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

Up and Running

That’s probably one of the biggest challenges, and one of the things you should do in the early stages. Number one in training and networking, which I guess really boosted their ranking up to number eight there, total. Manchester New Hampshire, out of no where. Jonathan: Yeah. Peter: Good barbecue.

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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.