How Much Can You Lose on a Five Thousand Dollar Angel Investment?

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Invest in later stage companies, because then you know more diligence has been done. You can go to the secondary market and buy shares from employees and other investors who are early on. But if your angel invest you know very well that seventy or eighty per cent of the bets you make will go to zero. On a five thousand dollar angel investment, you can lose five thousand....

0:01 Jason previews today's Ask Jason & drops some hints about the Super Secret TWiST Slack room
2:29 Aaron asks how investors view no-code startups
6:33 Andrii asks if an economic crisis is a good time to start a company
9:52 Jesse asks if he should start trying to raise a round of funding now, or wait until this crisis passes
14:48 Juan asks how he can leverage his first committed angel investor to attract more
19:11 Marcel asks how he can use a "startup mentality" to effectively run his small private school
23:28 Matt asks how to bring on advisors and how he should compensate them
29:46 Mike asks what % of revenue a company should spend on brand & marketing
35:27 Peter asks how much diligence is appropriate for an Angel Investor writing small checks ($5K & under)
41:52 Talha asks what COVID's economic impact will be on Cloud Kitchens, UberEats, DoorDash, etc.
47:56 Ryan asks for Jason's thoughts on solving the unemployment issues due to COVID-19