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Daniel Hoffer, a serial high-tech entrepreneur and Columbia MBA, started his first company at age 15 and went on to start several others, including the leading social networking site Couchsurfing.com. As he alternated between "real" jobs and his own startups, he began to accumulate some disposable income that he wanted to invest in promising startups, but he didn't have access to the deal flow that top tier venture capitalists did. In addition, he missed the easy exchange of ideas and information with peers that characterized his experience at business school.
MBAngels.net is the result of Daniel's passion for finding promising deals and highlighting them for the benefit of others. With a bias toward MBA's (but not a requirement), Daniel's goal is to facilitate a high quality community where investors who can add value to entrepreneurs can find promising startups. As an online community, investors and entrepreneurs both gain access to more remote people who can help them who they would never meet otherwise.
Angel investors should join because they will:
- Get exposure to excellent early-stage investment
opportunities
- Socialize and network with other experienced angel
investors
- Be the first to know about hot startups: keep your
finger on the pulse of entrepreneurship
- Meet talented entrepreneurs
- Learn about investing and share experiences with your
peers
- Have fun
Entrepreneurs should join in order to:
- Find sources of funding for their startups
- Network with investors
- Network with other entrepreneurs
Not a
problem! We understand that confidentiality is a concern
for many entrepreneurs. That is why we enable
entrepreneurs to select which of their documents may be
seen by prospective investors (rather than by the MBAngels.net staff). Investors who want to see
additional information will be able to contact the
entrepreneur directly. We allow that to happen so that
the entrepreneur can then choose (at his or her own
discretion and pace) what else to share with the
investor.
We seek out MBA investors because our ultimate goal is to nurture a
high-quality community of talented and accomplished businesspeople. The
MBA degree, although not a guarantee of quality or talent, at least
proves an individual's previous training, commitment to professional
success, and access to resources that can help entrepreneurs succeed.
However, in many instances, individuals without MBAs will possess
relevant professional experience or an alternate graduate degree that
would still enable them to add significant value to entrepreneurs.
An MBA degree is an admission ticket into the MBAngels community. We
also welcome individuals who have comparably valuable professional
experience or academic backgrounds. We do not, however, guarantee
admission to every non-MBA investor who wishes to join the community.
We have a soft spot in our hearts for MBA entrepreneurs.
But any entrepreneur with a good business plan and a
good chance of success is welcome to join our community.
Yes, you must meet the minimum requirements of an accredited investor as defined by the SEC in order to participate as an
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