An interesting article titled “3000 Raw Ideas = 1 Commercial Success!” appeared in the May-June 1997 issue of the Industrial Research Institute’s Research-Technology Management journal. Written [...]

I travel the country working with angel investors and always hear the same thing. I want to invest in companies that will impact my community. But, I want to invest in opportunities that will [...]

To understand angel investing is to  understand the clear stages a company goes through on its way to dramatic success and the risks and rewards at each stage.  There are several stages to a [...]

I always tell entrepreneurs the first rule of raising capital is people invest in people in markets they like and understand. We receive hundreds to thousands of funding request per year.  Some [...]

Fraudulent private equity was a key driver in the Great Depression.  The SEC was formed out of this crisis and one of the first things it did was outlaw all private equity investing and sales. [...]

Intellectual property still commands respect from angel investors.  Although, it can be intangible, it still has value in the eyes of the investor.  The reality is a patent is only as good as the [...]

Pitching for an investment is not an easy thing to do.  It is part art and part business acumen.  The short version is the pitch should mimic a great business plan in structure and flow, but be [...]

When people misstate our name, they almost always say “American Capital Group.” I take that as a complement! Entrepreneurs and Angels are the seed and soil of our economy. The investment is the [...]

The process of funding early stage companies developing products and services for sale to market is a marvel of inefficiency. If you convened a world-renowned council of experts, it would be [...]