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Valuations 101: Scorecard Valuation Methodology

Gust

These anticipated outcomes were validated by “ Returns to Angels in Groups ” by Professor Rob Wiltbank in November 2007. Diversification across industry sectors is not as easily achieved for angels as could be accomplished in public markets, but can be achieved by co-investing with trusted angel colleagues in a broader set of businesses.

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New San Diego VC Firm Emerges as ‘The Moneyball of Venture Capital’ | Xconomy

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Sakti3 Founder Sastry to Step Down From U-M. Co-Founder and CEO, Wetpaint. Founder, DEKA Research and Development Corporation. But Coats says he began asking himself if it was really necessary for each additional venture investor to go through the same extended due diligence process. Subscribe for Free.

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Attracting a CTO to your startup

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That would be my due diligence on you if I was a technical partner--lots of people saying yes. And yes, that picture is of Alex Lines , my co-founder at Path 101 , which officially launches on Tuesday. If your product is technically feasible, everyone around the table should believe it can get built.

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AngelList Syndicate Feedback From An Experienced Entrepreneur

Feld Thoughts

The CEO and founder, Steve Olechowski , was co-founder / COO of FeedBurner, which Google acquired in 2007. 3) There are some backers that request an awful lot of due diligence for a $1000 investment. We recently funded Blinkfire Analytics using our FG Angels Syndicate.

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Where are the Deals? How VCs Identify the Next Generation of Startups

David Teten

Detailed due diligence. The funds with sophisticated non-venture center outbound origination programs were almost all able to raise funds equal or larger than their preceding fund in the economically challenging period 2007-2010. Profiled initially. Target Selected. 10,000 [v]. Negotiated with. Acquired/ invested.

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Suggestions for Angel Investors

Feld Thoughts

My long time friend and co-angel investor Will Herman wrote a post titled Angel Investing that summarized some of his advice. For context, I’ve made over 75 direct angel investments primarily in two time periods – 1994-1996 and 2006-2007. In 2006-2007 I allocated more (and did more). It sounds like Angel Boot Camp rocked.

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Want to Raise Venture Capital More Easily? Clean Up Your Own Shite First

Both Sides of the Table

It’s a bit like if you bought a $1 million home in 2007 and want to sell it for $1 million today. management, founders, angel investors) get any money. I might sink in 4 weeks analyzing the company and completing due diligence only to find out at the very end that previous investors are unreasonable.