Angel Investing

In the past few years, angel investing has moved from an arcane, tiny backwater of the financial world to a business arena that receives coverage in mainstream newspapers and smash hit television shows such as ABC’s Shark Tank. Every year angels invest over $20 billion into startup companies in the US alone (and double that amount worldwide). Historically this been a virtually random activity, but over the past several years angel investing has begun to be recognized as a legitimate part of the Alternative Investments asset class.

With a foreword by Reid Hoffman—co-founder of LinkedIn and a prolific angel investor himself—together with hard research studies and a host of stories from his personal experience as one of the world’s leading angels, Rose explains in this book precisely how angels and venture capitalists differ, describes proven ways for entrepreneurs to attract them, and provides all the relevant resources for investors to enter into the world of startup funding.

Rose tackles all the challenging questions that have long confounded angel investors and the entrepreneurs seeking to attract them:

• Who can be an angel…and who should be an angel?
• Where do angels find hidden startup gems before the public hears about them?
• How should an angel build a portfolio that can return 25% annually over a decade?
• What is it like to lose all of an investor’s money? And, conversely, what does it feel like to invest in a failed startup as an angel investor?
• What are some common mistakes that inexperienced angel investors make?

Successful angels know that investing in entrepreneurial ventures is more than just providing money. ANGEL INVESTING is the first complete, up-to-date guide to the subject, including what angel investing is, how one gets started, how to find deal flow, evaluate opportunities, negotiate terms, join an angel group, structure investments, and work with venture capital funds.

size: a5(14.5*20cm)

printing: black and white

format: paperback