From Techies to Angel Investors — A Conversation with Nicole & Pedro

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Through their experiences as angel investors, Nicole and Pedro highlight the importance of having foresight to recognize good ideas and strong founders.
Nicole found her community through Pipeline Angels, focusing on investing in women and femme-led companies.
Pedro's angel syndicate, Alas Angels, focuses on growing Latino investors to build generational wealth within the Latino community.
Both investors find excitement in investing in companies that solve community-specific problems, such as childcare affordability and women's healthcare.
They emphasize the value of learning through angel investing, especially in gaining insights into future trends.
Nicole emphasizes the importance of representation in angel investing and how seeing other women investors encouraged her to start investing.
Pedro highlights the challenge of finding principles for saying 'yes' to investments, focusing on understanding emerging trends and technologies.
Both investors stress the importance of being part of syndicates and investment groups for shared due diligence and support.
Nicole advises creating conditions for successful investing, including financial stability and a clear investment approach.
In summary, angel investing is seen as both an art and a science, requiring critical thinking, self-awareness of biases, and strategic decision-making.

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