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Breaking News: The Impact Angel Group is Becoming Part of Investors’ Circle

I am thrilled to announce that the Impact Angel Group is going to become a part of Investors’ Circle (IC), the largest and most active early-stage impact investing network in the world. This change will connect our nearly 50 Impact … Continue reading

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The Impact Angel Group’s New and Improved Definition of Impact

The Impact Angel Group has been doing a lot of thinking about this thing called “impact”. What is the impact that we want the group to have going forward? How narrowly defined and focused on impact do we want our … Continue reading

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2/12: Join Us With Brad Feld and Investors’ Circle for “Impact” in Angel Investor Decisions

The Impact Angel Group is hosting an event on February 12th and we’re offering a $30 discount to our blog subscribers. Sign up by Monday to receive this discount. “Impact” in Angel Investor Decisions Featuring Brad Feld and Investors’ Circle … Continue reading

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The Impact Angel Group’s Impact in 2013

It’s been a busy year at the Impact Angel Group! We’ve been working hard to fulfill our mission to make a difference and realize a return for investors. Below is the progress we’ve made in 2013.

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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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Why I Won’t Invest in Convertible Debt

Convertible debt seems to be an increasingly popular vehicle for angel investing. While it has it’s benefits, it also has it’s drawbacks, but there are certain instances when I WILL NOT INVEST in convertible debt. Here’s one of them:

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Impact Investing | Kimbal Musk’s Words of Wisdom

I attended the Impact Investing Collaboratory in Boulder last week and the keynote speaker was Kimbal Musk — serial entrepreneur (first company Zip2, was acquired by Compaq in 1999) and investor/advisor in companies like PayPal (acquired by Ebay), Tesla Motors (Publicly listed: … Continue reading

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Which Impact Investments Are Getting Funding?

Since I’ve started angel investing, I’ve seen hundreds of social impact investment opportunities, but only a handful have actually been able to raise angel money. So what’s the secret to their success?

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