The Difference Between Venture Capitalists and Angel Investors
What is the difference between venture capitalists and angel investors? In this episode of InvestStream, I discuss the difference between these two types of startup investors. Knowing the difference c...
10 Apr 20203min
As an angel, what do I look for in a startup's team before investing?
In part one of this episode of InvestStream, I talk about what I look for in a startup’s founding team before making an angel investment into the startup. In part II and III, I will talk about tractio...
3 Apr 202013min
Herding Angels and VCs for Your Startup’s Round
Raising a round of capital for your startup is rarely easy. Ankur asked on YouTube what are some things that could help get other investors to come on board after you close the first investor. In this...
27 Mar 20205min
Balancing Due Diligence and Making Fast Decisions in Early Stage Startup Investing
In this episode of InvestStream, I share a few thoughts on balancing the need for due diligence with the need to make fast decisions in early stage startup investing. Investment Committees sometimes a...
20 Mar 20205min
Advice on pitching that startup to angel investors and venture capitalists...
I wanted to share a few quick thoughts about a startup pitch I received, which wasn’t quite the norm. Here are a couple of tips to be aware and avoid if you can when you are pitching your startup to r...
13 Mar 20204min
Create an AngelList syndicate now!
What makes AngelList syndicates exciting for angel investors with access to high quality deal flow? It's the carry. Much like carry in a VC fund incentivizes VCs, carry in a syndicate incentivizes ang...
6 Mar 20206min
How growth stage startups can create a thesis for M&A and strategic investments
Growth stage companies that have cash and need to fuel growth should look at a few things to create inorganic growth. I answer a question from Dipit, co-founder of InShorts, about how growth stage sta...
28 Feb 20206min
The need for an investment thesis
What is an "Investment Thesis" and why investors in any asset class like real estate, stocks, bonds, startups, cryptocurrencies, etc should have one. *** Don't forget to watch The Raise, a live stream...
21 Feb 20206min
