Power of Angel Investing Workshop - Due Diligence & Valuation of Early Stage Companies
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 ~ 8:00am - 5:00pm
Adobe Conference Center, 801 N 34th Street, Seattle, WA 98103
The NW Energy Angels, is cooperation with other regional angel organizations, offered a full-day workshop focused on educating current angel investors and potential new investors on due diligence and valuation of early stage companies. The workshop was facilitated by nationally recognized angel investor Bill Payne and customized for the Pacific Northwest with local expert panelists. Attendees had an opportunity to access the tools and knowledge to become a more active angel investors including best practices, models, checklists and resources that increased their efficiency in angel investing.
Due Diligence Overview
Effective due diligence is one of the most critical steps in successful angel investing. The morning portion of the workshop drilled-down and took attendees through key issues that determined major risk factors and deal breakers, and provided a window on how this important investment process works. The interactive workshop focused on what must be confirmed, the cost of confirming and the risk of not knowing. Attendees learned what it takes to validate the plan and to define and contain the risk of investment.
Valuation of Early Stage Companies
The afternoon portion of the workshop educated and empowered angel investors on a variety of ways to value pre-revenue companies focusing on three valuation methodologies: the Venture Capital Method, the Bill Payne Method and the Risk Factor Summation Method. In addition, attendees explored the importance of approaches and the roles of returns and portfolio strategies to angels and to their next deal. Attendees had an opportunity to put these methods to work in an interactive case study that is a popular part of the Angel Capital Education Foundation Power of Angel Investing workshops.
About the Power of Angel Investing Series & Bill Payne
The Power of Angel Investing is a series of education programs about angel investing, developed by the Kauffman Foundation with content provided by angel experts and angel group leaders from around the country. The workshops are distributed by the Angel Capital Education Foundation (ACEF), the leader in educating angel investors with the skills and training needed to successfully engage the angel investing process. Since 2001, ACEF programs have been delivered to more than 5,500 participants throughout the United States and in Canada, England, Poland, the Caribbean, New Zealand and Australia.
Bill Payne has been creating and delivering Angel Capital Education Foundation (ACEF) programs since 1999 to thousands of attendees. Bill is an active angel investor, board member, and advisor to entrepreneurs. He has assisted in founding four angel groups: the Frontier Angel Fund (2005), Tech Coast Angels (San Diego - 2000), Vegas Valley Angels (2003) and Aztec Venture Network (1999). For over three decades, Bill has successfully founded or invested in over 50 start-up companies. More information on Bill can be found at www.billpayne.com.
Registration Fees
Early Bird
$150 Members* $250 Non-Members
Standard
$175 Members* $275 Non-Members
*Members of regional angel organizations receive the Member Rate to attend
Presenting Sponsor
Contributing Sponsor
Regional Angel & Supporting Organizations
