2007 angel investing investment VC 
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
I believe the rise in angel investing is here to stay and the professionalization of this class (aka “super angels&# or “micro VC&# ) is a good thing for the VC industry and for entrepreneurs. Here’s Lewis on gambling vs. investing: “The line between gambling and investing is artificial and thin ….
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 14, 2010
The dinner parties now are filled with self-righteous angel investors bragging about how many deals they are in on. They have marked-up paper gains propped up by an over excited venture capital market that has validated their investments. Logic tells me the following: It is hard to make money angel investing.
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Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
I’d rather be Roger Ehrenberg with a thesis around data-centric companies and base my investment decisions on my background. I should say that I agree that naive optimism in entrepreneurs can produce higher beta (upside or flops) and that’s good from an investment standpoint if you’re looking for big returns.
Gust
DECEMBER 13, 2011
For VCs, I chose to look at all seed stage VC deals (from MoneyTree©) as well as those in five of the most active regions in the country. Here are the trends in venture capital financings from 2006 through 2010 – the number of seed stage deals funded and total investment by region in millions of dollars. . All Seed-VC.
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
It needs a couple of successful exits, which in turn drives angel investing as entrepreneurs growing increasingly wealthy look to help new founders building companies reach their own goals. It requires accelerators and incubators and coworking spaces to help nurture early ideas, and it needs VC firms investing across stages.
Don Dodge
APRIL 6, 2015
Angel investing in tech startups is a gut wrenching and risky business. Most of them lose, but sometimes you invest in a “unicorn” and make 100 times your money or even more. But if you invest smartly, and spread your risk over a large portfolio, the winners will pay for all the losers and return a nice overall profit.
Angel Capital Association
MAY 25, 2023
We all know that investing in startup companies is inherently risky. Over half of early-stage investments typically fail to return any capital, with the top 10% usually returning 85-90% of all the cash proceeds. Two of ACA’s largest angel groups have kept track of IRR (internal rate of return) for all outcomes.
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