Tag: Angel Investor
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Every investor is throwing money at AI. But if you’re building in an unsexy area, is raising money even possible? A frustrated consumer hardware founder recently posed this question to Reddit. He’s seeing VC’s rip huge checks into AI while he’s struggling to raise any money at all. But there’s…
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Here’s how a typical angel investor loses $250,000: This is what happens for most angels. They only invest in one company. The founders are not technical, and the product never launches. Their money goes up in smoke. Here’s how we can do better… Focus on Launched Products I never invest…
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Are my angel investments beating the market? Today, I crunched the numbers to find out. TL;DR: I’m at a 25% IRR. This beats stocks by a large margin. Let’s back up a little. What does this number mean, and how did I calculate it? What Is IRR? To know if…
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This angel investing thing just might work! My “fund” is beating well over 90% of VC’s, according to AngelList data. How My “Fund” Stacks Up Against the Competition So far, my “fund” sits at 1.65x TVPI. This means that the total value of all my investments is 65% more than…
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Once or twice a year, a founder passes on me. Here’s how it happens and why I never take it personally… “Sorry, We’re Oversubscribed” I pass on 2,000 deals a year. But in the 4.5 years I’ve been investing, I’ve had a founder pass on me 7 times. Every time,…
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The level of accepted laziness in this business is just pathetic. I’m no Harry Stebbings. I don’t do 996. But day after day, I find myself shocked at the total lack of standards investors have for themselves. This laziness hurts startups. It also hurts investors, whose net worth (and reputation)…
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Adapt or die. That’s why I’m changing my investment strategy. Check size doubling to $10k, no reserves. I’ve written 2 of them this week and hope to write many more. Here’s why I’m making this change… A Wake-Up Call Up until now, I’ve written $5,000 first checks and reserved $25,000…
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Cyan Banister is one of the best investors ever, backing SpaceX, Uber, Flexport and more. To find the next great startup, Cyan asks an unusual question… The Human Behavior Question When she sees a new product, she doesn’t just calculate the Total Addressable Market (TAM). She asks herself “Does it…
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“$800k ARR…is that contracted or live?” Most investors never ask this question. They’re making a big mistake. Whether you’re an investor or a founder, you have to understand the difference between contracted and live revenue. Tl,dr: Contracted ARR is signed revenue, live ARR is actual money you’re billing. Focus on…
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I never show this spreadsheet to anyone. 54 top investors. This is my secret weapon. My money is no greener than anybody else’s. So if I want to invest in the best founders, I need to bring something else to the table. This spreadsheet makes it happen. Meet “The Sheet”…
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