It is a romantic idea to want to be an Angel…to be a patron of the startup, or as one of our members phrases it, “worshiping at the altar of capitalism.”  Every day I hear about how much [...]

Every year 600,000 – 700,000 companies form.  An estimated 90% of them will seek some form of financing.  Only 10% of those get angel funding.  Only 20% of those funded will likely return capital [...]

Today we will discuss how to identify bad team chemistry….20/20 hindsight! Sometimes when you see a great idea, it is easy to be captivated into believing all aspects of the venture are [...]

I got tired of performing “entrepreneur CPR,” a fund manager confessed to me over dinner one evening. We’d been discussing his latest fund offering mezzanine debt, and I’d asked why he no longer [...]

Angel deals still represent one of the few places in the market where you can invest in a “moon shot” and ride along for the journey.  Granted, there are many pitfalls along the way!  As such [...]

We see companies seeking funding on a regular basis with licensed technology/IP and we can tell on the front-end if the company has a chance to be successful solely based on the terms of the [...]

There are few VC’s left in early stage investment space.  It has been surrendered to incubators, accelerators, and angels.  The great state of Tennessee is a notable exception due to a state [...]

Angle investing may be the sixth oldest profession.  You know the first two, the third would be agriculture/manufacturing, quickly followed by logistics and banking.  The term “angel” was coined [...]

Angel investing is typically one of the highest performing asset classes.  So, it is not surprising that angel groups abound.  But, they are not all crated equal.  Simply getting a few wealthy [...]

First, this is not a politically motivated post.  We are NOT endorsing either party.  We are simply trying to document the trends that we have seen and what we believe to be the outlook for the [...]