Winning Angels The 7 Fundamentals... | Buy

Angels are wealthy individuals who will write a personal check from $20,000 to $1 million to finance a company. This practical guide for investors looking to be Angels breaks down the investment process into manageable steps and addresses the seven fundamentals of investing as an angel.

David Amis has been involved in angel investing, capital matchmaking and start-ups since 1989. At the age of 23, he founded a small firm, which consulted with over 25 start-up stage companies. In 1996 he led the buyout of Venture Capital Report (UK) , the first and most successful angel introduction service in the world and served as Managing Director for one year. In 1997, he founded Amis Ventures (USA), which connects entrepreneurs and private investors to facilitate seed, start-up, an expansion capital deals. Professor Howard Stevenson is Sarofilm-Rock Professor of Business Administrtion at Harvard University; (this chair was established to provide a continuing base for research and teaching in th field of entrepreneurship.) He has authored, edited or co-authored six books. He was a founder and first president of the Baupost Group, Inc. which manges partnerships investing in liquid securities. He is currently a director of Bessemer Securities Corporation, Camp Dresser & McKee, Landmark Communictions, Sheffield Steel, Gulf States Steel, and The Baupost Group, Inc. as well as a trustee for several private trusts and foundations. He is listed in Who's Who in America. He is a president of Sudbury Valley Trustees, a trustee of the Boston Ballet, and a member of the Harvard Club of new York City.

Acknowledgments

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Foreword

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Part I The angel investor and investing strategy

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The angel investor learning curve

3

(2)

Creating your angel investing strategy

5

(19)

The angels in this book

24

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The seven fundamentals

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4 Takeaways

27

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Part II The seven fundamentals of early-stage investing

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Sourcing: 1st fundamental

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Start section

33

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Generating deal flow

35

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Activities in detail

37

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Things to think about

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Winning angels 2000

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Special sections

66

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4 Takeaways from Sourcing

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Evaluating: 2nd fundamental

73

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Start section

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The Harvard framework

77

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The expanded framework

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Risk

105

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Angel strategies for winning and speed

107

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Rejection section

110

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Things to think about

114

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Winning angels 2000

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Special sections

127

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4 Takeaways from Evaluating

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Valuing: 3rd fundamental

143

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Start section

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The five approaches to valuation

146

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The 12 methods

149

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Interelate example

157

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Four levers of early-stage returns

163

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Things to think about

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Winning angels 2000

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Special sections

171

(10)

4 Takeaways from Valuing

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Structuring: 4th fundamental

179

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Start section

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Two camps

183

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Deal terms

185

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The three fundamental structures

189

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Future rounds

198

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The VC perspective

202

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Winning angels 2000

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Special sections

208

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4 Takeaways from Structuring

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Negotiating: 5th fundamental

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Start section

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Angels who don't negotiate

226

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Angels who do negotiate

228

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If you are going to negotiate

229

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Winning angels 2000

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Special sections

239

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4 Takeaways from Negotiating

244

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Supporting: 6th fundamental

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Start section

242

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The five participation roles

249

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Value events

254

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The four types of start-ups

257

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Things to think about

264

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Winning angels 2000

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Special sections

276

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4 Takeaways from Supporting

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Harvesting: 7th fundamental

285

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Start section

287

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The seven harvesting methods

289

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Negative harvests and other exits

299

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Harvesting value events

303

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Things to think about

306

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Winning angels 2000

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Special sections

313

(12)

4 Takeaways from Harvesting

323

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Part III Angels and other investors

325

(29)

Biographies of the angels interviewed in this book

327

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Bibliography

354

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Glossary

355

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Index

361

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