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Seattle Angel Ecosystem Survey Q1 2020
1.
Have you raised money for your startup from Seattle area angel investors in the past 10 years?
Yes
No
2.
Did your angel investment round also include institutional investors?
Yes
No
3.
Did your angel investments come from angel groups (such as Alliance of Angels or SeaChange) or individual angels?
Angel groups
Individual angels
Both
4.
Were any of your angel investors previously startup founders, or early employees of a startup(s)?
Yes, both founders and employees
Only founders
Only employees
No
5.
How did you find your angel investors?
Referral from other founders
Angel group
Ex-colleagues
LinkedIn
Geekwire
Other web search
Accelerator or incubator
Institutional investor
Lawyer/service provider
6.
What percentage of your angel investors would you consider "value added"?
0
100
Clear
7.
What were the biggest strengths of your angel investors who DID have startup experience?
Commercial introductions
Strategic advice
Fundraising assistance
Operational advice
Recruiting assistance
M&A
Personal counsel/sympathetic ear
Friendship
Other (please specify)
8.
What were the biggest weaknesses of your angel investors who DID have startup experience?
Too tactical
Focused on the wrong things
Impatient
"Pigeon management" (drop in, poop on everything, leave)
Radio silent/not responsive
Not helpful with fundraising
Did not support company via bridge or follow-on
Litigious
Value-detracting board member
Leaked internal information
Give advice without doing the homework on the business
Other (please specify)
9.
Would you ever take money again from angel investors who DID have startup experience?
Yes
No
10.
What were the biggest strengths of your angel investors who DID NOT have startup experience?
Commercial introductions
Strategic advice
Fundraising assistance
Operational advice
Recruiting assistance
M&A
Personal counsel/sympathetic ear
Friendship
Other (please specify)
11.
What were the biggest weaknesses of your angel investors who DID NOT have startup experience?
Too tactical
Focused on the wrong things
Impatient
"Pigeon management" (drop in, poop on everything, leave)
Radio silent/not responsive
Not helpful with fundraising
Did not support company via bridge or follow-on
Litigious
Value-detracting board member
Leaked internal information
Give advice without doing the homework on the business
Other (please specify)
12.
Would you ever take money again from angel investors who DID NOT have startup experience?
Yes
No
13.
How would you characterize the Seattle angel community as a whole?
Vibrant
Accessible
Out of touch
Standoffish
Young
Risk averse
Swing for the fences
Old
Conservative
Hidden
14.
How would you characterize the experience of working with angels?
Very easy
Easy
Neither easy nor difficult
Difficult
Very difficult
15.
What do you believe is the perception amongst founders of Seattle angel groups like Alliance of Angels, SeaChange, TiE, etc.?
Very positive
Positive
Neutral
Negative
Very negative
16.
What do you believe is the perception amongst founders of Seattle angel investors as a class of individual?
Very positive
Positive
Neutral
Negative
Very negative
17.
If you could change one thing about the Seattle angel ecosystem, what would it be?
Current Progress,
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