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February 10, 2010
Hi Frank,
I'm listening to your show over a year now, and it's my most favorite podcast! For me it's enlightening to hear insights about the US and worldwide angels. I hope to meet you personally when you are visiting Germany. Until then I'm looking out for your podcast, interesting interviews and thoughtful questions! Thank you very much!
Lets talk about http://asana.com - a bay area internet technology company which raised 9 Mio. USD within three days. When I'm looking at the Angel Investors it seems to be the elite. My question (as an German entrepreneur without knowing how this system works internally) is: How are these deals made? What is the most important factor?
With kind regards, Birger Hartung
January 27, 2010
 Last night I had the honor of speaking at the Entrepreneurship Course for Scientists and Engineers at the Henry Samueli School of Engineering at UCIrvine. It was my 3rd year in a row presenting to this class. My friend Goran Matijasevic instructs and brings in a speaker a week to address the students. I can relate to this audience and we all shared a few laughs.
Last night's topic: An Angel in LA, a blend of my entrepreneurial journey mixed with dance photography and stories of the Tech Coast Angels.
Check out the schedule; all the guest lectures are free and open to the public.
See me in Austin on April 21st for the Texas Entrepreneur Funding Symposium. I'll keynote.
January 18, 2010
GRP Partners' Mark Suster attended Jason Calacanis' new LA-based Open Angel Forum and shares his perspective with critique of the Tech Coast Angels. Link to Mark's blog.
December 12, 2009
Check out Silicon Valley Bank's Lauri Lumenti Garty: Portrait of a Modern-Day Boostrapper.
December 10, 2009
   
He has a little more spring in his step today after charges were dismissed in his options backdating trial. The Los Angeles Times called it "a dramatic twist" when US District Judge Cormac J. Carney decided his transgressions were not a crime.
Henry Samueli is the billionaire co-founder of Broadcom and he's used his wealth, in part, to contribute to many local charities in Orange County. The Schools of Engineering at both UC Irvine and UCLA bear his name. Listen to how he created his empire.
Show #264 (43:36) Listen
November 11, 2009
At Luis' memorial celebration, Howard Miller is one of the first to speak.
Show #258 (08:56) Listen
Register today
8 Dec 2009 the Puerto Rico Venture Forum in San Juan
November 10, 2009
Westlake Village based Maverick Angels announced today its alliance with Intesa SanPaolo Bank, Italy's largest bank and among the largest financial institutions in Europe to create a new angel investor network based in Milan. Read press release.
I hope Italian Angels for Growth Managing Director Marco Villa knows what he'll be dealing with. Listen to my interview with Maverick Angel founder John Dilts. Jason Calacanis has had a lot to say about Keiretsu and Maverick; can't wait to hear his take on this.
Wait... no fees to pitch? See comment from John Dilts.
This morning Marianne Hudson, Executive Director of Angel Capital Association announced a partnership with New York City based Angelsoft. As "official deal flow and collaboration software partner" to ACA, each member angel group will continue to enjoy free use of the software.
As part of the new relationship, ACA proposes the "creation of a Users Group to work with Angelsoft to standardize and improve the platform's features, processes, and protocols". Those ACA members wishing to participate in the new user group are invited to apply.
Read full text.
October 14, 2009
FROM TORONTO
Is Keiretsu Forum preparing to file suit against Jason Calacanis?
It started last week when Mahalo founder Jason Calacanis fired a shot across the bow of angel groups, like Keiretsu and Maverick Angels, that charge entrepreneurs fees to present. We're talking big fees, too: $3500 for Maverick, $7500 for Keiretsu. Are these angel groups losing sight of their purpose, that being to get early-stage deals funded? Or are they out to maximize short term profits? For more background, listen to my recent interview with Maverick Angels' founder John Dilts.
Contrast presentation fees with the recent trend by angel groups to charge a "bozo filter" (credit NY Angels' David Rose) when entrepreneurs apply. I've pleaded with Tech Coast Angels to implement a bozo filter.
Continue reading "Calacanis Goes to War Against Keiretsu" »
October 01, 2009
Luis Villalobos has died suddenly after a brief illness.
Often credited as the founder of the Los Angeles-based Tech Coast Angels, Luis Villalobos was presented with the prestigious Hans Severiens Award at the Angel Capital Association's Annual Summit in Chicago in 2007.
Yesterday word spread that he had been undergoing treatment for a yet to be determined lung infection. He's been in the ICU at St. Josephs in Orange since this past weekend. Then tonight at 9pm, incoming TCA Chairman Richard Sudek made the announcement that "he contracted an infection in his lungs and went very quickly". Luis was 70.
Show #249 (56:07) Listen
July 18, 2009
Alana Semuels reports in today's Los Angeles Times that Venture Capital Investment is Still Sluggish.
July 07, 2009
 Early Exits author, Basil Peters has just been named as the keynote speaker for the 2009 National Angel Summit in Toronto, October, 14-15. Register now.
Listen to Basil on why angel investors should consider avoiding venture capital investments in their portfolio companies.
Claire Cain Miller reports in today's New York Times on the ongoing meltdown in venture capital: Venture Capitalists Look for a Return to the A B C's.
June 04, 2009
Penny Herscher editorializes in the Huffington Post on "The Death of Venture Capital as We Know It". Will only 1 in 10 survive? Read the article...
May 30, 2009
 Alana Semuels reports in the LA Times: Startup funding scarce. Who was to blame?
He was someone I met outside my usual trusted sources, but here I was Vice Chairman of a new nonprofit whose goal it was to promote Orange County to the world. This was an honorable undertaking, like motherhood, so my guard was down. Who would expect to find a scam artist here, let alone our illustrious Chairman? The rest of the board was a group you could trust; it included the incoming chairman of the Orange County Business Council, Tom Phelps, Toshiba Senior Vice President Chris Harrington, and many other local luminaries, a virtual who's-who in Orange County.
Continue reading "Closing in on John Garcia" »
May 26, 2009
"Recession Leads to Decrease in Angel Group Investments", reads the 2009 ACA's Angel Group Confidence Report.
socalTECH's Ben Kuo reports on the reaction to this drop in Los Angeles.
May 01, 2009
David S. Rose, founder of the New York Angels and Angelsoft CEO, today was named "Mentor of the Year" by NYU's Stern School of Business.
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