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In Part 3 of our educational series on How to Become an Angel Investor, I discuss my framework for evaluating companies and the best ways to source new deals. Due diligence is often the most difficult part for the new investors, but after today’s lesson, you should have a good idea of the basic questions you need to ask. We will also go through some of the most popular crowdfunding platforms and the importance of having a like-minded community of investors to find the right deals for your first angel investments.

How do you define your investment goals? How do you properly diversify your portfolio? How do you choose your first industry to invest in? These are the questions I’ll be answering in today’s episode. With this knowledge, you’ll be able to take a long-term view of the future and confidently define your own investment thesis to make your first startup investments.

Why is now the best time to become an angel investor? In this episode, I explain how Regulation Crowdfunding completely changed the game for new investors and how to take advantage of these new possibilities. This is the first time in history non-accredited investors have a chance to shape the future with their wallets.

I will also explain how crowdfunding platforms work, why startup investing can have a positive impact on society, and how to get started, even if you’ve never invested before.

Today we’re going back to the basics of investing and finance. Your success as an investor depends first and foremost on cultivating a confident money mindset. In this episode, I go through the key mindset shifts you need to have as a confident investor going into the new year. I will also cover some of the big mistakes we make when we are driven by fear or anxiety about loss.

This week my guest is Brock Pierce, a prolific cryptocurrency investor, and venture capitalist. Pierce is considered a pioneer in the digital currency market and has raised more than $5 billion for companies he has founded. He's an early investor in Bitcoin and the Chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation, as well as Founder of Blockchain Capital, Mastercoin, & Block.one. Pierce was named among the top 20 wealthiest people in the cryptocurrency market by Forbes.

Have you wondered what drives the richest, most successful investors? Today we’ll be diving into that and many other questions with one of the biggest names in the American banking world, Kyle Bass.

Janine Yorio is a professional real estate investor who does both personal and institutional deals. She’s Head of Real Estate at Republic and today she explains why she’s still bullish on cities, why real estate is like watching golf, how to think about varyings levels of real estate risk, and how to develop confidence as a beginner.

My guest today is Nick Shekerdemian, Founding Partner at The Venture Collective (TVC). He is a multi-time founder who’s had an exciting journey in the startup space, going from entrepreneur to investor. Today he shares how he evaluates and invests in impact-driven startups.

My guest today is Cheryl Cheng, a General Partner at BlueRun Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on seed and series A opportunities. Cheryl is an institutional investor with a keen eye for efficient business operations. As an investor, she’s gone from generalist to specialist with a focus on digital health as her investment niche.

Today I’m talking to Jesse Middleton, a prolific venture capitalist and a General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners. Jesse worked as an early executive at WeWork and went on to co-found WeWork Labs. He’s served as an advisor to many early-stage technology startups and today he is a general partner at Flybridge, a seed-stage VC working with entrepreneurs to leverage the power of community.