Angel investors are often the only source of pre-seed capital for startups coming out of accelerator programs, graduating from the garage or bootstrapping it from home. But angel investors are finicky, unpredictable, hard to find and difficult to even lead to water, much less make them drink.

How do you get a bunch of angel investors from not interested to engaged? How do you get them across the line and invest in your startup? Join Alan Jones who has been on both the founder side and the angel investor side to gain insight on this topic from a unique perspective.

Key Takeaways

Get inside the mind of the typical angel investor and see the deal from their side of the table
Practical, actionable advice on how to find, categorise, approach and stay-in-touch with angel investors
Market-tested email template for cold email intros

About the Speaker

Originally a tech journalist and then a content operations producer for Microsoft’s Sidewalk city guide startup, Alan Jones was Yahoo!’s first technical hire in Australia and went on to become Product Director, South Asia for Yahoo! Inc. He then was a co-founder and head of content and product development for home entertainment tech startup HomeScreen Entertainment, backed by the Packer family’s CPH, acquired by Quickflix. Alan was a founding investor in Pollenizer, Startmate and Blackbird Ventures. His startup services agency The New Agency built AAP MediaNet, Autogenie and EmploymentHero before being acquired by BlueChilli in 2012. Alan’s previous investments include Bugcrowd, Buzzy, Biteable, Bridge, Cardly, Chromasun, Elevio, GeoSnap, HappyCo, HowAboutEat, Macropod, Muru Music, Muso, Propeller Aero, ResusRight, Shoeboxed, Tech Gym, Tilliter, TopMe, Tzukuri, Tyde, Workyard, UpGuard and Upperstory.Alan has also coached founders in startup accelerators Atto, BlueChilli, Catalysr, Collider, CyRise, Monash University, Moonshot, muru-D, Remarkable, Startmate, Sydney School of Entrepreneurship and UTS.

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About Fishburners
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