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Angel Investing: Skill 3 – Relationships with VCs

Both Sides of the Table

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.

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Launch413 Featured on Angel Invest Boston

Paul G. Silva

I’ve been a fan for years, and now Launch413 and I have the honor of being on the Angel Invest Boston podcast. Listen to hear how Launch413 helps startup CEO’s beat the odds and attain sustained success. LinkedIn post w/ mini-video | main interview page.

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Angel Investing: Skill 3 – Relationships with VCs

Both Sides of the Table

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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BE 2.0: Self-Correction is Vital – Recognizing When Change is Needed

Paul G. Silva

Their candid feedback revealed a stark truth: The angel investment landscape had fundamentally changed, but our model hadn’t. The Brutal Self-Assessment That Saved RVI When I finally accepted reality, I took a step that Collins emphasizes: seeking brutal facts through direct feedback.

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Why do you win?

This is going to be BIG.

Why someone did well previously is the first clue to figuring out whether or not that would be sustainable--but it isn't necessarily predictive. They raise larger and larger funds, for example, after building up a track record of successful angel investments. Part of this, of course, involves looking into the past.

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The Funding Gap

Gust

Most high-impact companies need substantial cash resources to sustain their rapid grow. It is clear from this table that Friends and Family, Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists provide 95% of the capital for new ventures. Angel investments range from $100,000 to $1.5

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Impact Investor Profile Series: Marcia Hooper, Partner, Branch Venture Group, LLC

The Seraf Compass

Marcia Hooper currently serves as a Partner of Branch Venture Group, LLC, an angel investing group focused on food startups, targeting food products, food technology, business services for food-related companies, ag-tech, and sustainability.

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