Podcast and comments regarding on the various types of angel groups, what motivates investors to join and how entrepreneurs should prepare when pitching to these groups.

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How will today’s challenges in the economy impact angel investing? How do angel investors evaluate investment opportunities during tough economic times? If you are an entrepreneur or an investor, you should listen up! Karen Rands shares her opinion and insights based on the recent economic developments in the stock market and her attendance at the [...]

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How will today’s challenges in the economy impact angel investing? How do you feel? Are you worried? Is Private Equity investing in early stage private companies really a viable alternative to stock market investing as an asset class? What does Karen Rands think? Listen as she shares her opinion and insights from her recent radio show: [...]

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I’m an economist by training and a capitalist by living.   I have been analyzing and assessing market trends for decades and really became a student of it when I discovered my foray into venture capital and early stage investment markets in 2001 was at the downhill slide, not the uptick for that investment trend.  But [...]

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With the turmoil of the stock market and the advent of large blue chip companies failing and event real estate faltering….risk vs reward takes on a whole new meaning.   Private Equity Investing in early stage companies has long been considered the most risky of asset classes to put money into.   However, it has proven historically, [...]

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NPR had a very interesting segment on March 20th.   It explored the impact of the looming recession and the dramatic meltdown of Bear Stearns on Venture Capital Firms behavior, specific to Silicon Valley.  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88650800 Reportedly,  in 2007  venture capital investments in startup companies rose to a six-year high, to nearly $30 billion. That’s the best [...]

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