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Mark Suster 
Mark Suster, Venture Capitalist, Angel investor & former entrepreneur.
Updated 392w ago · Author has 70 answers and 890.2k answer views
Angellist has been the most important Internet contribution to the angel community to come along in a while.

That's a lofty statement, what are my claims?
  1. It has brought visibility to young promising startups on a scale and with a speed I've never seen.
  2. It requires initial validation beyond you have a cool team / great product.  As a company you have to convince the first few high profile investors. Once you have this "social proof" and have been vetted by Angellist you're sent to a very targeted group of individuals.
  3. You get the benefit of closing an angel round. But the benefit is much, much broader: you get visibility within the wider Venture Capital community that will help with future financings.
  4. Because it's well vetted, the investors actually pay attention.
  5. If you're a perfect match Nivi provides a "custom introduction" as in "you REALLY need to look carefully at this one."
  6. As an investor I have met many great companies and started relationships that I think will go way beyond whether or not I gave them angel money.

Who have I met that has informed me greatly on markets?
and many more.  And even ones in which I haven't taken a call I often glance at the website.  Way more so than with a TechCrunch article.

My one recommendation - try to ask for some "custom intro's" from Babak Nivi as it makes the recipient feel more interested to take the initial call.
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Mark Suster 

Mark Suster

Venture Capitalist, Angel investor & former entrepreneur.
Works at Upfront Ventures
Studied at University of Chicago
Lives in Los Angeles
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