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Venture Forward Conference 2013

Join me in NYC next month for the 2nd Annual Venture Forward Conference. It’s hosted by Gust‘s David S. Rose. The one-day conference is preceded by a splashy soiree on June 17th followed by a full day of the brightest bulbs on the east coast. Except Mark Suster will be there, too. As will many [… Read More]

Dan Mindus, NextGen Angels

All Dan Mindus’ angel group members are under 40. Is this age discrimination, or is he on to something? It turns out his NextGen Angels has become a unique fit in the Washington D.C. fabric of early-stage investing groups. I met Dan as we prepared for a panel discussion at the ACA Annual Summit in [… Read More]

The Master Class

Once I had Alan nailed down for this interview I started working on Bill. That wouldn’t be too hard I discovered; Bill and Alan share some history. Just a year ago Bill stopped by Belfast, Northern Ireland to do a Master Class on angel investing. That sounds like a great title for some angel investing [… Read More]

If I Were Young Again

Who doesn’t fantasize? “If I were young again…” Me, for one; the thought has seldom, if ever, come to mind. But it’s on my mind lately. What’s got into me, some midlife crisis? No, I’m too old for that. I’ve just come home from 2 days in Seattle at the NW Regional Angel Conference. I [… Read More]

Seattle Bound

Wednesday I’m on my way to Seattle for the ACA 2013 Northwest Regional Meeting hosted by the Alliance of Angels. As I write this it feels like it should be re-branded the Pan-Pacific, or West Coast Regional, because it draws so many angel groups. This will be my 6th year attending. There are lots of [… Read More]

Steve Flaim, TCA Chair

Steve Flaim will be passing the baton to Don Kasle in just a matter of days. The Chairman’s spot rotates around the 5 Tech Coast Angel networks on an annual basis. It’s a good time to ask Steve what the year’s results were. On the positive side, membership is up, way up in San Diego [… Read More]