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An Angel in New York -
David Lerner, an angel investor with a knack for creating companies, is the host of Venture Studio, where he interviews entrepreneurs and major players in the tech world. In addition to founding his current place of employment, he is also responsible for the Startup Genome, which maps early-stage investments and entrepreneurial ecosystems across the globe, as well as...
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Angel/Seed -
What got you into angel investing?
I came out of AT&T Bell Labs, doing bleeding edge technology for 10 years, and then marketing and business management of large telecommunications projects sold overseas. So when...
Advice - Every new startup I know dreams of being funded early by one of the 318,000 active Angel investors in the USA alone. But many entrepreneurs don’t realize that Angels are also extremely discerning in the projects that they will invest...
Angel/Seed -
Why do you angel invest / what got you into it?
I come from an entrepreneurial background. I’ve started several companies. I also joined small innovative companies. The last one when I left had gotten to be 300 people. As...
Angel/Seed -
Why do you angel invest / what got you into it?
I ran a national-local ad network, the Newspaper National Network, for nine years, starting with solely print and building it out into online. I had a lot of experience with...
Angel/Seed - The number of startups getting seed funding in 2012 jumped by 65% over the previous year to a total of 1749, according to a recent report by CB Insights. “Seed investments” are early stage financings (typically less than $1.5...
Angel/Seed - What’s the next big thing? There’s a good chance someone on this list is either starting it or funding it. The investors below have been a there as founders or investors for many of the companies that have shaped the internet like...
Angel/Seed -
Why do you angel invest / what got you into it?
I’ve been in the startup community since 1996 and I’ve been very lucky to have had a great experience as an entrepreneur, both in business - and consumer-facing startups. I love...
