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What we need are angel bootcamps to train up more angels. Anyone can be an angel investor, but knowing how to be an angel is the real trick.

by fouc 8y ago

bitL 8y ago
No self-respecting entrepreneur would talk to bootcamp angels! At a minimum, an M.S. in angel investing from a Top 10 school or preferably a PhD with at least 5 years of investing in FAANG should be the minimal angel qualifications.
- kemiller2002 8y ago
  That can't be right. The Angel Bootcamp told me companies need Angels and there is a shortage. They said I'd even get their course at a discount as long as I gave half my profits to them for the first 2 years after I graduate.
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- CalChris 8y ago
  What angels really need is a website which pre-clears the wheat and separates it from the chaff with quizzes about The Lean Startup and 0-1 because a basic literacy in the modern canon is fundamental to success.
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- dilyevsky 8y ago
  Our bootcamp guarantees a stake in crypto/gig economy unicorn within 3 months or get your money back!
alain94040 8y ago
YC actually organized such a camp several years ago. While the speakers were great, I found the bottom line a little bit disappointing: don’t try to make your own decisions, the best returns are achieved by attaching your deal flow to a more senior investor.
- glennon 8y ago
  I went to a YC angel investing workshop in March 2018. The lectures are all on YouTube. My takeaway was to try to independently consider deals, and not worry about herd mentality. Of course, there was a lot of material, ranging from YC partners, external angels, and VCs. There was conflicting information and advice about the decisionmaking process -- which is good, I think: the process is different for everyone. Lectures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aiJlRS2i_w&list=PLQ-uHSnFig5NxhuvY98-04LtNeVJueVwx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aiJlRS2i_w&list=PLQ-uHSnFig... My evaluation template for the recent YC batch: https://alanglennon.com/2019/03/15/yc-w19-template/ https://alanglennon.com/2019/03/15/yc-w19-template/
CalChris 8y ago
Berkeley has Deal Camp. https://education.500.co/berkeley/ https://education.500.co/berkeley/
edoceo 8y ago
Cue Seattle Angle Conference, this is exactly what that group does
- csa 8y ago
  > Seattle Angle Conference So they teach you how to be one of those lousy angels who shoot angles all the time? /s

What we need are angel bootcamps to train up more angels. Anyone can be an angel investor, but knowing how to be an angel is the real trick.

by fouc 8y ago

What we need are angel bootcamps to train up more angels. Anyone can be an angel investor, but knowing how to be an angel is the real trick.

bitL 8y ago

No self-respecting entrepreneur would talk to bootcamp angels! At a minimum, an M.S. in angel investing from a Top 10 school or preferably a PhD with at least 5 years of investing in FAANG should be the minimal angel qualifications.

kemiller2002 8y ago
That can't be right. The Angel Bootcamp told me companies need Angels and there is a shortage. They said I'd even get their course at a discount as long as I gave half my profits to them for the first 2 years after I graduate.
- deleted 8y ago
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CalChris 8y ago
What angels really need is a website which pre-clears the wheat and separates it from the chaff with quizzes about The Lean Startup and 0-1 because a basic literacy in the modern canon is fundamental to success.
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dilyevsky 8y ago
Our bootcamp guarantees a stake in crypto/gig economy unicorn within 3 months or get your money back!

alain94040 8y ago

YC actually organized such a camp several years ago. While the speakers were great, I found the bottom line a little bit disappointing: don’t try to make your own decisions, the best returns are achieved by attaching your deal flow to a more senior investor.

glennon 8y ago
I went to a YC angel investing workshop in March 2018. The lectures are all on YouTube. My takeaway was to try to independently consider deals, and not worry about herd mentality. Of course, there was a lot of material, ranging from YC partners, external angels, and VCs. There was conflicting information and advice about the decisionmaking process -- which is good, I think: the process is different for everyone. Lectures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aiJlRS2i_w&list=PLQ-uHSnFig5NxhuvY98-04LtNeVJueVwx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aiJlRS2i_w&list=PLQ-uHSnFig... My evaluation template for the recent YC batch: https://alanglennon.com/2019/03/15/yc-w19-template/ https://alanglennon.com/2019/03/15/yc-w19-template/

CalChris 8y ago

Berkeley has Deal Camp. https://education.500.co/berkeley/ https://education.500.co/berkeley/

edoceo 8y ago

Cue Seattle Angle Conference, this is exactly what that group does

csa 8y ago
> Seattle Angle Conference So they teach you how to be one of those lousy angels who shoot angles all the time? /s