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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]
Austin’s Seed-Stage Scene, Joshua Baer
Could your startup use $20,000 in seed capital? Mind spending 10 weeks in Austin? If so, Joshua Baer is someone you’re gonna want to know better! Joshua’s the Managing Director of Austin’s Capital Factory, a seed-stage mentoring program. Startups must apply and out of the hundreds that do, 5 are selected. Each receives $20,000 in [… Read More]
All About Angel Investing, Part IV
We’re back for Part IV of this mini-series on angel investing. David Barach, Bill Payne, Gary Phillips and I discuss what every angel investor should know. This week’s focus: after the funding event. No surprise, we spend much time on the many facets described in Basil Peters’ Early Exits. “It’s essential reading for every angel [… Read More]
All About Angel Investing, Part III
We’re back for Part III of this mini-series on angel investing. David Barach, Gary Phillips and I discuss what every angel investor should know. We begin with a discussion of deal-killers. What craters a deal in due diligence? And when we get to deal structure, Gary and David are of different opinions on Convertible Notes [… Read More]
All About Angel Investing, Part II
We’re back for Part II of this mini-series on angel investing. David Barach, Gary Phillips and I discuss what every angel investor should know. Entrepreneurs might be caught listening as we start out with a discussion of ethics. How should investors treat the funding applicants that approach? What’s the fastest way to navigate the process [… Read More]
All About Angel Investing, Part I
I’ve done new member training and so has Gary Phillips, incoming president of Tech Coast Angels‘ San Diego network. He invited fellow angel and Pre-Screen Committee Chair, David Barach to join our discussions and here we are out to cover many of the basics of angel investing. The San Diego network is the fastest growing [… Read More]
