Conversion Scenarios for Convertible Securities

Convertible securities, including both convertible notes and SAFEs, have become extremely popular in the startup financing world. I have invested in many dozens of these securities and find myself having similar conversations with Founders and other angel investors about various conversion scenarios and associated investment terms. I’m documenting my thoughts…

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Learnings from 100+ Angel Investments

I’m sharing my experiences to help aspiring, beginner, and novice angel investors learn from my mistakes, and consequently, become better angel investors more quickly. Things to consider before starting You don’t need to know all of these things before you start. Heck, you don’t need to know any of them! However,…

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Founders: C Corp, please!

I discuss this topic with Founders regularly and am writing this post as a reference point. My advice to Founders about entity type for their startup can be summarized as follows: Almost every Tech startup should be a C Corp. If you know you will raise money from investors —…

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Why I angel invest

I consider myself a furiously curious person, and angel investing is one of the most rewarding ways I've experienced to satisfy this curiosity.

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What I’ve learned in 3 Years of Angel Investing

This post isn’t meant to be an all-encompassing guide to angel investing. That topic has been written about extensively by people with more experience than me. Rather, the goal of this post is to share a few (hopefully non-trivial) things I’ve learned in my first few years of angel investing. The…

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