8类天使投资人惹不起

    如何避开这些天使？只要有可能，尽量只接受来自于专业可信的天使投资机构中的个人投资，而不是那些吸引你签约的人。即便如此，自己也要在企业界做尽职调查。问问他们还投资了其他什么公司，同这些公司的首席执行官谈一谈，了解投资者的情况。

    另外，让你的律师、而不是投资人来撰写最初的投资文件以及投资意向书。这个文件应当对所有投资人都标准如一，不能一对一协商。小心增加那些日后可能反咬你一口的条款。如今，并不是所有的天使投资人都会努力维系天使的形象。

    本文作者马丁•兹威灵是初创企业专业顾问公司Startup Professionals Inc.的创始人兼首席执行官。

    译者：老榆木

    How do you avoid most of these? Whenever possible, only accept investments from individuals in credible, professional angel investing organizations - not people who solicit you. Even then, do your own due diligence in the business community. Ask what other companies they've invested in, and talk to the CEOs of those companies to find out what kind of investor they've been.

    Also, make sure your lawyer writes the initial investment document or term sheet - not the investor. This document should be standard for all your investors and not negotiated on a one-on-one basis. Watch out for any attempts to add clauses that can come back to bite you. Not all angels these days are even trying to earn their wings.

    Marty Zwilling is CEO & Founder of Startup Professionals Inc.