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5 Tips for New Angel Investors

This is going to be BIG.

History has shown that newly creates wealth shops the startup scene like a kid in a candy store. Over the course of the lifetime of a new angel investor, they'll do 70% of all of the angel investments they'll ever make in year one. Before you start writing checks, just spend some time with startups.

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Everyone is an angel investor

SuperAngel.Fund

Angel Investing isn’t about the money. It’s about everything AFTER the money… Sure, investing in high-growth startups is a great diversification play. If you’ve got the appetite, you can put anywhere between 1-10% of your total portfolio into high-risk (and high-return) investments.

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How I became an angel investor

SuperAngel.Fund

My entire career as an Angel Investor started because I overheard a conversation at a house party in Miami… I actually wasn’t even supposed to be there. It was 2014 and I was in town to meet with a potential investor for the PropTech company I was building at the time. I wanted to become an Angel Investor.

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Could Fed Rate Cuts Make It Easier to Start a Business? 3 Reasons Why

The Motley Fool

But if interest rates come down more in the next six to 12 months, that could provide an accelerating boost to small businesses and startups. More appetite for risk from investors As part of the overall "easy money" effect of Fed interest rate cuts, some small businesses might have an easier time raising money from investors.

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Convertible? Equity? What kind of coin should you use to scratch off a lottery ticket?

This is going to be BIG.

Seed investors trip over themselves to get a look at the latest YCombinator deals and the entreprenuers in the hottest companies are in the drivers seat on terms. Unfortunately, that’s really not the case for most startups. They may have unlimited tolerance for pricing, but you don’t have unlimited resources as a startup.

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Time for VCs to Get Their Act Together

This is going to be BIG.

We have theories that are the worst kind of popular tripe, our methods are sloppy and our returns are highly questionable. Many of us, fellow VCs, are a poor investors. For many investors, its a pretty sobering experience. Moneyflows will come pouring in at once, and when returns aren't there, they'll dry up quickly.

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After a Strong Earnings Report, Is Meta Stock Headed Back Toward a Trillion Valuation?

The Motley Fool

Meta Platforms: Going from zero to one One of the most famous investors in Silicon Valley is Peter Thiel. While Thiel may be best known as a co-founder of both PayPal and Palantir , perhaps his most impressive credential is that of an angel investor. and Meta Platforms wasn't one of them!