Comments on: Angelsoft’s Investor Search: Kayak for startups? http://venturebeat.com/2009/03/09/angelsofts-investor-search-kayak-for-startups/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:11:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Pete http://venturebeat.com/2009/03/09/angelsofts-investor-search-kayak-for-startups/comment-page-1/#comment-857697 Pete Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:12:39 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=104858#comment-857697 It's really too bad that they weren't able to buy the <a href="http://Angelsoft.com" rel="nofollow">Angelsoft.com</a> domain, which is for toiletpaper. Insert joke (here). It's really too bad that they weren't able to buy the Angelsoft.com domain, which is for toiletpaper. Insert joke (here).

]]> By: WA http://venturebeat.com/2009/03/09/angelsofts-investor-search-kayak-for-startups/comment-page-1/#comment-857696 WA Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:31:27 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=104858#comment-857696 Yes Angelsoft is great. That being said, reports said that startup valuation dropped at least 25% during recession (from Angelsoft):<br><br><a href="http://www.wealthalchemist.com/Blog/2009/01/startup-valuation-decline-25-q4-2008/" rel="nofollow">http://www.wealthalchemist.com/Blog/2009/01/sta...</a> Yes Angelsoft is great. That being said, reports said that startup valuation dropped at least 25% during recession (from Angelsoft):

http://www.wealthalchemist.com/Blog/2009/01/sta...

]]> By: innonate http://venturebeat.com/2009/03/09/angelsofts-investor-search-kayak-for-startups/comment-page-1/#comment-857695 innonate Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:18:55 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=104858#comment-857695 Mismatched deal submissions is a huge inefficiency in the investment market. Giving entrepreneurs an idea of of which firms are best for their deals helps everyone. Mismatched deal submissions is a huge inefficiency in the investment market. Giving entrepreneurs an idea of of which firms are best for their deals helps everyone.

]]> By: Mark Goldstein http://venturebeat.com/2009/03/09/angelsofts-investor-search-kayak-for-startups/comment-page-1/#comment-857694 Mark Goldstein Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:12:28 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=104858#comment-857694 This is awesome. Anything that reduces the friction is good...I liken it to the SAT test for entrepreneurs...its one standard form and thus less focus on nuances of the structure of the business plan. Kudos! This is awesome. Anything that reduces the friction is good…I liken it to the SAT test for entrepreneurs…its one standard form and thus less focus on nuances of the structure of the business plan. Kudos!

]]> By: Simon http://venturebeat.com/2009/03/09/angelsofts-investor-search-kayak-for-startups/comment-page-1/#comment-857693 Simon Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:17:18 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=104858#comment-857693 Really like this tool as it addresses a burning issue for entrepreneurs. We at the "Global Security Challenge" have developed a similar tool - only focussed on security start-ups and VCs in that space. The main differentiator is that we compared what a VC says (on his website) with what he actually does (his portfolio) to create an algorithm that matches start-ups with VCs based on factors similar to Angelsoft's. Really like this tool as it addresses a burning issue for entrepreneurs. We at the “Global Security Challenge” have developed a similar tool – only focussed on security start-ups and VCs in that space. The main differentiator is that we compared what a VC says (on his website) with what he actually does (his portfolio) to create an algorithm that matches start-ups with VCs based on factors similar to Angelsoft's.

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