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Some Reflections on VC Investment Decisions

Both Sides of the Table

I guess if you’re in high-volume, low-differentiation mode perhaps this is efficient for you. I told my friend that I felt that in 2014 too many new VCs feel the pressure to chase deals, to be a part of syndicates with other brand names and to pounce on top of every startup whose numbers are trending up quickly.

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The Advantages of Being an Angel (vs. a VC)

Rob Go

This week, we helped organize an Angel Bootcamp where some of Boston’s most successful angel investors shared their experiences and lessons learned to a crowd of aspiring angels and entrepreneurs. The reason is that most seed syndicates have room for 5-10 angels or more, but only room for 1-3 funds.

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Why Investor Titles are Important

This is going to be BIG.

It used to be that the only people who could even get into angel rounds were high net worth individuals that could write at least $25,000 checks—so if someone said they were an angel investor, you could assume this was their minimum check size. — Charlie O'Donnell (@ceonyc) February 21, 2019.

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