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John Huston and Dave Berkus, the PreMortem
Dave’s back from a trip to Utrecht; John’s sitting in the rain in Cleveland, and between the three of us we have a lively discussion of early-stage boards and a concept John calls, the Premortem. Dave, long term listeners will remember, is one of Los Angeles’ most active and successful angel investors; he’s made 88 [… Read More]
Venture Capital vs. Angel Investing
The NVCA‘s Head of Research, John Taylor, joins Tech Coast Angels Chairman Emeritus, Dave Berkus, for a lively discussion about the latest trends in early stage investing. During Dave’s introduction he mentions 87 investments, so I have to digress to talk about the latest startup he sent into Screening, AdventureLink. One feature of this funding [… Read More]
Champagne Corks Pop
Outgoing Chairman Mike Napoli sent around a summary of the investing year at Tech Coast Angels. His email described a lot of good news. Season’s greetings to all TCA members. As 2011 comes to a close I would like to provide you with some TCA highlights from this past year. We have increased our metrics [… Read More]
The Chairman’s Awards
Here Chairman Emeritus Richard Sudek is recognized for his efforts in building syndication relationships with other angel groups, most notably with Golden Seeds. Tech Coast Angels Chairman Mike Napoli emailed, “Would you be photographer for the evening?” This would be the first ever, all-TCA member meeting — devoted to education, but he had some awards [… Read More]
Angel Admin
Are all angel groups the same? It’s easy to guess – no! But how do they differ? That’s the subject for today’s show. Alliance of Angels‘ Greg Huey in Seattle with Tech Coast Angels‘ Kim Wiig in Los Angeles joins VANTEC‘s Theazel Lee in Vancouver, Mid America Angels‘ Rick Vaughn in Kansas City and Kala [… Read More]
Doin’ Due Diligence
The due diligence process can make or break an early-stage deal. Entrepreneurs complain it takes too long and you know it does, but what are the ways to speed it up without sacrificing a thorough analysis? Enjoy this classic panel discussion with Tech Coast Angels Dave Berkus, John Harbison and Luis Villalobos. Recorded October 2007 [… Read More]
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