August 19, 2015 | |
FEATURE STORY |
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SEC Provides Guidance That Helps Angels In the fuzzy new world of general solicitation, the SEC published several clarifications that can help angel investors and startups. ACAÂ takes a look at these:
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MEMBER NEWS AND FEEDBACK |
Survey to Help ACA Better Serve Is your angel group connected to a university? ACA wants to provide new information, connections and services to angel groups that have a strong connection to universities, including new content at the Angel Insights Exchange. If this fits you, please take this quick survey. Please feel free to forward the survey link to the right people. We’ll share what we learn with you.​ |
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Members on Priced Rounds and Convertible Notes Thanks to more than 100 of you who responded to our recent survey on deal terms for first investments. The survey results revealed:
Even with a continued preference for priced rounds, this shows evolutionary change for sophisticated angel investors. We also got a window on the changing terms sheets members use: plenty of us use standard simplified term sheets, but many others are in the mix:  NVCA, SAFEs, Series Seed, and many customized documents. Full details are here. |
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RESOURCES |
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Pitching, Deal Terms and Working With VCs – The latest set of articles from Christopher Mirabile and Marianne Hudson dig into key issues for angels and entrepreneurs:
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WEBINARS |
What Angel Investors Can Expect For Returns New and experienced angel investors often ask “how much money can I make by investing in early stage companies?â€Â Find out the answer in this exclusive webinar. Dr. Robert Wiltbank, Professor of Entrepreneurship at Willamette University and the author of the 2007 Returns to Angel Investors in Groups will provide an update on the progress of the 2015 returns study currently under way. Especially for angel group leaders throughout the US, this webinar gives you a preview of the insights this important study will uncover. You’ll also learn how you can best engage your members and receive a custom private analysis of your group’s returns. Want to get started in advance? If you haven't already, provide your data here. |
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