Bob is a Director and long-time member of the Pasadena Angels, has been investing in early stage companies for 5 years, and has been held numerous “C” level positions at private and publicly traded companies. To set the stage, as an early stage investor, I look to invest in a “perfect storm” company.  The investor ROI on this is 355%.  MORE >>

Here are some of the contributing factors, in my opinion: Angels groups, and some individual angels, are now co-investing in larger deals or later stage companies – a portion of the early stage gap (i.e., $100k 100k – $500K) used to be purely the realm of angels (for a description of angels, see my earlier post ).  MORE >>

Ty is an angel investor and startup mentor. But you still may lose potential investors that have nothing to do with your deal, and everything to do with you. Investors expect some amount of hype, and we can put up with that. But until you get to that point, don’t burn your bridges pitching to investors too early. MORE >>

You can file this under investors to avoid.  There are plenty of situations that I have seen where non-investor types get involved in startup funding.  The reason I call them non-investors is that while they have the money to invest, they have absolutely zero experience and a complete lack of understanding of how to work with startups. MORE >>

The panelists themselves were diverse in their investing models, which proved for a more exciting program. Prior to the panel’s presentation, David Rose, Chairman of the Board of the New York Angels, Inc. Tags: Presenting to Investors VC Conferences The panel was moderated by Robin Harris from Luxeology.  MORE >>