View from Seed

APRIL 14, 2020

For the last several years, the early stage investing market was driven largely by the F ear O f M issing O ut, AKA FOMO. The way investors process investments, what they look for, and how they behave will likely shift in some pretty interesting ways in the coming years. Business Models and Sectors.

Early Stage 374

Early Stage Software Review Technical Review Due Diligence 374

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2010

They don’t mind being the lead investor on deals that they seeded. True was my top pick in Silicon Valley. And more to the point – if you hit a major economic down cycle (like September 2008) you’ll have tough times with all investors. Foundry is both stage agnostic and s yndication agnostic.

Venture Capital 265

Venture Capital Term Sheet Early Stage Silicon Valley 265

View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

Maybe you’ll do better as an angel since you are investing smaller dollars which is easier to deploy in this segment of the market, but maybe not. Outside of Silicon Valley, you can usually get into pretty good deals writing pretty small checks ($10K or so) if you are relevant to the sector you are investing in. Preferably both.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Angel Investor Software Review Silicon Valley 120

View from Seed

AUGUST 26, 2015

Maybe you’ll do better as an angel since you are investing smaller dollars which is easier to deploy in this segment of the market, but maybe not. Outside of Silicon Valley, you can usually get into pretty good deals writing pretty small checks ($10K or so) if you are relevant to the sector you are investing in. Preferably both.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Angel Investor Software Review Silicon Valley 120

David Teten

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Out of 5,923 investment professionals in our dataset, 916 (15.5%) were focused primarily on origination and marketing. To get access to these investments outside of the major VC centers, you need to proactively market in those geographies beyond bicycle range. Take advantage of social media and emerging platforms such as AngelList.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity Venture Capital Technical Review Equity 114

www.paulgraham.com

APRIL 28, 2010

Mechanics Angel investors often syndicate deals, which means they join togetherto invest on the same terms. In a syndicate there is usually a"lead" investor who negotiates the terms with the startup. Dont feel like you have to join a syndicate, though. Being Good How do you be a good angel investor?

Angel Investor 63

Angel Investor Dilution Syndicate Syndication 63