Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 15, 2010
In these scenarios angels made great returns precisely because they didn’t need to dip their hands into their pockets a second or third time, their companies didn’t go bankrupt and they didn’t get buried in the cap tables by large VCs who put in “pay to play” provisions in tough times. So where are we now? It’s hard to say.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
But if 2011 & 2012 look more like 2008-2009 than 2010 or 2005-2007 then one of the most important skills of angel investors will be whether they can get their companies financed (or ramen profitable, but this is harder to sustain over a long period of time).
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Angel Capital Association
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Back to top The History of the ACA's Public Policy Efforts The Angel Capital Association was a nascent organization in 2009-2010 when Congress developed the bipartisan Dodd-Frank Act in response to the fallout of the great recession. ACA is also lobbying in support of the Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act of 2023.
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. It has never been easier to start a company, but it has never been harder to build a sustainable business.
Gust
DECEMBER 7, 2011
This conclusion was validated by many others including the Kauffman Foundation, which at the Obama Jobs Summit 2009 showed that virtually all net new jobs (~3 million per year) in the US are created by companies less than five years old. But, we have now found that new company formation is necessary but not sufficient at creating new jobs.
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