Angel Investing
Angel Investing is a comprehensive, entertaining guide that walks readers through every step of the way to becoming a successful angel investor. It is illustrated with stories from among over 90 companies in which the author has invested during a 25-year career as one of the world’s most active business angels. It includes instructions on how to get started, how to find and evaluate opportunities, and how to pursue and structure investments to maximize your returns. This book also provides both the fundamental strategies and the specific tools you need to take full advantage of this rapidly growing asset class.
Praise for Angel Investing
“The world of entrepreneurial startups is where the most exciting and creative action is happening in today’s business world, which is why I was a strong supporter of the JOBS Act of 2012. No wonder millions of people are wondering how they can get involved as investors. There’s no better place to start than by reading David S. Rose’s Angel Investing.”
― U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, Senate Finance Committee
“From the best methods for finding and picking tomorrow’s big winners to proven techniques for adding value to any business you invest in, Angel Investing provides readers with everything they need to know to get started in this fascinating, fun―and lucrative―business arena.”
― David Bach, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Automatic Millionaire and Start Late Finish Rich
“As an angel investor and a long-time fan of David S. Rose, I was delighted to hear he finally captured his wit and wisdom in the pages of a book. David’s witty stories and angel investing principles ― as well as his unsurpassed knowledge of his field ― are teaching me so much more about investing than I’ve learned over the years doing it!”
― Barbara Corcoran, Real Estate Mogul, Angel Investor
“This is the most comprehensive and readable guide to angel investing ever written. The chapter on valuation and expectations lays out a clear framework for understanding one of the least well-known pitfalls in the angel world. And its emphasis on creating a win-win relationship with the entrepreneur is at the heart of being a long-term successful angel―and continuing to see the best deal flow. I recommend this book to anyone even thinking about making or receiving angel investments.”
― Howard Morgan, Founding Partner, First Round Capital
“Angel Investing is an engaging, easy read, full of real stories and hard numbers, actual cases and a whole lot of good advice. David S. Rose brings tons of real-world knowledge to the subject that makes this required reading for every new angel.”
― Tim Berry, Entrepreneur, Angel Investor