Being a good angel investor requires you to be rigorous, organized, and dedicated, even if you're just dabbling in investments.

Even amateur angel investors can approach investing professionally by being organized, thinking about their portfolios, and recognizing that it's a long-term game.

It's important for new angel investors to meet with many founders and companies to make educated judgments about investments.

The course aims to create thoughtful angel investors who make informed decisions and build better relationships with the companies they invest in, and I invest when I get excited about a company, believing I can always help because I've seen so many companies over my thirteen years of angel investing.

To be a good angel investor, you need to follow your passion but avoid emotional decision-making, as it can lead to bad investments.

I learned that sometimes ignorance can lead to unique strengths, as our inexperience in angel investing led to the successful batch funding model at Y Combinator.

We differentiated ourselves by combining angel investments with venture investments, a strategy that was initially met with skepticism from established VCs.

I view angel investing as a way to give back, similar to how people on the East Coast donate to charity, rather than just a means to make money.

As an angel investor, you need to meet with at least a hundred companies to ensure you have sufficient deal flow.