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A growing number of books are being published on the subject of angel groups and angel investing in general. Below is a short list of publications that may be of interest to investors, entrepreneurs, and others interested in the field of angel capital.

Books by ACA Members

David OlivenciaNetWORKing Excellence: Building a Strong Value-Based Network in an Accelerating Digital World, New Degree Press, 2023
Barbara Clarke, Build Your Board, Build Your Business, Impact Seat Publishing 2022
Lord, Hambleton and Mirabile, Christopher and Mandato, Joseph.  The Entrepreneur's Journey, USA 2020

O'Hara, Jeff.  Have Fun, Fight Back and Keep The Party Going, USA 2019


Adams, Peter and Gravagna, Nicole. Venture Capital for Dummies, USA, 2013.



Cohen, Brian and Kador, John, What Every Angel Investor Wants You to Know: An Insider Reveals How to Get Smart Funding for Your Billion Dollar Idea, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2013



Knauss, D. Troy, Pool Greg A., and Cain, Michael G., Get in Get Out: 100 Rules for Successful Start-up Deals, USA, 2013.



Knauss, D. Troy, Pool Greg A., and Cain, Michael G., How to Make Money with Angel Investors: 100 Rules to Get a Start-Up Funded from the Minds of Investors and Entrepreneurs, USA, 2013.

Libes, Luni, The Next Step for Investors: Revenue-based Financing, USA, 2016.

Lord, Hambleton and Mirabile, Christopher, Angel Investing by the Numbers: Valuation, Capitalization, Portfolio Construction and Startup Economics, USA, 2017.


Lord, Hambleton and Mirabile, Christopher, Fundamentals of Angel Investing, USA, 2016.

Lord, Hambleton and Mirabile, Christopher, Guide, Advise and Inspire: How Startup Boards Drive Growth and Exits, USA, 2017.


Lord, Hambleton and Mirabile, Christopher, Leaders Wanted: Making Startup Deals Happen, USA, 2016. 

Lord, Hambleton and Mirabile, Christopher, Venture Capital: A Practical Guide to Fund Formation and Management, USA, 2018.


Maher, Josh, Startup Wealth: How the Best Angel Investors Make Money in Startup, Seattle, WA: Booktrope Editions, 2015.

Moore, Kevin J., Starting Your Own Venture Investment Fund - A How To Guide, USA, 2018.



Rose, David S., Angel Investing: The Gust Guide to Making Money and Having Fun Investing in Startups, Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2014.


Books of Interest

Amis, David and Stevenson, Howard, Winning Angels, The 7 Fundamentals of Early Stage Investing, Edinburg: Peterson Education, 2001.

Benjamin, Gerald A. and Margulis, Joel B., Angel Investing - How to Find and Invest in Private Equity, New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2000.

Benjamin, Gerald A. and Margulis, Joel B., The Angel Investor's Handbook: How to Profit from Early-Stage Investing, New York: Bloomberg, 2001.

Berkus, Dave, Extending the Runway: Leadership Strategies for Venture Capitalists and Executives of Funded Companies, via www.berkus.com, 2008.

Cohen, Brian and Kador, John, What Every Angel Investor Wants You to Know: An Insider Reveals How to Get Smart Funding for Your Billion Dollar Idea, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2013.

Fisher, Jon, Fisher, Gerald and Wing, Wallace, Strategic Entrepreneurism(TM); Shattering the Start-up Entrepreneurial Myths, New York: SelectBooks, Inc, 2008.

Gladstone, David and Gladstone, Laura, Venture Captial Investing: The Complete Handbook for Investing in Private Businesses for Outstanding Profits, Upper Saddle River, NJ: FT/Prentice Hall, 2004.

Gompers, Paul and Lerner, Josh, The Venture Capital Cycle, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1999.

Hill, Brian E. and Power, Dee, Attracting Capital From Angels: How Their Money and Their Experience Can Help You Build a Successful Company, New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2002.

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/ The World Bank, Creating Your Own Angel Investor Group:  A Guide to Emerging and Frontier Markets, Washington, DC, The World Bank, 2014.

Kawasaki, Guy, The Art of the Start, England, Penguin Books, 2004.

Knauss, D. Troy, Pool Greg A., and Cain, Michael G., Get in Get Out: 100 Rules for Successful Start-up Deals, USA, 2013.

