From what I've read so-far, this guy sounds top-tier legit "smart money" and matter-of-fact. Maybe doesn't invest a lot, but advice and philosophy are spot-on.

From what I've read so-far, this guy sounds top-tier legit "smart money" and matter-of-fact. Maybe doesn't invest a lot, but advice and philosophy are spot-on. (Added to my hit-up list in "possible top-tier Angel leads.") Most importantly, this guy can break the ice for funding rounds, which gets the thermometer bar for cap table round going. VC's especially don't want to be first, so angels can help sort that out. Also, another thing to consider is that angels, as a macroeconomic whole, have much more capital and data than in years past, so they're financially able (but not necessarily willing) to gobble up more and more of later-stage rounds.