At Angel Forum we are strong believers in the notion that most successes in our space are driven by the collaboration between founding teams and the investors who back them up. These are very often not easy relationships; they go from the incredible highs to the desperately low and very often things snap which results in boardroom brawls and companies failing.

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At Angel Forum we are strong believers in the notion that most successes in our space are driven by the collaboration between founding teams and the investors who back them up. These are very often not easy relationships; they go from the incredible highs to the desperately low and very often things snap which results in boardroom brawls and companies failing.

When it comes to entrepreneurship and investment, Greg Smith never lacked in grit! At BDC he supported companies so early in their journey, many would have coined them (and him!) crazy. Indeed, his investments included some of the earliest cash into companies like General Fusion and Copperleaf. Greg empathized deeply with the plight of the entrepreneur. He never just wrote a cheque.

So, a lot happened in two years and Pieter Dorsman opened the summit on Friday morning by reflecting on this and outlining the challenges and opportunities ahead for both founders and investors. The theme of the summit was ‘Back to Basics’ the goal of which is to understand how angel investors actually work and how they have dealt with the high valuations and COVID-fueled tech boom that characterized the years 2020-22.

Approaching investors and getting this story across is primarily driven by a solid Executive Summary and a Slidedeck or Pitchdeck that mirrors the executive summary. These touch on a number of core points and if you present it in a verbal format it is basically a story you are telling. To get this message across is relatively simple, yet very few companies are good at it!

At Angel Forum we are strong believers in the notion that most successes in our space are driven by the collaboration between founding teams and the investors who back them up. These are very often not easy relationships; they go from the incredible highs to the desperately low and very often things snap which results in boardroom brawls and companies failing.

To provide the necessary foundation, we started off with the “Angel Investing – from first cheque to exit ” webinar on Thursday afternoon. The webinar captivated a record number of (aspiring) angel investors and entrepreneurs.