Since 2007 I have invested in scores of companies through my angel fund, Island Park Investments .
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' And (she) said to Oscar, 'Hey listen, that's my precious, and my only daughter ... she's my angel.
"He was my guardian angel, " she told the court.
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My behavior illustrates why angel investors like Esther Dyson are putting money behind self-tracking companies, such as GreenGoose, a startup that will soon sell kits with sensors that users can attach to their bikes, running gear or vitamin bottles.
For me, the Grand adVenture that I dreamed about was starting my own mentoring and angel investingfirm that would allow me to take all of the lessons and experiences that I had gone through and use them to help others be successful.
When I set out to raise venture capital to grow my business, I knew it would be much harder than raising angel money, which I had done to get my business off the ground.
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While I have been an entrepreneur for more than 20 years of my life, I have been an angel investor for less than one.
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Over the years my technique has been to buy a fallen angel at 4, then ride it to 2, panic and bail.
Today, I'm deeply grateful for my unbelievable team of devoted volunteers I call my "High Tribe" to make the retreat at Angel Faces happen.
"I'm happy and sad: On one hand I have my document to travel, but several friends like (Angel Moya) will not be allowed, " Yoani Sanchez wrote.
First up: What is an angel investor, and is their money right for my business?
By engaging with the local angels as informal advisors it allowed me to strengthen my weak areas, have sounding boards and build rapport ahead of raising the angel round.
But my experiences are probably living proof of what the academics have been pointing out over the past few years: angel investing can be very lucrative, but it is a challenging path.
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So imagine my delight this morning to receive the annual report from the Center for Venture Research at UNH, which tallies angel investing activity from the previous year to take the temperature of the current funding landscape.
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Break angel's wings, but you're never gonna break, you're never gonna break my faith.
Angel ran around like a maniac as soon as I arrived, probably because his mother visibly stiffened at my presence.
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