor profiles on the platform are created by the investors themselves, and tell you exactly who the group’s leaders are, and what they are looking for. There’s no use banging your head against a VC’s door with a social network venture if they only invest in biotech companies.
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Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 14, 2009
If you’re really an entrepreneur you’ll find a way to network with the right people. Professional angel associations – This one is the source of much controversy. Some angel groups have a reputation for slow decision making processes and not enough value add. The post I mentioned covers all of this.
David Teten
JANUARY 28, 2019
My former Partner John Frankel of ff Venture Capital observes that 20 years ago, the defining movie of the generation was “Wall Street”. But now, the defining movie of today’s twentysomethings is “The Social Network”. Create a Yale-affiliated angel group, under the university’s official auspices.
Professor VC
MAY 29, 2008
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.
Professor VC
JANUARY 27, 2011
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"?
Professor VC
JANUARY 17, 2008
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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