Accredited investor, 222
Adverse selection, 27–28
BANs. See Business Angel networks
BAs. See Business Angels
BASs. See Business Angel syndicates
BE time. See Break-even time
Blue Ocean Strategy, 65
Board of directors, 179
Bootstrapping, 20–21
Break-even (BE) time, 97
Business Angel networks (BANs), 42–45
Business Angels (BAs), 34–51
business angel syndicates and networks, 42–45, 51
defined, 35
distinctions between VC market, 47–49
investment, challenges, 3–5
investment characteristics of, 50
investment opportunity, 59–102
investment process, 103–138
as local investors, 36
market, 40–42
motivations, 38
profile of, 38–40
rise of, 2–3
smart money concept, 35
types of, 37–38
vs. venture capital (VC) firms, 36
views from practice, 39–40
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