In the Sept. 29 issue of Orlando Business Journal, we had a story about the University of Central Florida’s incubator having formed an angel network with a dozen certified investors and $800 million in net worth.
University of Central Florida’s incubator has formed an angel network with a dozen certified investors and $800 million in net worth. – image courtesy of bizjournals.com
As part of that story, I spoke with Michael O’Donnell, an angel investor who’s heading the UCF Angel Network (he’s also a professor at UCF). I’m relatively new toOrlando Business Journal and its one of the first times I’ve spoken with an actual angel investor (swoon).
So I asked him: Are there soft skills that can help sway an investor towards putting money into a company? Obviously, you need a good idea and product, but how much does the CEO matter? (READ MORE)
Article by: Arbraham Aboraya
Published by: Bizjournals.com
