Angel Investing: Insights from 70+ Investments with David Chang, Entrepreneur and Angel Investor

<p>Justin Gordon (<a href="https://twitter.com/justingordon212">@justingordon212</a>) talks with David Chang (<a href="https://twitter.com/changds">@changds</a>) in this episode. David is an entrepreneur and angel investor who has held operating roles at six startups and invested in 70+ companies. He was most recently the Chief Executive Officer of Gradifi, which was acquired by E*TRADE. Previously, he was Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Harvard Business School and Director of the Babson Summer Venture Program.</p><p><br></p><p>As a leader in the entrepreneurship community, David holds several advisor/board memberships. He is on the board at MITX, an advisor at Harvard Ventures, Nanigans, CO Everywhere, OpenFrame, and Linkwell Health. He has made 70+ angel investments in startups such as Crashlytics, clypd, Amino, Logz, Cuseum, CarePort Health, Dashfire, Mogul, Uncharted Play, through the Where Angel Fund and TBD Angels. David is a frequent speaker on the topics of startups, fundraising, and the Boston tech ecosystem, and he actively mentors students and founders. </p><p><br></p><p>Awards include Boston Business Journal's Power 50: Most Influential Bostonians, BostInno’s 50 on Fire: Education Winner / Investment Winner / Tech Finalist, and Finalist for NEVY Angel of the Year.</p><p><br></p><p>David Chang’s Twitter:  https://twitter.com/changds</p><p><br></p><p>Show Notes: </p><ul> <li>Switching from entrepreneurship to investing</li> <li>What makes David comfortable investing in more companies</li> <li>How David chooses the amount to invest</li> <li>David’s portfolio structure as an angel investor</li> <li>The best investment David made</li> <li>Investing with through an angel group</li> <li>The structure of TBD Angels and tools used to manage it</li> <li>What David is looking for as an angel investor</li> <li>His thoughts about subconscious bias and underrepresented founders</li> <li>Sourcing deals from universities</li> </ul><p><br></p><p><strong>More about the show:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>The Vitalize