Comments on: Start-ups better off with angels than VCs http://blogs.reuters.com/commentaries/2009/07/22/start-ups-better-off-with-angels-than-vcs/ Now raising intellectual capital Tue, 21 May 2013 01:39:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Bruce macCormack http://blogs.reuters.com/commentaries/2009/07/22/start-ups-better-off-with-angels-than-vcs/comment-page-1/#comment-1416 Bruce macCormack Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:17:04 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/commentaries/?p=1595#comment-1416 It should be noted that considerable work has already been done in this area by Dr. Basil Peters, who was the first to identify this phenomenon. See: http://www.early-exits.com/index.html It should be noted that considerable work has already been done in this area by Dr. Basil Peters, who was the first to identify this phenomenon. See: http://www.early-exits.com/index.html

]]> By: laurence Briggs http://blogs.reuters.com/commentaries/2009/07/22/start-ups-better-off-with-angels-than-vcs/comment-page-1/#comment-1384 laurence Briggs Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:37:34 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/commentaries/?p=1595#comment-1384 Syndication is making the difference for angel investors. Angels are still investing in good deals and good deals are still finding angel investors. The answer to getting a deal done is syndication. Angel groups that participate in other angel group deal flow and invest side by side have a much better chance of getting in on the best deals. Due diligence is spread over more people, rounds have a much higher chance of being closed, momentum is gained. Smart capital is going to the best deals. Everyone wins! Syndication is making the difference for angel investors.
Angels are still investing in good deals and good deals are still finding angel investors.
The answer to getting a deal done is syndication.
Angel groups that participate in other angel group deal flow and invest side by side have a much better chance of getting in on the best deals.
Due diligence is spread over more people, rounds have a much higher chance of being closed, momentum is gained. Smart capital is going to the best deals.
Everyone wins!

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