Investor Motivations

Eric Paley

Eric Paley tells us what he thinks is so cool about being an investor, namely helping entrepreneurs turns their dreams into reality.

Eric Paley is a successful entrepreneur and managing Member at the Founder Collective. Learn more from Eric on his blog, Anything's Possible.

Jeff Bussgang

Jeff's most fulfilling moments as an investor are when he gets to witness the little-wins that lead to building a successful company. The process of company building is a step-by-step process and seeing an entrepreneur build and ship their product; win a customer; or achieve a revenue goal is immensely fulfilling.

Jeff Bussgang is a successful entrepreneur and general Member at Flybridge Capital. Learn more from Jeff on his blog, Seeing Both Sides.

Dave Balter

The best part of investing for Dave is helping entrepreneurs turn their dreams into companies. Watching an entrepreneur grow as a person through starting their business and being along for the ride without having to do all of the heavy lifting is a fabulous experience.

Dave Balter is an active angel investor and the founder and CEO of BzzAgent. Follow Dave on twitter at @DaveBalter.

Evaluating Teams

Fred Wilson

Fred's ideal team is composed of a CEO, a designer, and a couple of engineers. The CEO needs enough project management skills to help the team bring the product to market, and the designers ability to craft a compelling look and feel is at least as important as the engineers’ ability to make the product function.

Fred Wilson is a founder and managing Member of Union Square Ventures, commonly recognized at one of the top funds in the world. Learn more from Fred on his blog, A VC.

Jeff Bussgang

Jeff Bussgang talks about product focused entrepreneurs vs business focused entrepreneurs. Jeff believes that teams need both skills on order to succeed. Sometimes they are found in one founder but usually cofounders are needed to bring both skills to the table. In those cases, chemistry among cofounders is extremely important.

Jeff Bussgang is a successful entrepreneur and general Member at Flybridge Capital. Learn more from Jeff on his blog, Seeing Both Sides.

Dave Balter

The most important quality in Dave's ideal founding team is how they communicate with one another. Industry experience and complimentary skills are important, but Dave feels that a good internal dynamic is the best indicator of a successful team.

Dave Balter is an active angel investor and the founder and CEO of BzzAgent. Follow Dave on twitter at @DaveBalter.