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Real-Life Angel Investing Returns 2012–2016

I have been doing angel investing since 2012 after the Facebook IPO. Since then I have invested in more than 150+ startups. 50+ of them are direct investments where my name is on the cap table and 100+ are through SPV (special purpose vehicles) and crowd funding platforms like AngelList…

Angel Investing

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Real-Life Angel Investing Returns 2012–2016
Real-Life Angel Investing Returns 2012–2016
Angel Investing

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Published in Nerd For Tech

·Jun 11, 2021

What You See is Not What You Get

The other day I suggested to my 10 year-old daughter to build a website for her drawings. She then told me Squarespace is the best way to build a website. I was like .. where does this come from?! It turned out she heard this from a Youtube commercial (over…

Information Overload

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What You See is Not What You Get
What You See is Not What You Get
Information Overload

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Published in The Startup

·Mar 9, 2021

What Really Matters for Early Stage Startups

After publishing the Angel Investments vs. Stocks article, I got a few founders asking how to get investments from angel investors. I couldn’t speak for others but I would like to offer more specific details on how I evaluate the founding team. Again, people have different opinions on this. I…

Startup

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What Really Matters for Early Stage Startups
What Really Matters for Early Stage Startups
Startup

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Published in The Startup

·Feb 23, 2021

Angel Investments vs. Stocks: A Practical Guide

(This is an invited post from Silicon Valley Investors Club.) I have been angel investing since 2012. I have made 60+ direct investments and 120+ syndicate investments so far. I documented in great detail the performance from my angel investment portfolio in these two articles. …

Investing

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Angel Investments vs. Stocks: A Practical Guide
Angel Investments vs. Stocks: A Practical Guide
Investing

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Nov 9, 2020

Why SMB Tools Suck: How to Build SMB Tools Sustainably

TL;DR: SMB tool distribution is extremely hard. Tools that don’t serve essential functions either go upstream to enterprises or go out of business. A potential viable path is for startups that build SMB tools to bootstrap to critical mass. …

Smallbiz

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Why SMB Tools Suck: How to Build SMB Tools Sustainably
Why SMB Tools Suck: How to Build SMB Tools Sustainably
Smallbiz

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Published in The Startup

·Oct 20, 2020

Crowd Funding Edition: Real life Angel Investing Returns 2012–2016

The crowd funding platforms have experienced astronomical growth since I started startup investing in 2012. IMO, They are pretty good places for angel investors to get started. There are many equity crowd funding platforms but I only have experiences with AngelList, FundersClub, MicroVentures and TheSyndicate.com. …

Angel Investors

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Real life Angel Investing Returns 2012–2016: Crowd Funding Edition
Real life Angel Investing Returns 2012–2016: Crowd Funding Edition
Angel Investors

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Sep 14, 2020

So You Want to Work for a Nonprofit? Read This

Recently one of my old school mates in high school quit her corporate job. Understandably, she doesn’t want to spend her whole career helping her company sell more instruments. She wants to work on something more meaningful. Since I have a bit of experience working at nonprofits and philanthropic organizations…

Nonprofit

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So You Want to Work for a Nonprofit? Read This
So You Want to Work for a Nonprofit? Read This
Nonprofit

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Sep 5, 2020

Scheduled Bulk Delivery is the Future

People often asked why I started Zumplings. Well, it’s a long story I wish to tell another day. But one of the main reasons I started Zumplings is I want to understand the food industry better. Over the years, I invested in a good number of food startups such as…

Food Delivery

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Scheduled Bulk Delivery is the Future
Scheduled Bulk Delivery is the Future
Food Delivery

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Yun-Fang Juan

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Early Stage Investor at brightercapital.com.

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