Diary of an Angel Investor

Social Impact Investing Part Three

In the past five years or so, impact investing has taken off in terms of the entrance of major players. Impact in this case is defined a bit broader than examples I noted in previous posts, as these major players are looking for both major social impact and financial…

Crowdfunding

Crowdfunding, like impact investing which I address in later post, covers a wide range of types, models and expectations regarding returns. In my world, there are basically 3 types of crowdfunding that I have explored or participated in:

Social Impact Investing Part One

This topic, like crowdfunding in previous post, is complicated. There are different definitions on what it means in concept and what it involves in reality.

So here is what I have learned to date:

Shark Tank Attraction

So as promised in first post True Confessions, I will make some comments re Shark Tank. If you have not heard of Shark Tank, than this post is of little interest. But if you have, an angel investor can learn from it as it makes you realize that ideally you would be sitting among the…

The Structure of Angel Investing Works Against All But A Select Few

This is perhaps the most valuable learning. The reality as an individual investor, and through Golden Seeds, I am not going to see the best companies or the winners if you will. (or to be even more specific, the…