A Practical Guide to Angel Investing: How to Achieve Good Returns

Experts Who Reviewed This Book and Contributed Content

Albert Behr, President and CEO of Behr & Associates, is one of Canada's leading authorities on technology commercialization and business acceleration. Operating for over 15 years, Behr & Associates helps promising Canadian information technology, clean tech, life sciences and materials sciences companies achieve world wide market leadership and positive liquidity events through large strategic partnerships and funding.

Frank Erschen is an active Angel investor, mentor and entrepreneur. He is aCharter Member, Selection Committee Member, 2011 Angel of the Year, and 2014David Borges Community Builder of the Year at the Golden Triangle Angel Network(GTAN). He is Co-Founder and Chair of Powernoodle, Chair of Mii Corp, and a past director of Top Hat, GTAN, Network of Angel Organizations – Ontario, CanadianHemochromatosis Society, and a past governor of Wilfrid Laurier University. His corporate foundations were earned at IBM and BMO. Frank is an Entrepreneur-in Residence at Communitech, specializing in pitch coaching, and is frequently invited to share his proven Artful Science of Pitching™ approach with incubators, accelerators and companies across Canada.

Carl Furtado, Co-Founder and VP Industry Relations at Golden Triangle AngelNetwork (GTAN), is a seasoned businessman and chartered financial consultant(Ch.F.C.). He has advised countless early-stage companies over the past 25 years and boasts a significant contact network in global markets to facilitate business development and access to capital.

Karen Grant has launched three Angel groups: Toronto Angel Group (2001), NorthernOntario Angels (2005), and Angel One Investor Network (2011). She is a company founder, corporate director, and mentor. In 1991, she led the Toronto Venture Group, a not-for-profit organization with the mandate to "bridge the gap between entrepreneurs and capital," working with hundreds of companies that were seeking capital.

Kirk Hamilton is an executive with international experience achieving market adoption of technology products. As CEO, he has transformed companies from a loss position to profitability through focused marketing and team building. Currently, as Principal of Élan Tactical Management, he coaches other CEOs to 'scale-up'... improve market growth, productivity and cost performance. Additionally, he supports startup entrepreneurs as an Executive-in-Residence for BC Innovation Council. Kirk is a member of Vancouver-based Open Angel and an active Angel investor in BC.

Peter Kemball is a founding member of NACO, a member of NACO's PolicyCommittee, and the founder of the Kemball Group. He has been the principal representative of Acorn Partners in the Canadian Venture Capital & Private EquityAssociation, a founding member of the Revenue Capital Association, and was a board member of the Capital Angel Network in Ottawa, Canada.

Mary Long-Irwin is Executive Director of Northern Ontario Angels, one of the top performing Angel groups in Canada. Prior to this, Mary was CEO of the Chamber of Commerce, and previous to that, for 10 years Mary was responsible for providing small business loans in northern communities. She was born, raised and educated inThunder Bay and remains a strong advocate for business and industry.

Dr. Andrew Maxwell is Professor of Entrepreneurial Engineering at Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, and Chief Innovation Officer at the Canadian InnovationCentre. He combines practice (helping tens of technology entrepreneurs raise millions of dollars) and research (his PhD on Angel Decision Making won the Academy ofManagement's 2012 Heizer Award for the top PhD).

Dr. Dave Valliere is Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy at Ryerson University. His research interests include culture and cognitive psychology in entrepreneurs and investors, information signalling in early-stage capital markets,and the economic and public-policy functions of entrepreneurship.

Bryan Watson is a partner at Flow Ventures, Managing Director of Clean Tech North,and Director of Strategic Projects at INcubes (a Toronto incubator). He was formerlyExecutive Director of the National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) and the NationalAngel Organization – Ontario (NAO–Ontario).

Dr. Sean Wise is Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy at Ryerson University. He is the Executive Director of the Ryerson Angel Network and a general partner at Ryerson Futures, a seed fund and accelerator located on campus.Companies in his portfolio have raised more than $2 million through crowdfunding.Dr. Wise received Startup Canada's 2014 Mentor of the Year award.