Educational Resources

Our aim is to make the process of angel investing manageable for all our network members who have busy lives. To facilitate this, we've gathered a few resources to get you started

 
 

These documents are intended as general resources to members. The sections following are meant to provide insights into the perspectives held by key stakeholders in the angel ecosystem, as well as to introduce resources such as libraries, articles, blogs and podcasts to tackle specific aspects of angel investing.

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Portfolio Allocation for Angels
ACA Angel Educational Resources
Seraf Compass Investor Resources

             The Startup Perspective

YC Video Lessons for Startups
Value Your Company in 38 Easy Steps
Building a Startup that will Last
How Much Should You Raise?
Sleeper Thoughts Blog: Valuations, Addressable Markets

 The Angel Perspective

The No. 1 Sign a Founder WIll Succeed
Based on a 2014 Gallup survey of 4000 founders by Inc. magazine

Based on a 2014 Gallup survey of 4000 founders by Inc. magazine

HBR - The Founder's Dilemma
How Does an Investor Evaluate a Startup's Team?
7 Attributes of an Entrepreneur's Startup Dream Team
Can Entrepreneurship be Taught?
How Big is your Market?
Journey to 100X

 The VC Perspective

Y Combinator Library
How to evaluate your startup like a vc
Angel Podcasts - Jason Calacanis
a16z podcasts - Andreesen Horowitz
Intro to Venture Capital

 Valuations and IRR

Angel Investor Returns
Angel Investing Exits
Startup Valuations
How to Value a startup with no revenue
Valuation for Startups - 9 methods
Pre-Money and Post-Money Valuation