Angel by Jason Calacanis

Angel

How to Invest in Technology Startups--timeless Advice From an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 Into $100,000,000

Jason Calacanis

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · July 18, 2017

One of Silicon Valley’s most successful angel investors shares his rules for investing in startups.

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Who it’s for
A practical startup-investing guide with a self-made, deal-room edge.
Genres
Venture Capital, Starting a Business, Investing (Personal)
Published
HarperCollins, July 18, 2017

About this book

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.

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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!

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A practical startup-investing guide with a self-made, deal-room edge.

Come here for

  • Angel investing basics
  • Career-minded, idea-driven advice

Expect

  • Hard-nosed, operatorly perspective
  • Useful framing for conversations and decisions

Where it sits

Venture Capital87%
Starting a Business68%
Investing (Personal)35%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Business Valuation
  • Venture Capital
  • Business Development
  • Starting a Business
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  • Management
  • Small Business
  • Leadership
  • Office Management
Authors
Jason Calacanis
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
July 18, 2017
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Business Valuation