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	<title>MyVirtualAngelWorld.com</title>
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		<title>What is the best way to get started Angel Investing?</title>
		<link>http://myvirtualangelworld.com/?p=18</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mvawblog</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This question comes up now and then.   You may not even realize what you want to do is &#8220;angel investing&#8221;.   Sometimes when sophisticated investors are trying to grow their wealth they will talk about being a &#8220;silient partner&#8221; or &#8220;owning a piece of a lot of differnt companies&#8221; or even &#8220;loaning some money to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do you Know an Early Stage deal is a Good Investment?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An investor called me yesterday asking if I knew of any sources, or guides she could use to analyse a deal to see if it was a good investment.   It is challenging to make definitive decisions when investing in private companies because the information you would use to make an investment decision about  real estate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google Mafia as Investors?</title>
		<link>http://myvirtualangelworld.com/?p=16</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2007 16:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mvawblog</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting philosophical discussion about the multi-generational approach to creating wealth and then spreading that wealth around.  It compares the second generation of those that came from the eBay/Paypal phenomena with the Google phenomena.   It is a similar discussion we have regarding west coast angels and east coast angels.   Multi-generational entrepreneurs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Un-venture Capitalist</title>
		<link>http://myvirtualangelworld.com/?p=15</link>
		<comments>http://myvirtualangelworld.com/?p=15#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mvawblog</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In researching for other blogs to connect to that serve insights and information to angel investors, I found Jesse Rasch&#8217;s blog.  His blog entry from March 07: UnVenture Capital: An Alternative Approach to Startup Investing; contained timeless insights regarding the difference between angel investors and venture capitalists.   Further, Jesse shares his criteria [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should I invest in a web 2.0 company?</title>
		<link>http://myvirtualangelworld.com/?p=14</link>
		<comments>http://myvirtualangelworld.com/?p=14#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2007 13:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mvawblog</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Angel Investing Facts and Figures]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We hear so much about web 2.0 social communities, so how does an angel investor determine the hype from the substance?  Do they watch this trend flame out or do they jump on the wave?  The danger of the hype of the web 2.0 companies is that we can get caught up in the same groundswell of exciting yet non-commercial concepts as we saw happen in 1998 with the flood of dot-com investment opportunities. ]]></description>
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		<title>Angel Investing: What Does It Take To Raise Money and Close A Deal?</title>
		<link>http://myvirtualangelworld.com/?p=13</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mvawblog</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Karen Rands of Kugarand Holdings LLC. shares her insights about Angel Investing in this interesting podcast interview. Karen has raised millions of dollars for entrepreneurs! When Karen speaks, people listen to what she has to say about raising money! Launch Funding Network and The Network for Business Angels and Investors are successfully bringing entrepreneurs and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Angel Investor e-Books Available Now!!</title>
		<link>http://myvirtualangelworld.com/?p=12</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mvawblog</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
Karen Rands has been working with angel investors since 2001.  She began capturing their insights, researching and gathering information regarding angel investing to write a series of books to teach high net-worth individuals how to create wealth through private equity investing.  

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She is the managing director for one of the fastest growing angel investor networks, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Angel Investors Make as Much as VC&#8217;s?</title>
		<link>http://myvirtualangelworld.com/?p=11</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2007 18:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent article on the Fortune Small Business addressed this very topic: 
Angel investors operating in organized groups are seeing average returns on investment similar to those enjoyed by venture capitalists, according to a new study.  
The Article went on to say:
Kauffman Foundation and the Angel Capital Education Foundation, the &#8220;Returns of Angel Investors in Groups&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How does an Angel Investor Mitigate Risk?</title>
		<link>http://myvirtualangelworld.com/?p=9</link>
		<comments>http://myvirtualangelworld.com/?p=9#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 13:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mvawblog</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk in private equity investing is inherent in the process.   Often the greater the Risk, as in early stage the company, the great the Reward&#8230;if the terms are right.   Lots of &#8220;ifs&#8221; involved in angel investing.   You get the greatest return when you invest and the company has a low valuation.   But that is often [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Angel Investing create a greater yield?</title>
		<link>http://myvirtualangelworld.com/?p=10</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 13:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mvawblog</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I was at an investor conference, the Progressive Investor Network, where Morgan Stanley&#8217;s Wealth Management group was the sponsor.   Their representative made a comment in his opening remarks&#8230;.  &#8220;We have clients that come to me asking for a greater yield than the 4% they get in the bond market or the unpredictable, lack luster performance [...]]]></description>
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