Monday, June 22, 2020 By: Emily Angold, ACA Marketing Manager Three new board members were elected at the ACA Annual Members’ Meeting during ACA 2020 – The Summit of Angel Investing held virtually May 12-14, 2020. In addition to the election of the new board members, one current board member was re-elected for a second term and a Vice Chair was elected. The Board of Directors is currently made up of 15 members and four Chairs Emeritus. Tags: Angel investing Tuesday, June 16, 2020 By: Brent Gleeson, Founder & CEO at TakingPoint™ Leadership, Navy SEAL Whether you are an entrepreneur, working in corporate America, or building a startup, it is imperative to continually seek new ways to stay inspired and driven. Being a self-starter is a fantastic quality, but we are all human and get distracted by the minutiae of our day-to-day responsibilities. Tags: Thursday, June 11, 2020 By: Dror Futter, Legal and Business Adviser to Startups, Venture Capital Firms and Technology Companies Focusing on Anything but Your Runway
Tags: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 By: Pat LaPointe, Frontier Angels After my last post, quite a few people asked if I was suggesting that ALL early stage companies should be pulling back in this uncertain time. Tags: Monday, June 08, 2020 By: Pat Gouhin, Chief Executive Officer We are deeply saddened and disturbed by the senseless deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and too many others. The Angel Capital Association stands for social justice, equal opportunity, and social mobility through the power of entrepreneurship. We have no place for racism. Thursday, June 04, 2020 By: Kevin Learned and Denise Dunlap, Sage Growth Capital “My investors want to renegotiate terms” or “I thought my round was committed but now my investors are backing out”. If this sounds like you, you’re not alone – we have been hearing similar stories from several entrepreneurs over the past two months. Tags: Monday, June 01, 2020 By: Dan Rosen, Alliance of Angels To: The Angel Community After publishing my companion piece, “How Startups Survive the COVID-19 Economic Crisis,” I have received a number of comments about how this impacts angels and angel investing. Here are my thoughts. Tags: Friday, May 29, 2020 By: Kathie Priebe and Cristina Almeida, Managing Directors of Golden Seeds Reposted with permission from Golden Seeds blog. Editor’s note: This is an update to the original blog post, “How did she do it? A Q&A with Rita Hansen, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Onboard Dynamics,” published on Oct. 3, 2019. We are thrilled to share the news that Golden Seeds company Onboard Dynamics recently won the prestigious 2020 Luis Villalobos Award in the technology, services, and consumer category. Congratulations to Rita and her team! Tags: Thursday, May 21, 2020 By: Emily Angold, ACA Marketing Manager Late last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the appointment of six new members to the Investor Advisory Committee. Christopher Mirabile, Launchpad Venture Group and ACA Chair Emeritus, was among the new members. Monday, May 18, 2020 By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director Groundbreaking economist, author, investor, and entrepreneur is honored with the Angel Capital Association’s Hans Severiens Award Tags: |