Experienced Voices ™ Guests Share their Angel Investing Journeys
Entrepreneurs and angel investors sit across from each other and explore the win-win of funding in exchange for equity. But before entrepreneurs take their place at that negotiation table, they put in an enormous effort to just arrive at that point.
Those entering the funding arena come from a range of backgrounds—the innovative entrepreneur who may have little to no experience in starting a company or those who have achieved being connected to the right people who facilitate the fund raising process.
Once an entrepreneur makes the decision to actively pursue funding, they must embrace a learning curve over many months—before finally gaining a face to face with an angel investor. If they have put in the time and hard work, they are then able to seize the right opportunity when presented.
The following individuals have appeared on Experienced Voices™, a podcast series moderated by Jeanne Gray, publisher of American Entrepreneurship Today®. Each offers important insight and experience that is valuable to entrepreneurs who are pursuing angel funding.
Mysty Rusk is the Executive Director of the San Diego Angel Conference, a top event in southern California and the southwest U.S. region. Approximately 100 applicants are accepted to pitch at the Conference with the potential of winning hundreds of thousands of dollars of angel funding. She takes aspiring entrepreneurs through the ropes to become one of the selected 100 and the many benefits they receive—not just funding. Listen here.
Howard Lubert is the President of Keiretsu-Forum Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, two of the most active angel groups in the U.S. As the head of these groups, Howard seeks out active angel investors for their pitching conferences and the top early stage tech companies seeking funding for their next major milestone. His talk gives insight as to how angel groups are run that is helpful to entrepreneurs seeking the right investor and best terms to succeed. Listen here.
Jose Gomez is an entrepreneur who co-founded an AI startup for industrial related industries. Within two years Jose raised millions of dollars of angel funding. As an Experienced Voices™ guest, he was totally forthcoming about how he went about navigating the angel investor scene—a totally new experience for him. He shares so many details about expanding his network to achieve such a timely response by investors. Listen here.
Noah Olson is the Executive Director of Innovation for the Delaware Prosperity Partnership. Noah often is the first point of contact for entrepreneurs looking to find the right ecosystem to start and grow their startup—and funding is a big item on an entrepreneur’s wish list. Noah takes Experienced Voices™ listeners on a navigational tour of the resources, opportunities and connections they will find in an entrepreneurial innovation ecosystem. Listen here.
Harvey Homan brings two perspectives to angel funding, as both an entrepreneur and angel investor. Having been successful in both arenas, he provides a valuable perspective of navigating the angel funding path. He shares some of the do’s and don’ts of fundraising as well as his journey in life sciences, medical device and healthcare. Listen here.
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