Whats the range of your investment size?
Almost always $10k-$25k. I am a very small investor.
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#22What value do you add (besides the money) to a project you invest in?
My product sense, mostly. My connections, a little. I try not to bother the founders unless they ask for help.
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#23When investing, how important is a founder's educational background and work experience? What do you think is the best indicator of a successful founder?
I would like to see people who have succeeded in tough environments. Some degrees are like that, some are not. Evidence of having built something is better.
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#24* What do you like to see before you invest? idea? product? traction? * What do you give more importance? idea or team? * You've had incredible dealflow recently, how are you getting into all these deals? (Foursquare, Square, StackOverflow, DailyBooth, Canv.as) * Since you don't lead, if you run across an interesting startup, do you make introductions or only co-invest in deals that come from other people? * Better l…
> What do you like to see before you invest? idea? product? traction? I am trying to build intuition. So some of this is gut sense. Sometimes I look at deals and say, this is obvious. Sometimes I have to sell myself. I look for new things that are in spaces that have a comfortable competitiveness climate. > What do you give more importance? idea or team? Both are important. See above. > You've had incredible dealflow…
Thanks! To rephrase the NYC vs SF question, if you were starting a new company today, where would you do it?
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#25Is Christopher Poole really moot's real/birth name?
I will ask to see his birth certificate.
My mother has met Moot... I should demand to meet his mom.
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#26What maximum % of your net worth would you allocate to angel investments?
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#27Are you doing it for financial reward or for the enjoyment of it?
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#281) Entrepreneurs need to understand that [ ... ] or I will stab their eyes out. Please fill in the blank. 2) What is the most broken thing about angel investing?
> Entrepreneurs need to understand that [ ... ] or I will stab their eyes out. Please fill in the blank.
Communication is key. If you want people to do things, you must communicate in ways that facilitate the action. Make it easier for me as I am bandwidth constrained.
> What is the most broken thing about angel investing?
I haven't been doing this long enough to have a sense for that, which is surprising. I am frequently cranky about things that don't work well.
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#29Are you doing it for financial reward or for the enjoyment of it?
Probably the second, currently. I haven't seen a lot of return in real dollars.
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#30<--- Reddit is that way
IAMA is my guilty pleasure.