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

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

Don't sweat the small stuff when angel investing; focus on the potential for big wins instead.

Investing in startups is like baseball; most of the time, you're going to strike out, so it's important to remain calm and not over-intellectualize decisions.

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

Being a successful investor involves overcoming emotional biases and making rational decisions, often aided by colleagues who provide critical perspectives.

Personal conviction is vital in making investment decisions; if you don't truly believe in the investment, it will be challenging to commit fully.

Angels are typically wealthy individuals investing their own money, while VCs invest other people's money and have a different decision-making process.