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ASK THE ANGELS JULY 31, 2009 An Angel Investor’s Thoughts on Valuation 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 >>	TIM BERRY'S BLOG - PLANNING STARTUPS STORIES NOVEMBER 30, 2011 You Can Take Your IRR and Shove It IRR stands for internal rate of return. The higher the IRR, the better. IRR in a business pitch insults my intelligence. MORE >>	RECENT POSTS APRIL 3, 2012 \| STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS 7 Key Drivers to the Best Investor For Your Startup NOVEMBER 30, 2011 \| TIM BERRY'S BLOG - PLANNING STARTUPS STORIES You Can Take Your IRR and Shove It OCTOBER 13, 2011 \| MARK BIRCH Web Start-Ups Hit Cash Crunch JULY 14, 2011 \| RECENT BUZZES - VC EXPERTS, INC. Investing in Venture Capital - Limited Partner or Fund of Funds? - Part 2 MAY 9, 2011 \| STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS David S. Rose – Father of Angel Investing in New York FEBRUARY 27, 2011 \| 500 HATS Brief Thoughts on Angel List, "Social Proof", "Spray & Pray", & The Network Effects of Large Scale Investing
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TIM BERRY'S BLOG - PLANNING STARTUPS STORIES JULY 6, 2010 Business Plan Contests Leave Out Bootstrappers Most of the judges were investors so they leaned naturally towards awarding the top awards to the startups that seemed to offer the best investment. MORE >>	TIM BERRY'S BLOG - PLANNING STARTUPS STORIES APRIL 14, 2010 Big Mistake: Huge Unbelievable Sales Numbers Jeffrey Moskovitz added an important comment to my big mistake post from last week: I read an blog yesterday, written by someone I respect, who asserted that investors know and even EXPECT that projected sales and profits will be overstated. ROI and IRR projected out five years is an academic exercise, not a real decision factor. MORE >>	STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS APRIL 3, 2012 7 Key Drivers to the Best Investor For Your Startup If your startup desperately needs an investor, you may not care if the investor is a so-called “angel” investor, or a venture capitalist (VC). MORE >>	500 HATS FEBRUARY 27, 2011 Brief Thoughts on Angel List, "Social Proof", "Spray & Pray", & The Network Effects of Large Scale Investing major points i plan to cover in this post: 1) Angel List Fucking Rocks. in fact, it is incredibly hypocritical and patently FALSE for the VC industry -- which has NEGATIVE IRR over the past 10 years, and historically poor performance -- to criticize high-volume strategies as being somehow crazy. AND investors too. Period. MORE >>
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500 HATS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2010
Fire in The Valley, Fire in My Belly. and Yes, Mike, I Have.

yesterday i was invited to a dinner with some well-known startup investors to discuss the latest & greatest in tech & startups. startups & investors bitch & moan about price (aka valuation) all day long , but i don't really give a damn what other people think most of the time. by investors I thought were on my side. MORE >>

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STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2010
Pick the Right Investor Type for Your Startup

If your startup desperately needs an investor, you may not care if the investor is a so-called “angel” investor, or a venture capitalist (VC). Angels are typically high net-worth individuals, investing their own money, interested more in early or “seed” financing of amounts starting as low as $25K. Type of startup. MORE >>

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STARTUPCFO | THURSDAY, JULY 1, 2010
Angel Investing by the Numbers

heard Sim present this data at the Angel Boot Camp last month. Some cautionary tales for angel investors. Basically, like VC, angel returns are heavily skewed towards a few investors who generate the bulk of the returns. If you just dabble in angel investing, you are likely to lose all your money. MORE >>

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SEEING BOTH SIDES | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2010
Why Entrepreneurs Seem to Be Growing Fangs

Venture capital investors are historically accustomed to being the wolf. Thanks to their position as the wolf, founders (and angel investors) can often get liquidity from their late stage investors (particularly through Digital Sky Technologies – a Russian Bear in the transaction mix?). . MORE >>

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LEARN TO DUCK | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2010
Entrepreneur at the Door; Angel at the Gate

You are here: Home / investing / Entrepreneur at the Door; Angel at the Gate Entrepreneur at the Door; Angel at the Gate September 24, 2010 by Micah 20 Comments Tweet It is 2am the night before a board meeting. Recently, there has been this “rise&# of the “super angel.&# Very stereotypical of super angels. MORE >>

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David S. Rose – Father of Angel Investing in New York STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, MAY 9, 2011
Get Rid of the Accreditation Requirement BRAD HARGREAVES | TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2010
Web Start-Ups Hit Cash Crunch MARK BIRCH | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011
Investing in Venture Capital - Limited Partner or Fund of Funds? - Part 2 RECENT BUZZES - VC EXPERTS, INC. | THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2011
Angel Investing by the Numbers STARTUPCFO | THURSDAY, JULY 1, 2010
Angel Investment Criteria SOCAL CTO | WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2010

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