Angel investing?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="angel">angel</span> <span word="investing">investing</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="angel">angel</span> <span word="investing">investing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="start">start</span>-<span word="ups">ups</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="investing">investing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="start">start</span>-<span word="ups">ups</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="venture">venture</span> <span word="capitalist">capitalist</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="start">start</span>-<span word="up">up</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="formation">formation</span> <span word="stages">stages</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="investing">investing</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="start">start</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="risky">risky</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="venture">venture</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="investing">investing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="risky">risky</span> <span word="start">start</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="assume">assume</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hefty">hefty</span> <span word="returns">returns</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="start">start</span>-<span word="ups">ups</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="big">big</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="acquiring">acquiring</span> <span word="shares">shares</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>.</p><p><span word="Angel">Angel</span> <span word="investing">investing</span>?</p><p><span word="Essentially">Essentially</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="angel">angel</span> <span word="investing">investing</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="angels">angels</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="kindly">kindly</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="support">support</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="investors">investors</span>, <span word="they">they</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="vultures">vultures</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="angel">angel</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="celestial">celestial</span> <span word="being">being</span>, <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="unreal">unreal</span> <span word="really">really</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="serves">serves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="guardian">guardian</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="places">places</span>. <span word="Angel">Angel</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="Usually">Usually</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="angel">angel</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="investing">investing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="say">say</span>) <span word="solely">solely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="profits">profits</span>. <span word="Angel">Angel</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="guardian">guardian</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="guardian">guardian</span> <span word="angel">angel</span>, <span word="than">than</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="businessman">businessman</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="venture">venture</span> <span word="capitalists">capitalists</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="strictly">strictly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span>.</p>
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