The Diligent Observer

Helping angel investors make better bets.

By Andrew Kazlow

Episode 64: “We Pass on 98.5%” | Bio Angels Yaniv Sneor and Alex Pederson on Life Science Angel Investing, Screening Criteria, and Exit…

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Episode 63: Central Texas Angel Network's Rick Timmins on Data-Driven Angel Investing

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Episode 62: Baylor Angel Network's Steven Diedrich on Training Students to Think Like Angel Investors

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Episode 17: "Your Board Can Make or Break the Company" | Curtis Feeny on Governance, Market Cycles, and the "Say Yes" Career

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Episode 19: "Smart Money Goes Beyond the Checkbook" | Seasoned Angel Investor Mitra Miller on the Importance of Founder "Relentlessness…

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Episode 61: “40 to 60% of Angel Investors Gone?” | ACA Board Member Mark Friedman on Startup Policy, QSBS, and the INVEST Act

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Episode 60: “Startups Are Hype Machines” | Carta’s Peter Walker on Angel Exits, SAFEs, and AI-Age Investing

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Episode 59: QCA Ventures Director Scott Jacobs on Angel Due Diligence, Board Governance, and AI-Powered Deal Evaluation

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Episode 58: "$15 Million in Capital Gains: Gone" Startup Wealth Strategist Bryan Hasling on What Angel Investors Need to Know About QSBS…

Listen now | Insights from an Air Force veteran and Harvard MBA who has deployed over $27 million into gospel-advancing companies and funds as founder…

Mar 31

Episode 57: "Old Money To New Money" | Lagos Angel Network Executive Director Dr. Solomon King on Mobilizing Legacy Nigerian Wealth into…

Watch now | Insights from an 18-year finance veteran and Executive Director of the Lagos Angel Network who has grown the community 10x in two years…

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Episode 56: "Hard Tech Is Hard, But So Is Software” | Industrial Sustainability VC Anthony Del Porto on Finding Step-Change Value in Hard…

Insights from a mechanical engineer-turned-COO who backs pre-seed industrial sustainability startups at BetterWay, investing in "boring" hard tech…

Mar 3

Episode 55: "We Need to Disrupt Ourselves" | SWAN Impact Network Executive Director Suresh Sundarababu

Watch now | Insights from a 30-year innovation leader disrupting angel group conventions as Executive Director of SWAN Impact Network while pursuing…

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