"If you're not capable of convincing a few people to invest a minimal amount in your idea, you probably won't be able to sell it to those you need to (customers

"If you're not capable of convincing a few people to invest a minimal amount in your idea, you probably won't be able to sell it to those you need to (customers, or at least other sales people)." Angel investing is only a workable solution if the company has massive potential. One should not forget that there are all kind of SME companies that don't quality for this. Still, many of these do add a lot of value to the local ecosystem.