The Many Challenges in Angel Investing Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso — your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Angel investing comes with many challenges. Here’s a list of how to deal with them: One’s angel investing experience will inform one’s investment thesis. That’s why every angel brings a unique perspective to the process. It takes more than intelligence to win at angel investing. It requires emotional intelligence as well. The one who can control impulses will do better than those who don’t. Taxes on the gains are an issue. Every angel investor should study how to mitigate taxes throughout the investment process. Choosing the winners at the earliest stages is often difficult. There are many exogenous factors that come into play before the exit. Look for the basics in a startup — strong team, compelling product, and large market. A product is not a company. It takes a team, a customer, and a market as well. Optimism is required to achieve success. Pessimism alone will not succeed. Look for what will work in addition to what might go wrong. Avoid the overly complex and stick to the simple. Consider these principles when facing challenges in angel investing. Thank you for joining us for the Startup Funding Espresso where we help startups and investors connect for funding. Let’s go startup something today. _______________________________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at: http://investorconnect.org Check out our other podcasts here: https://investorconnect.org/ For Investors check out: https://tencapital.group/investor-landing/ For Startups check out: https://tencapital.group/company-landing/ For eGuides check out: https://tencapital.group/education/ For upcoming Events, check out https://tencapital.group/events/ For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group Please follow, share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of Bensound.

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