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Angel

How to Invest in Technology Startups-Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 into $100,000,000

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Angel

By: Jason Calacanis
Narrated by: Jason Calacanis
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One of Silicon Valley’s most successful angel investors shares his rules for investing in startups.

There are two ways to make money in startups: create something valuable—or invest in the people that are creating valuable things.

Over the past twenty-five years, Jason Calacanis has made a fortune investing in creators, spotting and helping build and fund a number of successful technology startups—investments that have earned him tens of millions of dollars. Now, in this enlightening guide that is sure to become the bible for twenty-first century investors, Calacanis takes potential angels step-by-step through his proven method of creating massive wealth: startups.

As Calacanis makes clear, you can get rich—even if you came from humble beginnings (his dad was a bartender, his mom a nurse), didn’t go to the right schools, and weren’t a top student. The trick is learning how angel investors think. Calacanis takes you inside the minds of these successful moneymen, helping you understand how they prioritize and make the decisions that have resulted in phenomenal profits. He guides you step by step through the process, revealing how leading investors evaluate new ventures, calculating the risks and rewards, and explains how the best startups leverage relationships with angel investors for the best results.

Whether you’re an aspiring investor or a budding entrepreneur, Angel will inspire and educate you on all the ins of outs. Buckle up for a wild ride into the world of angel investing!

This audiobook edition of Angel includes exclusive bonus one-on-one interviews with Jason Calacanis and professional angel investors. Featured are Founders Fund Partner Cyan Banister, multiple start up investor Gil Penchina, Founding Partner at XG Ventures Andrea Zurek, and serial entrepreneur and start up mentor Ed Roman.

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I’m the founder of CurveBlock.io and I’m 100% guilty of listening to this book to get inside the head of what an Angel actually looks for, possibly one of the best books I’ve ever listened too, I even made contact with Ed from Hack VC who’s interviewed at the end of the book, and it was a positive response back from Ed, so yes the book is real people with real information and stories, a must listen for any Founder of a great startup.

Kindest Regards
Gary
Woodhead

Sneaky Founder ;-)

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Love thestyle, the dark humour and mostly the inside track of one of the world's foremost angel investors. I'm going to make this a must-read for my team.

Next stop SV

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loved the book, really great to listen to Jason narrating this book. Very clear, simple and easy to understand. This is a germ for the future of any investors. This book will become a mandatory for any potential investors am meeting..

Best practical book for investors

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Loved it. Inspirational and informative. If you are thinking about getting into angel investing, have made some investments or are seasoned investor looking to level up, this is a great audio program. Thank you Jason.

Awesome introduction to angel investing

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Every time I re listen to this I gain some new nugget of information I had previously thought was not critical. Amazing. Love the podcast. Learn more about startups from Jason than my real job as a VC analyst.... Really want him to write another book or to update / revise this one. FANTASTIC!!!!! Tune into This Week In Start Ups Podcast if you enjoy it.

AMAZING!!!! Need to re-read 5-6 times!

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