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Revolutionizing How VC & Angel Investment Decisions are Made

For Compassionate Capitalists committed to investing in entrepreneurs to bring innovation to market, create jobs, and create wealth, deciding which investments are most likely to succeed is a challenge.  The market operates on an assumption that only one out of 10 will produce enough of a return to offset the losses and small gains generated…
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How Getting Shot Through the Nose led to the Compassionate Capitalist Movement

This episode of the Compassionate Capitalist Podcast is different than Karen's usual interview of experts and influencers about creating and growing successful entrepreneur companies, and creating wealth by investing entrepreneur endeavors. This is a replay of Karen Rands by Scott Johnson about her experience of getting shot through the nose.  On June 2nd 1985, Karen…
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How Angel Investors Can Reduce Risk and Increase IRR on their Investments

Hall Martin, storied angel investor from Texas, returns to the Compassionate Capitalist Podcast show with host Karen Rands to talk about his novel approach to negotiating a guarranteed ROI when investing in private companies. Both entrepreneurs and investors often focus their attention on the potential ROI of an investment based on an acquisition exit in 5…
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The State of Angel Investing in the Midst of the COVID19 Pandemic

In an era of social isolation and financial uncertainty, are angel investors still investing? How are they sourcing deals and reviewing new opportunities? Are angel investors holding back like they did in 2009?  Is the optimism in the market? Have the angel networks shifted their opportunity areas or changed the stage of opportunity they are seeking? Listen to learn…
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What is an Angel Investor? Karen knows and it may not be who you think.

In this segment of the Compassionate Capitalist Podcast, Karen Rands responds to an entrepreneur's question:  What is an Angel Investor?   Since 2012, the definition and the game to attract angel investors has changed.  Once considered only an activity available for an exclusive group of entrepreneurs turned investors, the access to capital and those who can…
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Impact Investing and Compassionate Capitalism - Educating a new Generation

According to Investopedia, in the simplist terms, "impact investing is investing that aims to generate specific beneficial social or environmental effects in addition to financial gain.”   But shouldn't all investing have that impact? Impact investing falls within the umbrella of Compassionate Capitalism because it also includes directing investment dollars to bring innovation to market, create jobs,…