VentureHacks and Spearhead have published a list of 11 important lessons to keep in mind for angel investing, and many of the same principles apply for anyone in the early-stage investment space. While not all the lessons apply directly for our fund, the first couple are particularly important – we have to make some difficult calls sometimes and say no to investment opportunities that look pretty good, but aren’t quite good enough. We don’t have as much luxury here in New Zealand to just sit around and wait for founders to contact us – we have to work hard on improving deal origination so that we can help create more opportunities for everyone.

Read more here:
https://venturehacks.com/articles/11-lessons