Author Archives: Elizabeth Kraus

Want to Become an Angel Investor? Our Six-Month Program Starts June 4th

Angel investing can be very lucrative and a whole lot of fun, but it is also risky and complicated. Many new angel investors fail to educate themselves and because of that, they lose money on the first investments they make … Continue reading

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Brad Feld Shares His Angel Investing Strategy and Due Diligence Redefined

Bart Lorang from Full Contact, Jim Deters from Galvanize and Brad Feld are doing a pretty cool thing to encourage angel investing in Colorado. They’ve offered to host a dinner once a quarter with aspiring angel investors for an exclusive Q and A session with Brad Feld. I … Continue reading

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7 Angel Investor Due Diligence Resources

In preparation for a panel on “How to Conduct Due Diligence to Avoid Surprises and Make Great Investments” that I’m hosting at the Angel Capital Summit, our great team of panelists has pulled together our favorite resources for angel investor due … Continue reading

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What Companies Are Angels Actually Investing in?

It seems as if a new startup is funded every day, but in reality a very small percentage of startups are able to successfully raise capital. To give some perspective, the Impact Angel Group reviewed 522 angel investments last year … Continue reading

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Why I Love Angel Investing

I had a phone call yesterday with a very smart and savvy former Angel investor. He told me he stopped angel investing because he lost most of his money and finally realized that angel investing is risky, complicated and a … Continue reading

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The Impact Angel Group | 2012 Impact Investing Progress Report

With less than 4 hours until 2013, I thought it would make sense to reflect on the first year of Impact Angel Group existence. Since our inception 11 months ago, we’ve: Reviewed 502 executive summaries Met with 242 angel investors Made … Continue reading

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Super Cool Tax Shelter: Support Colorado Startups for 35 Cents on the Dollar

Looking for ways to avoid the fiscal cliff??? The Rocky Mountain Innosphere has teamed up with the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado to form the Fund for Innovation.  Since the Innosphere is both a 501(c)(3) organization and located in a … Continue reading

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5! Colorado Impact Angel Investor Events This Week

We have a jam packed week of events for Impact Investors in Colorado this week. Hope to see you at some of these! Tuesday, December 11 – Impact Investing night with the Rockies Venture Club – panel moderated by yours … Continue reading

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Why Paying for Angel Due Diligence Was the Best Thing I Ever Did

After spending a year and a half trying to handle my angel investing on my own, I was feeling completely over-taxed and burned out. I finally broke down and decided to do two things: 1) empower a more experienced angel … Continue reading

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We’re Hiring Startup Marketing Talent and Firms

The Impact Angel Group is searching for marketing talent to refer to our promising entrepreneurs. We are especially looking for people/firms who are willing to work for equity and deferred compensation, but have a few paid opportunities as well. Opportunities … Continue reading

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