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The Five "Ups" of Getting Early Stage VC Deal Flow

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Investors can sign up for a two hour slot here to get six intro meetings to founders.) Events like these foster a lot of good conversation around where good deal flow comes from and where investors should be spending their time. Good deal flow or not, its super easy to keep busy as an investor. Fintech investor?

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Invest in Lines, not Dots

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In normal times investors will look for “traction&# before investing. For this reason I tell entrepreneurs the following: Meet your potential investors early. Tell them you really like them so you want them to have an early view (which is what all investor’s want). Investors are writing checks for dots.

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Angel Investing (1): Dealflow – Are You Sitting at The Right Poker Table?

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But I fear that for most angel investors who invest over the long haul angel investing will not be a profitable endeavor. Here’s what the angel investors (whether individual or professional ‘super angel’ funds) who will win at your poker table will have: 1. Tags: Tech Market Analysis. If you do, make sure you’re not the sucker.

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Want to Know How VC’s Calculate Valuation Differently from Founders?

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The math works out that the investor owns 25% of the company post deal ($1 million invested / $4 million valuation) and assuming 1 million shares, each share would be valued at $3 / share ($3,000,000 pre-money / 1 million shares = $3 / share). Investors own 25%, the founders own 75%. 4 * $4 million) and not $4 million.

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Angel Investing Skill 2 – Domain Knowledge

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This is the second article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). And we all know that Ron Conway is considered the savviest of angel investors and yet by definition not all of his investments succeed. Fred Wilson who had learned much as an early investor in Twitter.

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Towercutting with goTenna

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I was scanning the SXSWSocial network for anyone that had tagged themselves "Brooklyn". She pounded the pavement for months looking for other investors who also wanted to take a shot at a first time founder team on a towercutting project. But handy isn''t why I backed it. Handy is the first step to gamechanging.

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Why do you win?

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I worked for an institutional investor that invested in both venture capital funds and later stage growth deals. Furthermore, for many investors, once they achieve success doing one thing, they often move onto other things, assuming their success will follow them. Doesn't sound smart at all. :) If you're an investor, why do you win?