The theme of the event I spoke at last week was angel investing – east meets west. It was an interesting format. About 250 people from 15 or so New England angel groups were represented there, as well as speakers from “out west.” One thing that I heard repeatedly today from the better angel groups …
Perhaps this will be the most bizarre post you have ever read on this blog. If so, you have not been a subscriber for long. I love meeting people. Especially entrepreneurs, investors, or anyone with interests in common with me. However, I would like to state three facts about myself for the record. The next …
At the invitation of Don Dodge, I just spoke to 200 angel investors at the Northeast Angel Capital Conference. It was very well run, and the other speakers were great (not sure about me). They gave me a few ideas for future blog posts. I also met some awesome folks there. This reminded me that …
I’m involved with a couple of companies in which two founders use a “co-CEO” title. This has forced me to do some thinking about whether or not this is inherently bad. One of these companies has been working with my friend and an experienced CEO who is named Tom. Tom challenged this company with two …
Zwaggle is a Denver startup where parents can buy and sell used kids gear, such as strollers, sports equipment, video games, and more. The site went live in August, is free to use, and now has about 700 users and a few hundred listed items. The company was started by Andrew Hoag and Adam Levy, …
This Wednesday, about 300 angel investors will be attending the Northeast Regional Angel Investor Conference, which is being held in Portsmouth, NH (about an hour outside of Boston). Since the theme is East meets West, I was invited to speak on the topic of Techstars and the mentorship driven investment model that powers it. Other …