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Angel Investing for fun and profit
 
Alexis Ohanian @kn0thing
 
 
 
Breadpig.com
 
 
Steve
Steve
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tweet “ XKCD FTW #angelbootcamp”
 
 
 
23 year old accredited investor
23 year old accredited investor DANGEROUS
23 year old accredited investor
23 year old accredited investor MOST DANGEROUS THING IN THE WORLD
 
 
 
 
 
 
kiss your money goodbye
get plugged in
get plugged in ✔
ride coattails (at least at first)
make something people want
be something people want
Ron Conway: “Why do I like [Angel Investing]? Why have I made 500 angel investments?  I don’t like it because it’s fun.  It’s to much work to be fun but I love it because it’s interesting. That is why I angel invest.”
I know Ron Conway…  Mr. Ohanian,  you’re no Ron Conway.
FUN!
 
 
typically $10,000 - $25,000 invested in 11 startups advising 2
Reason #314 You’ve been there
 
 
 
 
 
Reason #114 You’re an earliest adopter
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Live demo!
Reason #83 Like being a founder again. Only you sleep better.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
What do BlueLeaf and Trustmarker/CO2Stats have in common? (other than the fact that  I invested in both of them)
What do BlueLeaf and Trustmarker/CO2Stats have in common? (other than the fact that  I invested in both of them)
They’re in  Boston !
Reason #4 Bring Sexy  [Angel Investing] Back to Beantown
 
 
 
 
 
BOSTON
Reason #42 Save the  U.S. Economy
 
 
Tweet “ [any pig food product]#angelbootcamp”
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Alexis Ohanian - June 2010

Editor's Notes

  1. Wasn’t going to be a lawyer
  2. Happy alien after acquisition
  3. Scary
  4. Scary
  5. The scariest thing ever
  6. The scariest thing ever
  7. The scariest thing ever
  8. The scariest thing ever
  9. The scariest thing ever
  10. The scariest thing ever
  11. The scariest thing ever
  12. The scariest thing ever
  13. Add marx photo
  14. The first ppl to believe in us after our parents
  15. Climbing the corporate lattter?
  16. You have the power, and can learn a lot of the business side- no MBA required
  17. Seriously – would you have given money to these guys?!?!
  18. Seriously – would you have given money to these guys?!?!
  19. Seriously – would you have given money to these guys?!?!
  20. Seriously – would you have given money to these guys?!?!
  21. Hyperbolic, I know, but…
  22. You don’t have to choose to retire.
  23. Don’t be this guy. You’re their on call.
  24. Like a nerdy firefighter, startup yoda.
  25. Like a nerdy firefighter, startup yoda.
  26. Sometimes a startup just needs some feedback on how to build a social media strategy to help the product sell itself
  27. Sometimes it’s just a cheerleader for when it’s time to pivot – the great (and practically mandatory) startup maneuver.
  28. You don’t have to choose to retire.
  29. You don’t have to choose to retire.
  30. You don’t have to choose to retire.
  31. You don’t have to choose to retire.
  32. You don’t have to choose to retire.
  33. Bring sexy back
  34. Justin timberlake
  35. Currenty angel infrastructure is lacking
  36. Things like AngelBootcamp are helpful!
  37. Meet lots of other interesting, rich people!
  38. Boston just needs to get its groove back
  39. Boston just needs to get its groove back
  40. Hyperbolic, I know, but…
  41. Our secret sauce
  42. Our secret sauce
  43. Detroit school
  44. oops
  45. Our secret sauce
  46. Our secret sauce
  47. Our secret sauce
  48. Our secret sauce
  49. Our secret sauce