Angel Investors for Startups with Jeffrey Potvin

Are you a startup looking for series A angel investors, or are you seeking to become an angel investor? This episode is for you! Jeffrey Potvin will help us understand the ins and outs of angel investment for startups. Grab your notebook and pen. You’ll need to take notes. Who is Jeffery? Jeffery is an early-stage investor. He is a lifelong entrepreneur with a proven track record of building companies and reinventing existing businesses. Jeffery is a mentor, coach and loves to climb mountains! How can one become an investor? You have to be an accredited investor to invest in these early-stage companies when you become an investor. That’s just an approval format; there are certain criteria that the government requests that you have to sign off on that allow you to start making these types of investments. Once you are accredited, it is extremely necessary to ensure you do due diligence before investing your money. Jeffery’s inner superpower Jeffery believes his inner superpower is his drive. When he sets his mind to do something, he does it regardless of the situation. His inner superpower makes him love working with people who have an inner drive. Timestamps: [00:41] Getting to know Jeffrey and all the amazing things he does [01:40] What is series A? [03:06] How Jeffrey joined the angel investment world [09:13] The startup event that Jeffrey runs [10:33] How can a startup join the Pitch it Program? [15:00] How easy is it for one to become an investor? [18:40] Jeffrey’s best and worst investments [22:36] Jeffrey’s goal. Where does Jeffrey want to go? [27:07] Jeffrey’s inner superpower Quotes: “Treat every share like it’s worth a million dollars and then just figure out how you can do the most for the least amount of equity.” “When you become an investor, you have to be an accredited investor in order to invest in these early-stage companies.” “Nothing has an immediacy that needs to be solved in a short amount of one day.” “Your body’s an instrument of your mind.” “Don’t let anybody stop you and believe in yourself and it’ll happen.” Connect with Jeffery Potvin: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefferypotvin/ Website: https://www.hardbootinc.com/