Ask an Angel! Startup funding overview, investor red flags, negotiating early-stage terms | E1694

Zach Coelius is BACK with Jason to take questions from founders and investors! They cover investing on Zoom post-COVID (6:07), diligence red flags (13:13), investor red flags (27:32), building relationships prior to fundraising (48:59), and more!

(0:00) Jason Kicks off the show

(1:21) Managing time as an angel

(6:07) Moving to zoom instead of the room

(9:50) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist

(10:54) Servicing new deals vs. existing ones

(13:13) Red flags to look for in a syndicate startup deal

(20:18) Coda - The All-in-one doc for teams, sign up for free at https://coda.io/twist

(21:47) Your options when there is no path to profitability

(27:32) Red flags when courting angel investors

(41:10) Contra - Get $500 off your first hire at https://contra.com/twist

(42:35) Assumptions that have evolved

(45:23) Recent learnings in the past few years

(48:59) Building genuine relationships with investors

(53:40) Difficulties in startups

(57:37) Negotiating terms on deals

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