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How and Why To Be an Angel Investor

David Teten

In 2013, 298,800 angels invested in 70,730 entrepreneurial ventures, according to the 2013 Angel Market Analysis by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire. Angel investors are generally former entrepreneurs and/or executives, who invest in privately-held, early-stage companies.

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Looking Back On Our First Couple Years at NextView

Rob Go

One of the earliest things we did at NextView when my partners and I started working together was go away as a team to the New Hampshire mountains. On Monday, we are going back to the New Hampshire Mountains for what I think will be our 8th quarterly team offsite. That was a couple years ago. There was no Angellist.

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Good News! Angels Are Getting More Optimistic

ReadWriteStart

If you’re looking for angel investors, there’s good news afoot. The latest 2011 Angel Market Analysis , recently released by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire, shows not only that there are more angels around, but that they are investing more money in more companies. Target your approach.

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Episode 14: Be Your Own Boss, Restaurant Owners, and Friendliest Cities for Businesses | The Bcast

Up and Running

The stare at a screen all day lifestyle isn’t for them, so they’re an entrepreneur by default, then they have to figure out what to actually do with that entrepreneurial spirit. Is that the best use of an entrepreneurs time? You could do that if you are an entrepreneur and you are your own boss.

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Asset Management Is A Bizarre Industry Ripe For Disruption

David Teten

This may make sense from the individual perspective of a given VC, but collectively it ensures that early-stage companies are overvalued. In 2012, 268K angels invested in 67K entrepreneurial ventures, according to the 2012 Angel Market Analysis released by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire.