Nivi and Naval over at Venturehacks have a great presentation on what it takes to become a successful angel investor. (I was going to say what it takes to begin a successful career as an angel investor, but angel investing isn’t really a career - it’s more what you do once you’ve had a successful career!)
While the presentation is directed at high net-worth individuals who are investing in small companies, I think that enterperneurs may also gain something from listening to the presentation.
- Naval speaks for a bit on how angel investors should source new deals - reverse engineer that to “as an entrepreneur, here is how I can find an angel investor.”
- They talk about the sorts of materials angel investors should ask to review - a 10 page pitch deck and a simple elevator pitch, plus a product demo if possible. Now you know what to prepare for an angel investor
If you are looking for funding I encourage you to spend a bit of time on the Venturehacks site - the guys know what they are talking about!
