My best show ever? I'd like to think they get better every week, but many listeners say "this is the one". From back in December 2006, you'll have to give me credit for improved audio since then, but who am I to argue?

Jim Armstrong of Clearstone Venture Partners put the podcast on the map.

According to one listener: "The points made by Jim are priceless. This should be required listening for all angel investors. No wishy-washy nonsense here... some really great wisdom."

Show #161 (45:41)

Stephanie Hanbury-Brown is the founder of the Golden Seeds forums; there's four: in NYC, Boston, Philadelphia and coming soon to San Francisco. Golden Seeds is angel investing for both men and women, but they only invest in women entrepreneurs. Is Golden Seeds a social enterprise? Are there enough women-led startups? And does this single minded strategy complicate portfolio diversification?

She's the 2008 winner of the Hans Severiens Award, given by the Angel Capital Association.

You know I love video. She describes Golden Seeds' evolution in video capture of the entrepreneur's pitch. It's Part II in a series on women as angels...

Show #160 (37:49)

Tags: Golden Seeds, Angel Capital Association, venure capital, JP Morgan, New York Angels, Tech Coast Angels, Tom Perkins, VentureVoice.com, Kiva.org

Just in time for the podcast, my brother and his wife have a new baby girl!

How can Tech Coast Angels attract more women members? Former french fry salesman, Bill Waldo, has a few ideas. As an entrepreneur he sold 60 million pounds of french fries a year then sold his Las Vegas food wholesaling business to retire to Newport Beach. But he's too young for retirement. Enter the Tech Coast Angels and now after 2 years Bill chairs the Orange County Membership Committee.

What do prospective members ask about the organization? What are their early impressions? And what advice does Bill offer to new members?

He has his challenges, especially how to recruit more women members. How will he open that door and attract more women? So why does TCA want more members? Is it political correctness or is there something more?

Show #159 (44:11)
Tags: TriTech, Tech Coast Angels, women angels, Cluepedia, Ginni Designs