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Angel Investing 4 – Why You Need Deep Pockets to Win Big

Both Sides of the Table

Part 1 – Access to Great Deal Flow – is here. The first three skills I espoused were: access to the highest-quality deal-flow, domain knowledge of the topic area in which you’re investing and access to VCs to help fund the next stages of development. But it is. So know that going in.

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

I find that one of my best sources of deal flow is from lawyers. Right sized : I tried to work with one of the best known firms in Silicon Valley. My piddly little funding deal was dwarfed in comparison to the huge M&A deals they were negotiating. I know Mike Lincoln in Washington DC does.

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Does Your VC have an Investment Thesis, or a Hypothesis?

David Teten

J-Angels β€œis a community and a VC fund of top American investors (Jewish-American & Israeli-born) in Silicon Valley and San Francisco.”. “Index the Best” – Only invest in companies that have brand name firms on the cap table and/or as leads. 7) Stage-defined funds. We think not. .

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Democratization of Angel Investing

Professor VC

FC's approach is much more akin to the deal flow and social proof model of AngelList, with the ability to make small investments in a number of companies. And the company has only one investor on the cap table but can (if they wish) take advantage of a larger group network. Second Market ).