Forbes Column 2010: Calling All Angel Investors

We need to nurture entrepreneurs a lot more. Read how in this week’s Forbes column, Calling All Angel Investors.

Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Nicola Corzine, Band of Angels Acorn Fund (Part 5)

By guest author Irina Patterson Irina: What is the single most important thing that angel-backed founders can do to increase their chances of success? Nicola: The important question they have to ask is, Do I really live this product, do I really want to build this company? Is it everything to me? That passion can’t

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Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Nicola Corzine, Band of Angels Acorn Fund (Part 4)

By guest author Irina Patterson Irina: Do you invest in teams straight out of school, or do you require previous business experience? Nicola: One of the great reasons to work with the Band of Angels at large is the network we bring to the table. It is not just the ability to inject money and

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Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Nicola Corzine, Band of Angels Acorn Fund (Part 3)

By guest author Irina Patterson Irina: And what type of experience do you require from the founders? Nicola: We don’t necessarily expect CEOs, but it is great when they have good domain knowledge, so it is not uncommon or unlikely that we would like to see some VP-level people who are building out their first

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Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Nicola Corzine, Band of Angels Acorn Fund (Part 2)

By guest author Irina Patterson Irina: What are your current sources of deal flow? Nicola: I should say that when the Acorn Fund was created, we recognized that a great deal of education would need to be done for our friends and partners. The reason for that is so many entrepreneurs are used to having

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Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Nicola Corzine, Band of Angels Acorn Fund (Part 1)

By guest author Irina Patterson I recently talked with Nicola Corzine, deal manager and partner at the Band of Angels, Silicon Valley’s oldest seed funding organization. The Band of Angels is, I should say, a passionate and dedicated group of more than 120 former and current high-tech executives who are interested in investing their time

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Investment Thesis: Peter Redford

Some of you have read my previous coverage of the TVI vs. Microsoft case in which TVI sued Microsoft over the Autoplay patent. Peter Redford, CEO of TVI, won that case earlier this year, and has since joined the Band of Angels, as an Angel investor. The Band is one of the best organized Angel

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