New to investing? Experienced and working to learn more? Here are some great resources compiled from a range of sources. Credit to Luba Lesiva (Palantir Syndicate Lead) for putting most of this together. You can follow her newsletter here.
How to Be an Angel Investor (blog post) by Paul Graham (cofounder of Y Combinator): the original and the best intro to angel investing. Note some of the valuation figures have shifted over the last 10+ years, but the core message is as true as ever.
AngelList’s overview of syndicates: a good primer on the structure of syndicates and why you should consider investing in one.
Honest Advice for First-Time Startup Investors From a Long-Time Investor (Medium post) by Roy Bahat of Bloomberg Beta: great primer on how to approach angel investing, and how not to cause more harm than good.
11 Angel Investing Lessons (blog post) by Babak Nivi (cofounder of AngelList): great distillation of the things that really matter when it comes to returns.
Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups (book) by Jason Calacanis: a fun and quick read on how to launch your own angel investing career.
Suggestions for Angel Investors by Brad Feld of Foundry Group: a great foundational framework for thinking about your angel investing strategy and your goals from being an angel investor.
20 Min VC (podcast) by Harry Stebbings: great for understanding the qualitative factors that best in class investors use to analyze investments in startups.
Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer And Venture Capitalist (book) by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson of Foundry Group: great for an in-depth education about the various terms and structures in venture capital investments. There’s also an associated online class.