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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

For some people that comes a lot earlier because they really get excited by the idea of starting something up, getting it up and running, but the minute you get into all that operational stuff to keep it afloat, that’s where you start to really get mired. Manchester New Hampshire, out of no where. This is solid.

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Asset Management Is A Bizarre Industry Ripe For Disruption

David Teten

This is very different from the way most of us think about investing; in our personal lives and in most operating businesses, investors try to spend as little as possible for the maximum results. I believe it’s healthier to stage our investments in a series of modest-size checks.