Christopher Mirabile of LaunchPad on Valuations, Exits, Startup Trends and the Future of IPOs

Summary: Christopher Mirabile is the Public Policy Chair of the Angel Capital Association and the co-founder of portfolio management tool Seraf. He is also co-Managing Director of Launchpad Venture Group, a venture investment group focused on seed and early-stage investments in technology-oriented companies. Launchpad is the largest angel group in New England and top-three ranked group in the U.S. As a full-time angel investor and an active member of the Boston-area angel investing community, Christopher has personally made more than 60 investments in start-up companies.<br> <br> Listen and Learn:<br> <br> * Why Boston is one of the best US startup scenes<br> * How a top angel network operates and consistently wins<br> * What investors don’t know about vetting opportunities<br> * Why active investors outperform passive ones<br> * The perfect startup team composition and how to improvise<br> * What AI and machine learning mean for venture<br> * Why syndicates and angel networks are disrupting VC<br> * How to help angel investors succeed<br> <br> <br> Christopher’s Projects:<br> <a href="https://angel.co/gilbertbj-gmail-com">Christopher’s Angellist profile</a><br> <a href="https://launchpadventuregroup.com/">Launchpad Venture Group</a><br> <a href="https://www.angelcapitalassociation.org/">Angel Capital Association</a><br> <a href="https://seraf-investor.com/compass">Seraf Compass Blog</a><br> <a href="https://www.inc.com/author/christopher-mirabile">Christopher’s Inc Column</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/cmirabile?lang=en">Twitter: @cmirabile</a><br> Are you an accredited investor? <a href="https://thesyndicate.vc/ts-joinsyndicate">Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.</a>Christopher Mirabile is the Public Policy Chair of the Angel Capital Association and the co-founder of portfolio management tool Seraf. He is also co-Managing Director of Launchpad Venture Group, a venture investment group focused on seed and early-stage investments in technology-oriented companies. Launchpad is the largest angel group in New England and top-three ranked group in the U.S. As a full-time angel investor and an active member of the Boston-area angel investing community, Christopher has personally made more than 60 investments in start-up companies.<br> <br> Listen and Learn:<br> <br> * Why Boston is one of the best US startup scenes<br> * How a top angel network operates and consistently wins<br> * What investors don’t know about vetting opportunities<br> * Why active investors outperform passive ones<br> * The perfect startup team composition and how to improvise<br> * What AI and machine learning mean for venture<br> * Why syndicates and angel networks are disrupting VC<br> * How to help angel investors succeed<br> <br> <br> Christopher’s Projects:<br> <a href="https://angel.co/gilbertbj-gmail-com">Christopher’s Angellist profile</a><br> <a href="https://launchpadventuregroup.com/">Launchpad Venture Group</a><br> <a href="https://www.angelcapitalassociation.org/">Angel Capital Association</a><br> <a href="https://seraf-investor.com/compass">Seraf Compass Blog</a><br> <a href="https://www.inc.com/author/christopher-mirabile">Christopher’s Inc Column</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/cmirabile?lang=en">Twitter: @cmirabile</a><br> Are you an accredited investor? <a href="https://thesyndicate.vc/ts-joinsyndicate">Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.</a><br>