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A Weird and Wacky Approach To Angel Investing

OnStartups

An Odd Start To My Angel Investing. Which, as it turns out is a highly underrated thing (more on that in another blog post). So I thought of an idea: Why not invest in startups? Angel investing is like having a niece or nephew. This was unfortunate, because I liked angel investing.

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Gust Blog - Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them

Gust

Invested Interests. Here’s Why on his Both Sides of the Table blog for a good read and a good lesson. It’s the end of May as I write this so I’ve just finished my annual April-May business plan marathon reading more than 100 business plans for my angel investment group and four different business plan contests.

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5 Tips for New Angel Investors

This is going to be BIG.

Over the course of the lifetime of a new angel investor, they'll do 70% of all of the angel investments they'll ever make in year one. 2) Network with as many other angel investors as possible. Other angels are a source of dealflow and can be leads to the kind of talent your portfolio needs to hire to be successful.

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Twitter co-founder Biz Stone joins board of audiovisual startup Chroma

TechCrunch

Chroma , a startup working to build a new type of audiovisual entertainment specifically for mobile devices, is now adding a Twitter co-founder to its board. The venture most notably incubated the blogging platform Medium. The two hit it off and began to have monthly calls after Stone’s angel investment.

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The Five Advisors You Meet in the Deadpool

This is going to be BIG.

Advisors, investors and board members come in all shapes and sizes. I'm a strong believer in having a board, even at a seed stage, to report to and set strategy with. The most successful companies have strong boards and so as a good housekeeping practice, why not start acting like a great company as early as possible.

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A Guide to Using Authority & Social Proof in Fund Raising

Both Sides of the Table

I recently read a book I’d highly recommend to every reader of this blog called “ Yes, 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to be Persuasive &# by Robert B. Nowhere is social proof more prevalent than in angel investing. As Fred points out in his post: “Angels love to share deals with each other.

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What Makes an Entrepreneur (5/11) – Inspiration

Both Sides of the Table

And I’ll bet that the leadership he displayed helped his angel decide he had the character worth backing. Some readers of this blog also pointed out that “pivoting&# can be disruptive on the employees of an organization. Some “kick it up a gear&# and react how Toby did.