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For a chance to win a signed copy of Brad Feld incredible best-selling book Venture Deals all you have to do is click the link below and tweet, for your chance to be entered into the competition. http://ctt.ec/KtRDd Ben Luntz (https://angel.co/ben-luntz) has really experienced it all on both sides of the table having been an incredibly successful entrepreneur with the acquisition of his company Apex Exposure, Ben started making angel investments and born was his passion in investing and working alongside startups to today where Ben is now managing Co-Founder and Managing Partner @ Indicator Ventures, an early stage digital venture fund in NYC. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How did Ben get into investing in startups? 2.) Having been a successful entrepreneur prior to his investing career, how did Ben’s entrepreneurial origins impact his investing strategy? 3.) At the very seed stage of the funding environment with very few metrics, what metrics does Ben look for and secondly if they are not avail

Alicia Syrett is the founder and CEO of Pantegrion Capital (http://www.pantegrion.com), an angel investment firm that focuses on seed and early stage investments. With over 10 years’ experience in the financial industry, Syrett is a member of several angel networks, including Golden Seeds and NY Angels. She presently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of HeTexted, and is also on the Advisory Boards of Beauty Booked and I-ELLA. Before starting Pantegrion Capital, Ms. Syrett was the CAO, Managing Director and very first employee of a multi-billion dollar private equity firm. She established numerous operational areas, including payroll, insurance coverage, healthcare and retirement platforms, vendor services and much more. Alicia Syrett is a frequent speaker on panels for various startup organizations in New York City as well as for entrepreneurship programs at NYU and Columbia. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How did Alicia get into the investing world? 2.) Having been first employee at a m

Bjorn Evers has over 15 years of experience from positions as CEO, board member and investor across multiple online industries such as management consulting, eGaming, online identification, payments, music and dating. Bjorn is the first investor in Jumio and the original inventor of Jumio’s identification product. In addition to this Bjorn built Jumio’s sales team from the start to establish Jumio’s products as the standard for identification online and the billion-dollar business it is today. If that wasn't enough Bjorn is an early investor and board member of many successful innovative internet companies such as Betable, Skiomusic, Ever Adventure (Slotser), 7Heaven, Devcode Payments and GreenZorro. If you love the show, share the love on Twitter by clicking here: http://ctt.ec/04343 In Today's Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How did Bjorn get into investing? 2.)How important does Bjorn feel it is for angels to have prior experience in the operator industry? What would Bjorn consider his key value add to be?

Andy Mcloughlin was co-founder of London-based Huddle, a leading enterprise content collaboration company. Under Andy’s leadership, Huddle became one of Europe’s most awarded and well-known technology startups, raising over $80M of venture funding. Andy has been a prolific active angel investor since 2010 and has built a portfolio covering 35+ pre-seed / seed stage investments. His companies include innovative SaaS businesses like Tray.io, Buffer and Pipedrive, as well as retail plays including Postmates, Secret Escapes and Zesty. Andy is now a Venture Partner with SoftTech VC, one of the most active seed stage investors in Internet, SaaS and mobile startups. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How did Andy get into Angel Investing? 2.) Why does Andy believe Europe has the capacity to create amazing entrepreneurs? 3.) What is your Andy’s approach to deal sourcing? 4.) What is Andy’s approach to accelerators and demo days? 5.) In such a competitive market, how does Andy differentiate between startups?

Dr. Alicia Robb, a Senior Fellow with the Kauffman Foundation. Alicia is also a Visiting Scholar with the University of California and the University of Colorado. She is also a prolific author on the topic of entrepreneurship. In addition to numerous journal articles and book chapters, she is the co-author of Race and Entrepreneurial Success published by MIT Press and A Rising Tide: Financing Strategies for Women-Owned Businesses by Stanford University Press. She serves on the Board of the National Advisory Council for Minority Business Enterprise, the Advisory Board for Global Entrepreneurship Week, and is a guest contributor to outlets such as Huffington Post and Forbes. If you like today's show we would be so grateful if you would share the episode on Twitter by clicking here: http://ctt.ec/5ldX2 In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How did Alicia get into angel investing? 2.) What are the biggest problems Alicia faces in recruiting further female investors? 3.) How does Alicia select her lead angel

Kelsey Lynn Skinner invests in technology startups with thoughtful ambitious people. She works in venture capital at Imperial Innovations in London and has a small (mostly US) angel portfolio in addition to serving on the screening committee of several UK angel groups. Here she discusses some of the similarities and differences in venture and angel investing as well as some of the most important lessons learned from her time in investing. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Kelsey got into investing? 2.) Is operational experience important for investors to have? 3.) What are the differences between VC investing and angel investing? 4.) What does Kelsey look for in co-investors? What investor motivations concern Kelsey? 5.) How does Kelsey’s strategy alter between making VC compared to angel investments? 6.) What level of engagement does Kelsey expect from her startups? 7.) What does the optimal portfolio look like? 8.) What are Kelsey’s biggest problems with regards to deal flow and how does she over

Marty Zwilling is the Founder and CEO of Startup Professionals, a company that provides services to startup founders around the world. His background includes a 30-year track record as an executive in general management, computer software development and product management. However, Marty is now in what he calls "give-back mode" as a mentor to startup founders, and an Angel investor. His experience with investors includes roles on the selection committee of two local Angel groups, and working from the other side of the table with several VCs in Silicon Valley. In addition to blogging, Marty has recently released his first book titled “Do You Have What It Takes To Be An Entrepreneur?” If you enjoyed the show, click here! http://ctt.ec/YivR2 What Will You Learn In Today’s Show: 1.) How Marty got into the world of angel investing? 2.) What are the benefits of consulting and mentoring for investors in terms of deal value and value add? 3.) As an investor, what does Marty believe to be more important, the produc

