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<rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>AngelBlog - Latest Comments in Angel Investing is Where VC was 25 Years Ago</title><link>http://angelblog.disqus.com/</link><description>Best Practices for Angel Investors and Entrepreneurs</description><atom:link href="https://angelblog.disqus.com/angel_investing_is_where_vc_was_25_years_ago/latest.rss" rel="self"></atom:link><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:52:19 -0000</lastBuildDate><item><title>Re: Angel Investing is Where VC was 25 Years Ago</title><link>http://www.angelblog.net/Angel_Investing_is_Where_VC_was_25_Years_Ago.html#comment-8714198</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Should angel investing advance along the same path that venture capital took from a cottage industry to a established (and frankly, misunderstood and over-popularized) asset class?  And how should the industry develop and spread best practices different than venture capital?&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Taylor Davidson</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:52:19 -0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Re: Angel Investing is Where VC was 25 Years Ago</title><link>http://www.angelblog.net/Angel_Investing_is_Where_VC_was_25_Years_Ago.html#comment-8664125</link><description>&lt;p&gt;It seems like the VC industry is vulnerable to being disrupted from below by organized angels. As VC's look to bigger deals later in a company's lifecycle to put all those funds to work, they are making themselves vulnerable to Angel groups who can do A-Rounds themselves.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I'd expect VC ranks to thin significantly and for smart VC's to start seed-level investments. &lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">JPB</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:26:29 -0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>