By Dr Smith – the Good Bad and Very Ugly

Most of the time the partnerships which form between founders and angel investors are productive but, in a few cases, I have seen it turn very destructive.

Companies that should have realized success have been held back by investor partnerships that have severely limited their potential or, in some cases, doomed them to failure…

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The 10-Minute Interview – Business Angel Eileen Burbidge

Business Angel and Internet technology expert, Eileen Burbidge, talks to Brett Tudor about why she became a business angel and what she looks for in the businesses she invests in.

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If personality is no guide to start-up success – what is?

Business angels will already know this in their gut, but a recent survey of entrepreneurial literature has told us, here at iBusinessAngel, that personality is no guide to success.

Various firms have been developing psychometric tests to identify the personality traits of a successful entrepreneur and it turns out, that there is no agreement on whether any of these work. So what can research tell us?

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The 10-Minute Interview – Business Angel Stefan Glaenzer

Stefan is London-based entrepreneur and angel investor from Germany. He is the co-founder of companions.de, companionsTV, ricardo.de and myblog.de. He is also the founding investor and executive Chairman of Mendeley.com and RjDj.me and has been in the same role at Last.fm.

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Business Angels – What Would Warren Do?

Have you ever asked yourself what would Warren Buffett do if he were a Business Angel?
 
Well, it might be a bit hard to ask Mr Buffett along to attend our investments seminars, so instead we have attempted to summarise the rules Warren Buffett applies to his investments to see if we can apply that to [...]

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What are Business Angels really like?

Business Angels come in different shapes and sizes. But are they really like? Crazy? Successful? Generous or in it for the money?
That is a question that not only entrepreneurs ask themselves, but also the Business Angels too.
Why?
Most investments that gain Angel investment will have not one single investors but a small team or committee or [...]

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