Angel Investing enabling start-up companies

Amen!

That's Right! It can result in underestimation of the worker's capacity or knowledge.

The first rules of being a visionary leader, accordin to Philip Kottler are:
1.Catch people doing things right and then let them know that they are doing things right.
2.Use feedback to stay informed about what other people are doing in your area of responsibility and authority.
3.Have regular, focused meetings regarding the projects that you are responsible for.

Bravo! These are all fantastic points, and it's about time somebody gave the investor some advice! I especially love point #5. Thanks Dharmesh! We look forward to hearing your thoughts on this batch of Y companies.

Yes indeed, these really are intimidating techniques, they are very well studied and rehearsed by some business people. Believe it or not, it works, this fact is proofed. I myself was trained in school about these techniques, i hadn't had the chance to practice them though.

In regards to the advice on how to watch a startup presentation, it will be interesting to see how the VC's will respond while on camera on CBC's upcoming reality show. I've been keeping up-to-date with some of the buzz (www.insidethedragonsden.com), but essentially the show will consist of entrepreneurs pitching their ideas to the VCs for a series they're calling "Dragon's Den". I wonder if it will be over-dramaticized, or how different the VCs might be off-camera?

Yeah!