Comments on: Angels in Oregon: The definitive guide to early stage investment opportunities for both startups and potential investors

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By: Carolynn Duncan

Carolynn Duncan — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:36:40 +0000

Great job on compiling this info for Northwest entrepreneurs, John. Definitely a good resource for anyone raising angel funds locally.

And to echo the other comments made previously, thanks also for your work and efforts in strengthening the entrepreneurial communities in both states.

By: kcleland

kcleland — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:18:53 +0000

John is an invaluable resource to the entire Oregon Entrepreneurial community, and is a singular driving force for a huge number of start ups and success stories in the Willamette Valley. Kudos to him for doing so much for this state’s economy. He birthed the Willamette Angel Conference last year in Corvallis. It will be held in May 2010 in Eugene. Come and grow your business where the grass is green, and start ups can flourish.

By: RJ Humphries

RJ Humphries — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:33:46 +0000

Many thanks for putting together this summary John.

With regard to growing angel investors, I wanted to add that the $50K investment funds that ZINO Society awards to the winners of our investment forums are also made up of smaller investments of $5K-$6K from individuals – some of whom are very experienced angel investors, and others who are dipping their toes into the water for the very first time.

At each Investment Forum, these fund investors select finalists and do due diligence as a group, which is indeed an excellent opportunity for new angels to learn from more experienced investors in a lower risk situation, as you mentioned in your post. For new angels, this can be the educational process that encourages them to make larger individual investments in specific companies in the future.

By: Chris DeVore

Chris DeVore — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:55:25 +0000

Thanks for the mention, John – glad to be on your radar.

Cheers,
Chris & Andy (The Founders Co-op guys)

By: Jerry Saveriano

Jerry Saveriano — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:49:18 +0000

See an excellent video interview with John Sechrest at Innovational Musings at http://sandacom.wordpress.com/ where he discusses funding and start-ups in the Willamette Valley.