Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

They have totally changed the way you run a VC firm, investing heavily in systems & events for their founders that are pushing the boundaries of the way our industry works. The discussion with Howard Morgan starts off by acknowledging Josh Kopelman as a co-founder of First Round Capital. I'm a huge fan of this innovation.

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Growthink Blog

MAY 23, 2011

Through connections, or through a chance meeting at a networking or social event, an angel investor hears the entrepreneur's story, likes them and their technology, and on the spot, writes a check to provide the company with its first outside financing. Venture capitalists Have Very Different Objectives than Angel Investors.

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A Crowded Space

MAY 31, 2016

On paper, I know of lots of angel investors that look like geniuses with 5x, 10x, 20x, even 40x markups on paper as their seed investments fetched ever-higher prices. This is the year that every founder is talking about getting to cash flow breakeven and controlling your own destiny. A 5% equity stake could get cut down to 1%.

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