David Chang is an Angel Investor with more than 40 portfolio companies and he has an amazing track record as an entrepreneur with 6 exit events including PayPal and Trip Advisor. In this video, David points out that it is absolutely critical to get the RIGHT investors and the right board for your startup.
Finding the best investors for your company is not a black and white thing. In almost all of the early-stage companies that we’ve seen, getting that core mix of the right investor and the right board is more of an art than a science. That’s part of why early-stage entrepreneurs need some help.
David Chang and Jeff (J.D.) Davids have given many workshops together at startup hubs like Mass Challenge and WeWork. They share a passion for helping entrepreneurs how to build a target list of SmartMoney Investors that bring much more than just cash to your deal.
David is an entrepreneur and angel investor with 6 successful exits and he currently serves as Executive Chairman of Feelter, as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Harvard Business School and as an Advisor to Flybridge Capital Partners. His previous experience includes executive positions with PayPal, TripAdvisor, TechStars, MassChallenge, Mobicious, eDocs and Goldman Sachs.
Jeff (J.D.) Davids is an entrepreneur and advisor with 6 successful exits and he currently serves as Managing Partner of SmartMoney Startups and as an advisor to Objective Capital Partners, Diggen, StickShift, and others. His past roles included SG Biofuels, Organic Online, Accrue Software, DH Technology, KPMG, and the United States Marine Corps.
Learn how to build a target list of SmartMoney Investors here.
