106- Angel Investing from an educational institution perspective




FINANCE FOR STARTUPS:  EMPOWERING ENTREPRENEURS TO LAUNCH SUCCESSFUL STARTUPS show

Summary: TARGETED SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES FOR INVESTING IN  THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY. (http://finance4startups.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Angel-Connect-with-Hall-Martin-e1439120994222.jpg) In this episode of the ANGEL CONNECT podcast series, we deliver an interview by Hall Martin with Robert Knorr, who is a Director of the Baylor Angel Network -- yes, it is related to Baylor University in Waco, Texas. During this interview with Hall Martin (who is himself a Vice-Chairman on the Board of the Baylor Angel Network),  Mr. Knorr shares with us: - his strategy for finding and pursuing attractive deals in the narrow focus (such as medical devices for the home) within the broad Health Care enviornment as a strong possibility of a good return in new areas (such as patient empowerment); - his strategy for AVOIDING the firms that are in the saturated or congested in a "crowded space"  (e.g., those that try to address diabetes); - his strategy for addressing possible success offerings with a smaller firm that has a niche for faster development that would provide a good exit opportunity; - his approach and core criteria for investing that looks more to the STRATEGY of the opportunity that may go beyond the management team and their past record; As you will hear in this audio episode, Mr. Knorr explores the technical risk and financial risk within the environment that deals with FDA clearance and Health Care reimbursement issues -- and how he mitigates that risk. And finally, Mr. Knorr shares with us his strategies for successful negotiations that really provide a method of "thinking outside the box"  -- especially in discussions of valuation. Copyright (c) 2015, Central Texas Entrepreneur Network, LLC, and Hall Martin of www.angelconnect.info. All rights reserved.