Knauss, D. Troy, Pool Greg A., and Cain, Michael G., How to Make Money with Angel Investors: 100 Rules to Get a Start-Up Funded from the Minds of Investors and Entrepreneurs, USA, 2013.

Lerner, Josh, Boulevard of Broken Dreams: Why Public Efforts to Boost Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Have Failed - and What to Do About It, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2009.

May, John and O'Halloran, Elizabeth F., State of the Art: An Executive Briefing on Cutting-Edge Practices in American Angel Investing, Charlottesville, VA: Darden Business Publishing, University of Virginia, 2003.

McKaskill, Tom, An Introduction to Angel Investing - A Guide to Investing in Early Stage Entrepreneurial Ventures, Australia: Breakthrough Publications, 2009.

McKaskill, Tom, Invest to Exit - A Pragmatic Strategy for Angel and Venture Capital Investors, Australia: Breakthrough Publications, 2009.

McKaskill, Tom, Raising Angel & Venture Capital Finance - An Entrepreneur's Guide to Securing Venture Finance, Australia: Breakthrough Publications, 2009.

McKaskill, Tom, Ultimate Exits: The Secret Behind Selling Entrepreneurial Ventures at Staggering Prices (Book and Workbook), Australia: Breakthrough Publications, 2010.

Moore, Karl and Coveney, Patrick, Business Angels: Securing Start Up Finance, New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1998.

O'Halloran, Elizabeth, Rodriguez, Peter and Vergara, Felipe, An Executive Briefing on Angel Investing in Latin America, Charlottsville, VA: Dardend Business Publishing, 2005.

Osnabrugge, Mark Van and Robinson, Robert J., Angel Investing: Matching Start-up Funds with Start-up Companies - The Guide for Entrepreneurs, Individual Investors, and Venture Capitalists, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2000.

Peters, Basil, Early Exits: Exit Strategies for Entrepreneurs and Angel Investors (But Maybe Not Venture Capitalists), MeteorBytes, 2009.

Peterson, Ron, When Venture Capitalists Say "No", Maryland: Comanche Press, 2003.

Preston, Susan L., Angel Financing for Entrepreneurs, Early-Stage Funding for Long-Term Success, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2007.

Payne, William H., The Definitive Guide to Raising Money from Angels, Bill Payne and Associates, www.billpayne.com, 2007.

The Planning Shop and Bell, Joseph R., Finding an Angel Investor in a Day, Palo Alto, CA: Planning Shop, 2007.

Rice, Bob, The Alternative Answer - The Nontraditional Investments That Drive the World's Best-Performing Portfolios, New York: Harper Collins, 2013.

Robert, Michael J., New Business Ventures and the Entrepreneur, 6th ed., New York: McGraw-Hill, 2007.

Rogers, Steven, The Entrepreneurs Guide to Finance and Business: Wealth Creation Techniques for Growing a Business, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003.

Rose, David S., Angel Investing: The Gust Guide to Making Money and Having Fun Investing in Startups, Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2014

Sahlman, William A., How to Write a Great Business Plan, Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2008. 

Shane, Scott A., Fool's Gold?: The Truth Behind Angel Investing in America, New York: Oxford University Press, 2009.

Shane, Scott A., The Importance of Angel Investing in Financing the Growth of Entrepreneurial Ventures, Washington, DC: Small Business Administration, An Office of Advocacy Working Paper, 2008.

Sherman, Andrew J., Raising Capital: Get the Money You Need to Grow Your Business, 2nd edition, New York: AMACOM, 2005.

Simmons, Chad, Business Valuation Bluebook: How Successful Entrepreneurs Price, Buy, Sell, and Trade Businesses, Tempe, AZ: Demand Press, 2002.

Simmons, Cal and May, John, Every Business Needs an Angel: Getting the Money You Need to Make Your Company Grow, Washington DC: Crown Business, 2001.

Timmons, Jeffery A., Spinelli, Stephen, and Zacharakis, Andrew, How to Raise Capital: Techniques and Strategies for Financing and Valuing Your Small Business, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005.

Timmons, Jeffery A., and Spinelli, Stephen, New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century, New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2008.

Wilmerding, Alex, Term Sheet Valuations A Line by Line Look at the Intricacies of Term Sheets & Valuations, Bedford, MA: Aspatore Books, 2006.

Williams, Kelly, Working with Angel Investors for Community Development, New York: Community Development Venture Capital Alliance, 2003.

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