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Angel Investing

June 2nd, 2010 | View Comments |

After yesterday’s phenomenal Angel Boot Camp in Cambridge (MA), I’ve been thinking about a long overdue post on the topic. I did my first angel investment in 1994 and I’m now in the process of wrapping up my 31st (individually, that is, not as part of a fund) – it’s also my third [...]

June 2nd, 2010 | Category: Investing, Startups | View Comments |

Ignoring Red Flags in Investing

August 17th, 2009 | View Comments |

I’ve been an active angel investor for about 15 years now.  Like most non-professional investors, I go into each investment fully and unrealistically expecting it to return some huge multiple of my original money.  While I’ve certainly made enough investments to know better, having high expectations for every investment I make is only [...]

August 17th, 2009 | Category: Investing | View Comments |