Angel Knowledge Series
Keynote SpeakerBill Reichert
"The Art of Angel Investing: The Top Ten Rules for Angel Investors."
Bio.
Bill Reichert was a co-founder of Garage with Guy Kawasaki in 1998 and since then has been involved in over $400M of capital being put into hundreds of angel/seed/early stage fundings such as Tripwire, first into Pandora, and many other successes. In addition to Bill`s own capital, some of their early LPs were Advanced Technology Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Mayfield Fund, E*Trade, Highland Capital, and Sequoia Capital. Current LPs include CalPERS and Thomas Weisel Global Growth Partners. Bill was an alumnus of Harvard for his undergrad studies and Stanford for his masters. He has also held a number of events dedicated to helping founders successfully raise their capital and drive growth to help the startup community..
Agenda: Top Ten Myths.
1. Myth: Invest in What You Know.
2. Myth: Focus on Making Money.
3. Myth: The Key is Good Due Diligence.
4. Myth: Don't Let Emotions Cloud Your Decision.
5. Myth: Get consensus among a syndicate of angels.
6. Myth: Success comes from adding value.
7. Myth: Make sure you protect yourself.
8. Myth: Valuation is important.
9. Myth: It’s cheap to start a company now.
10. Myth: Diversify your portfolio.
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