Archive for July, 2010

Dave Berkus and I had a great turnout and we’re getting some positive feedback after presenting “Angel Investing 101″, a training class for new angel investors.

Thank you for such a wonderful presentation. Your professional delivery and ability to correlate your own personal experiences made for a truly great learning experience.
I sure wish I had you as a professor in business school. My only regret is that I did not have the benefit of your knowledge twenty years ago.
Truthfully, I would have canceled every appointment and spent another 5-10 hours.
Again, thank you for enriching my life.
J.F.

First Kiss

By Frank | Filed in Commentary/Opinion

Was it the first kiss? It’s been a long time…
So I can’t remember the last time I saw a presenting entrepreneur get kissed after his presentation. No, not by the investor, by his wife; still it was just one of many stand out moments at the Founder Institute‘s graduation in La Jolla tonight.
The Funded’s Adeo Ressi created FI to groom entrepreneurs and tonight he graduated 10 teams from the 4 month intensive. Local angels serve as mentors.
The results? Pretty impressive, and romantic at times.
I look forward to sitting in again.

Angel Investing 101

By Frank | Filed in Video


Here’s a snippet of Angel Investing 101, Part II. Dave Berkus and I teamed up to present this training class for new Tech Coast Angels members in Orange County. I feel like Bruce MacCormack of the Bellingham Angels shamed me into doing this!

We had a great turn out with members traveling from Los Angeles and San Diego to attend.

Stay tuned for more…

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ListenDownloadSubscribe via iTunesAndrew Farquharson

Do you dream of it, too? Going from entrepreneur to angel investor to venture capitalist…

Meet someone who’s done it: Andrew Farquharson of Incube Ventures, a life science VC firm in San Jose that’s just out of stealth mode.

Andrew’s got some great stories to share…

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ListenDownloadSubscribe via iTunesGreenDot founder, Steve Streit

The Tech Coast Angels rejoice as Green Dot (NYSE: GDOT) goes public. The original investors waited 9 years for this IPO, but it’s worth it: as much as 110x returns for those who jumped in originally! Congratulations!

Take a trip back in time, 200 interviews ago, to listen to Steve Streit tell his amazing story.

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[The] Tech Angels have been very responsive to us. Wanted to pass on this news release. Ginny Creighton KGTV 10News:
San Diego Police Department
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lieutenant Ernie Herbert
Date: July 21, 2010 (Wednesday) Homicide Unit
Time: 0900 hours (619) 531-2275
ARREST MADE IN JUNE 8, 2010 MURDER
San Diego Police Department Homicide Unit detectives have arrested Kent Thomas Keigwin for the June 8, 2010, murder of La Jolla resident John G. Watson.

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