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Ron Conway (Angel Investors LP), Mike Maples Jr. (Floodgate) - Angel Investing Revealed

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (ETL)

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The Importance of Trusting Angel Investors

I did a ton of angel investing in the early 90s till 98, 99. I probably invested myself in a hundred companies with Ben Rosen who was then the chairman of Compaq. And that segued into starting two funds called Angel Investors LP where we were managing like close to $200 million. It didn't take me long to realize I didn't like managing other people's money. Even though our investors were great people, we never had any major conflict. So I think a lot of it's personal preference. I don't want to be a fiduciary.

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