This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Angel investor Jeff Stewart once told me that either the product takes twice as long and costs three times as much to build as your plan, or takes three times as long to build and costs twice as much--you just don''t know which one. Tough questions are a godsend. Running a startup is going to be difficult. I wish they had.

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SuperAngel.Fund

JULY 17, 2024

PSA to all Angel Investors: For the love of God, stop going deep into financials on the first meeting. The exploratory process and Due Diligence period should be a gradual escalation of time and scrutiny. Conduct the full Due Diligence process utilizing the company Data Room (if any) and my own personal network.

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SuperAngel.Fund

JULY 24, 2024

What I’ve learned from the greatest asset allocators in the world: For decades, Angel investing has been viewed as a series of one-shot decisions. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

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SuperAngel.Fund

DECEMBER 28, 2023

After all, if you’re an Angel Investor, your ability to be transparent is actually one of your greatest advantages. They deserve to know what they’re getting into before embarking on this strange courtship that is the fundraising process. They deserve transparency.

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SuperAngel.Fund

DECEMBER 4, 2023

After all, if you’re an Angel Investor, your ability to be transparent is actually one of your greatest advantages. They deserve to know what they’re getting into before embarking on this strange courtship that is the fundraising process. They deserve transparency.

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SuperAngel.Fund

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

One of the biggest mistakes that new Angel Investors make: Signing a check before they look at the financials. This is a crucial step in the Due Diligence process. As an investor, an early-stage company’s financials tell me two things: 1. This advice applies to pre-seed companies, too.

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SuperAngel.Fund

JANUARY 19, 2024

For founders too, when possible, many also prefer to raise from their existing investor base so as to maintain consistency and optimize for speed in due diligence and closing. Across the 52 angel investments that I made prior to starting SuperAngel.Fund , my average check size was $13k and median check size was $10k.

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