NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE:
Did you know only 15% of angel investors are women?
As part of its “This Is What an Angel Investor Looks Like” series, Women 2.0 asks prominent female angel investors to share advice for people who want to attract investors to their businesses. Angie Chang of Women 2.0 interviewed Joanne Wilson, an angel investor based in New York City, and shared some great tips from Joanne:
- Have a fire in your eyes..
- Have well-prepared legal documents.
- Understand the landscape and competition.
- Have a new business model that has not already been launched successfully.
- Give investors their pro-rata share in future rounds of investments.
When Angie asked Joanne to share one piece of advice to entrepreneurs looking for capital, Joanne says:
“Be succinct, be scrappy and listen.”
And for women who want to become angel investors, Joanne suggests:
“Spend a lot of time seeing deals before you leap. At the beginning, everything looks amazing. Wait 24 hours.”
Get the Details: Women 2.0 » This Is What An Angel Investor Looks Like – Joanne Wilson via www.women2.com
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Susan Gunelius
Susan Gunelius is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Women on Business. She is a 30-year veteran of the marketing field and has authored a dozen books about marketing, branding, and social media, including the highly popular Ultimate Guide to Email Marketing, 30-Minute Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing for Dummies, Blogging All-in-One for Dummies and Kick-ass Copywriting in 10 Easy Steps. Susan’s marketing-related content can be found on Entrepreneur.com, Forbes.com, MSNBC.com, BusinessWeek.com, and more. Susan is President & CEO of KeySplash Creative, Inc., a marketing communications company. She has worked in corporate marketing roles and through client relationships with AT&T, HSBC, Citibank, Intuit, The New York Times, Cox Communications, and many more large and small companies around the world. Susan also speaks about marketing, branding and social media at events around the world and is frequently interviewed by television, online, radio, and print media organizations about these topics. She holds an MBA in Management and Strategy and a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and is a Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC).
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