PRE-EVENT SEMINARS (Separate registration required)

Angel Directors Playbook 
Wednesday, September 17, 1:00 - 5:00 pm
Instructor, John Huston 
Location:  Porter Wright, 41 S. High St.

An angel group’s returns often hinge on its members’ performance in portfolio company boardrooms. Ohio TechAngel Funds’ 50+ Directors have assembled a 200 page tome covering all the challenges they have faced over the last decade. Attendees will receive this compendium of best (and worst) practices.

Ohio TechAngels Investment Dinner
Wednesday, September 17, 5:45 - 8:00 pm
Location:  Ohio Statehouse

Here's your chance to see how another angel group holds its meetings and its investment process, and of course partake in appetizers and good conversation.  The event is being held in the Ohio Statehouse, directly across the street from the ACA hotel, Sheraton Capitol Square.  

Angel Investing Strategy
Thursday, September 18, 8:00 - 11:45 am
Instructor, John Huston
Location:  Ohio Union, Ohio State University

Skill in identifying potentially great companies is no guarantee of lucrative returns. This session presents the indispensable tools for culling opportunities down to those most likely to generate impressive returns to angel investors.

Valuation of Early-Stage Companies
Thursday, September 18, 8:00 - 11:45 am
Instructor, Susan Preston
Location:  Ohio Union, Ohio State University

Back by popular demand this workshop presents several key methodologies that experienced angel investors have found as fundamental approaches to properly valuing early stage companies. Methods taught include Risk Factor Summation, Venture Capital and Scorecard. The seminar also presents the importance of portfolio strategies and the role of portfolio returns in the valuation process.