Author: Abu Cassim 13 July 2020 You walk into your first pitch night. The room is alive and buzzing with people anticipating seeing solutions that will shape the future. After chatting with a few participants, you sit down with a cup of coffee to hear the first pitch. The energetic founders start engaging your interest […]
Author: Abu Cassim 5 October 2018 “You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water” – Rabindranath Tagore. You have to get wet at some point. So start by dipping your feet in to test the water. An angel investor’s first deal can be a pretty foreign experience. Many elements are […]
Author: Abu Cassim 21 September 2018 “Trust me, the projections are conservative. We are going to make millions together.” I’m almost certain this is a line they teach in startup school. The projections are always conservative even when they look like a hockey stick. True unicorns (mythical creatures) are the ones that hit their growth projections. […]
Author: Abu Cassim 15 June 2018 If you’ve researched angel investing prior to reading this, you will know that it’s not for everyone. It carries significant risk and it’s not a parking bay for your children’s education fund. On the other side of that coin, young companies offer an attractive return on investment when chosen […]
Author: Abu Cassim 1 June 2018 An investment thesis simply put is your personal angel investor playbook. It guides you through investments, ensuring a central theme in your decision making as opposed to a random shotgun approach. The thesis is set upfront in an objective manner but can be revisited as you learn about the […]
Author: Abu Cassim 5 April 2017 All of the coffee shop buzz this week has been about the S&P downgrade. Technicalities aside1, there is no doubt that it will fundamentally affect our economy, possibly for decades – it took Colombia 12 years to regain investment grade status after being downgraded. The question for you and […]
Author: Abu Cassim 16 February 2017 It’s 3AM in the morning and like all considerate newborns, my son wants to play. After a few games of peek-a-boo and lots of rocking, I eventually get him to sleep in my arms. That’s when the itch starts…on my back. Do I put him down and risk waking […]
Author: Abu Cassim 31 May 2016 Investing in startups can be tricky and can seem daunting, particularly if you’re new to it. Can you make money? Absolutely! Can you lose all your money? Yes. Investing in startups is a risky strategy and you should be aware of the risk from the outset. This blog, along […]
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