iBusinessAngel http://www.ibusinessangel.com Wisdom for Business Angel Investors Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:47:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Should Business Angels Adopt an Aggressive VC Approach? Anyone who watched this week’s brutal episode of Dragons' Den may have been surprised to find Theo Paphitis talking about sticking pins in his eyes and Duncan Bannatyne behaving a bit like a spoiled toddler who’d just been handed a carrot instead of a lolly - should business angels adopt the modus operandi of the VCs in Dragons' Den?

]]> http://www.ibusinessangel.com/2010/07/should-business-angels-adopt-an-aggressive-vc-approach/ Who Were The Ancient Business Angels? Archaeologists have just discovered a small fleet of 18 m boats just off the coast from Rome, Italy. The boats belonged to traders and are over 2,500 years old.

Could these be the original business angels?

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]]> http://www.ibusinessangel.com/2010/07/looking-for-business-angel-services-look-no-further/ An Extinction Level Event for Seed Funding? New venture funding is the lowest it’s been for a decade according to Nesta’s July report Venture Capital Now and After the Dotcom Crash and that’s not all…

]]> http://www.ibusinessangel.com/2010/07/an-extinction-level-event-for-seed-funding/ Investment in early stage tech companies grows in Europe Investment in early stage technology companies has grown in Europe according to a quarterly review released by Calibre One.

]]> http://www.ibusinessangel.com/2010/07/investment-in-early-stage-tech-companies-grows-in-europe/ 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...

]]> http://www.ibusinessangel.com/2010/07/dr-smith-the-good-bad-and-very-ugly/ Oxford Angel Network Announce Major New Sponsor http://www.ibusinessangel.com/2010/07/oxford-angel-network-announce-major-new-sponsor/ Northern Ireland Sees Largest Ever Angel Investment http://www.ibusinessangel.com/2010/07/northern-ireland-sees-largest-ever-angel-investment/ Angels Fund Online Fashion Store’s Expansion http://www.ibusinessangel.com/2010/07/angels-fund-online-fashion-stores-expansion/ 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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