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The 1st Rule in Startup Investing:How investors lower risk & boost returns in early stage companies

Other methods professional investors use tode-risk investing in early stage companies

How to build a portfolio of startups

What kind of returns can you expect with --and without -- diversification?

Tuesday, August 20, 13


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Zack Miller, OurCrowdHead of Investor Community

Meet OurCrowds Team

David Stark, OurCrowdInvestment Associate



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Investors now have access to startups



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Theangelscometh

Capital raised in Israel



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Butinvesting in

startups isrisky

business...



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52% of startupinvestmentsreturns


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So, where does riskcome from?



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systemic risk: rising tides float/sinkall boats

industry risk: just bad bets (likenanotech, solar)

geographic risk: emerging marketsare hot...until theyre not.

execution risk: company just doesntpull it off



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thats why returns compensate investorsfor risk



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Angel investing returns



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optimizing investing for given risk



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Harry Markowitz



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Efficient frontier

CAPM Modern Portfolio

Theory

Diversification in finance literature



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Building startupportfolios



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Where to find opportunities: See ourlast webinar, Finding the Next $billionopportunity (Source)

http://blog.ourcrowd.com/index.php/2013/07/31/webinar-finding-the-next-waze-an-insider-view-of-startup-investing-and-due-diligence/http://blog.ourcrowd.com/index.php/2013/07/31/webinar-finding-the-next-waze-an-insider-view-of-startup-investing-and-due-diligence/http://blog.ourcrowd.com/index.php/2013/07/31/webinar-finding-the-next-waze-an-insider-view-of-startup-investing-and-due-diligence/


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Parameters:

Number of investments: At least 6

Open questions: does an investor need todiversify across industries, maturity/

experience levels?

Equal weight vs Overweight (RSP vs SPY)



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52% of startup investments

returns


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Interestingly, less than

40% of startup portfoliosreturned


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Other ways to de-risk



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3 things appear to

boost returns1. Time spent in due diligence

1. >20 hours, median returns 5.9x

2. Industry experience

1. Multiples are 2x when investor has industry experience

3. Ongoing participation

1. Investors interacting with portfolio companies a couple times per

month, median returns of 3.7x over 4 years

Source: Kauffman Foundation

http://sites.kauffman.org/pdf/angel_groups_111207.pdfhttp://sites.kauffman.org/pdf/angel_groups_111207.pdf


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structuring aninvestment



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rights and protections(anti-dilution rights, preemptive, etc.)



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investing tied to

performance (milestones,tranches)

Milest

one1

Milest

one2$ $



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co-investors

Source: Harvard, Economist

Some data

Co-workers: 60% more likely to invest, but returns -18%

Same ethnicity: 20% more likely to invest, but -25% to IPOinvestment

Based on ability: founder with a degree from top universityadds 9% to likelihood of IPO

http://www.economist.com/node/21557730http://www.economist.com/node/21557730


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Summary:

angel investors makemoney.

Source: Growthink

http://www.growthink.com/HistoricalReturnofAngelInvestingAssetClass.pdfhttp://www.growthink.com/HistoricalReturnofAngelInvestingAssetClass.pdf


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Equity crowdfunding

makes building astartup portfolio easier

than ever



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Value ofcrowdfunding

access to deals previously high minimums

made portfolio building tooexpens i ve , g i v ing ange linvesting a bad rap

new low minimums turnsevery angel investor into aportfolio manager



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OurCrowdsvalue

propositionCombining DIY of angelinvesting with professionalism of

venture capital

One-stop portfolio builder



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Intro to Portfolio RESERVE



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https://www.ourcrowd.com/Portfolio_Reserve?Source=webinarhttps://www.ourcrowd.com/Portfolio_Reserve?Source=webinar


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Any questions?

Zack Miller, Head of Investor Community

email: [email protected] OurCrowd.com
http://www.ourcrowd.com/?source=webinarhttp://www.ourcrowd.com/?source=webinarmailto:[email protected]:[email protected]

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