Peter is an author, entrepreneur, investor and speaker, Peter is best known for founding Help A Reporter Out, which is currently the largest free source repository in the world and in June of 2010, less than two years after Peter started HARO in his apartment, it was acquired by Vocus, Inc. Additionally, Peter is also the founder and CEO of The Geek Factory, Inc., a boutique Social Media, Marketing and PR Strategy firm located in New York City, with clients worldwide. If that wasn’t enough Peter is the author of 4 books. Finally, how can we forget what we are all here for. Peter is a phenomenal angel investor with investments in the likes of Namely, DailyWorth, Pixability and Simplist. If you love the show and would like to show your support for Angel Insights and Harry click on this link to tweet: http://bit.ly/petershankmanclicktotweet

Michael Blakey is a director at Avonmore Developments, one of the leading seed and early stage funds with over 21 investments and several successful exits. Michael is primarily responsible for Avonmore’s deal sourcing and marketing. Prior to Avonmore, Michael was heavily involved with the roll-out of “Sainsbury’s To You” internet shopping and managed several projects including IT re-platforming of all Sainsbury’s HR and payroll systems. Whilst working at Sainsbury’s Michael made a number of early-stage investments and this lead him into joining Avonmore full time in 2002. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Michael made his move into the angel investing world? 2.) How has the angel investing landscape changed since Michael started in 2000? 3.) Why is it important to be an angel full time? 4.) What are the most beneficial ways angels can actively support their investments? 5.) How can angels act like VCs? 6.) What metrics does Michael focus on prior to making an investment? 7.) Does Michael like to in

Philip Wilkinson is a Serial Web Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, and explorer of new, world-changing ideas. Philip’s entrepreneurial career began when he was 21 years old by building the UK's first ever price comparison site, Shopgenie. After securing £150k ShopGenie merged with the French company Kelkoo in 2000. Kelkoo was sold to Yahoo in 2004 for $540m. Since then Philip has co-founded a venture business that invested in and grew businesses such as BroadbandGenie (broadband and mobile comparison site), Crowdstorm (long tail price comparison), and Kopi (coffee subscription club). If that wasn’t enough Phil was also a co-founder and product director of a high end group buying site called Keynoir.com which secured funding from Index Ventures back in 2010. Keynoir eventually sold to Time Out. Phil’s investment portfolio includes the likes of InstaCart, Thread, Uncover and many more which can be found at www.philipwilkinson.co In Today’s Incredible Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Philip got into A

Sonny is a seasoned sales and business development executive with 15 years experience in helping grow technology companies. Sonny is currently Chief Commercial Officer at BitPay, the largest processor of bitcoin in the world. Prior to BitPay, Sonny was VP of Sales at Jumio and is currently an advisor at Lumia Capital. If that wasn’t enough Sonny is also a serial investor himself having invested in TubeMogul at the seed stage up until their IPO in 2014, Narrativ, Jumio, Getaround and many more. In today's amazing interview with Sonny we deep dive into 1.) How Sonny sources potential investments? 2.) What Sonny looks for in co-investors? 3.) How does Sonny deal with the fear of missing an investment? 4.) How has Sonny's investing strategy changed over time? 5.) What is Sonny's favourite investing resource? As always, you can learn more about SyndicateRoom here: www.syndicateroom.com

Alex Dunsdon is an entrepreneur and Investment Director, and founder of The Bakery London, an ad-tech accelerator aiding big brands in the integration of technology into marketing strategies. The Bakery has partnered with numerous big brands including BMW, Panasonic and Heinz. Alex is also Investment Director at SaatchInvest, a seed fund in London that backs truly great entrepreneurs solving big human problems. Their portfolio includes the likes of CityMapper, Dojo, Ometria and many more. As always, you can learn more about SyndicateRoom here: www.syndicateroom.com

Samer Karam is an angel investor and startup advisor, and founder of StartUp Megaphone, an organization tasked by Banque du Liban to manage the international image of Lebanon’s startup ecosystem. Prior to founding StartUp Megaphone, Karam founded, Seeqnce, whoch started off as a founder collective providing advisory events and organizational workshops, however, due to their immense success, in 2012 Seeqnce opened their accelerator programme and are now the advisors to the central bank of Lebanon’s $400m sovereign startup fund. Samer’s own investment stretch the globe with 10 in the Middle East, 3 in the US, 1 in Scandinavia and 1 in Asia. As always, you can learn more about SyndicateRoom here: www.syndicateroom.com

I am so excited to welcome Darren Mulvihill to the 3rd episode of Angel Insights where we uncover the tips and tricks of the most prominent angel investors. Today, Darren, previously Head of Seed Investing at Lucey Fund, walks us through the three elements that all angels must deep dive on before making the investment. As always, you can learn more about SyndicateRoom here: www.syndicateroom.com

I am thrilled to welcome Jos Dirkse, to the 2nd instalment of Angel Insights. Jos is an entrepreneur and angel investor, having sold his company he made his move into the world of angel investing. Today, Jos shares his incredible insights into funding startups describing the difficulties for angels to remain in companies for the long run and what can be done to ensure this does not happen to you. As always, you can learn more about SyndicateRoom here: www.syndicateroom.com

It is with great pleasure that we welcome Elizabeth Kraus as our 1st guest of Angel Insights. Elizabeth is an entrepreneur and angel investor, and founder of the Impact Angel Group. Prior to founding the Impact Angel Group, Kraus ran her own startup, myUsearch.com, and has been founding, working for and consulting for startups for her entire career. She is an active angel investor, startup mentor and advisor, and she has been very active in the state and national effort to improve the entrepreneurial ecosystem and mobilize angel investors. As always, you can learn more about SyndicateRoom here: www.syndicateroom.com