Can't VCs and angels just get along?
| October 19, 2007 |  View for printing |
You might think they'd be the most natural of allies: the venture capitalists who fund young companies and the angel investors who fund even younger companies and would seem to be in the perfect position to tip off VCs to the next breakthrough technology.
But during an enlightening discussion Thursday, Oct. 11, at the IBF Early Stage Venture conference in San Francisco, a panel of VCs who do have working relationships with angels examined why this sort of partnership is rare and tension between the two groups is far more common.
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Angels are investors, not schmoozers
Speaking at the International Business Forum Early Stage Venture Investing Conference, a panel of VCs paraded their ignorance of angel investors, accusing angels of a lack of commitment to returns and an inability to value companies.
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Cookie cutter investment docs for angels
It's fun to watch a new era in investing unfold, partially because identifying trends is satisfying and also because it gives me plenty to think and write about. It's no secret that we're at a point where early-stage and angel investing has become more important and more common.
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(Many thanks to the NASVF http://www.nasvf.org for bringing these articles to our attention. Russ)
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