The Diligent Observer Podcast
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27 h 29 min
Episode 71: Nebraska Angels Executive Director Josh Bartels on Building a High-Trust Angel Network
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Replay: Episode 20: Part Art, Part Process | Elevate Ventures Principal Patrick Sweeney on Data-Driven Startup Investing
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Episode 70: "The Story Is the Asset" | Courtside Ventures Founding Partner Vasu Kulkarni on Collectibles, Community, and Angel Investing
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Episode 69: "Roll Up Your Sleeves or Go Home" | Israel365 Media's Ben Woolf on Israel's Prove It First Investment Culture, Founder Grit, and Why Ideas Alone Don't Get Funded
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Episode 68: "Dual Use Isn’t a Distraction" | 757 Collab President & CEO Paul Nolde on Dual-Use Startups
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Episode 67: Charlotte Angel Fund Administrator Greg Brown On Why a $50M Exit Might Not Be Enough
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Replay: Episode 19: "Smart Money Goes Beyond the Checkbook" | Seasoned Angel Investor Mitra Miller on the Importance of Founder "Relentlessness", Innovation in Houston, and "Poker" vs "Roulette"
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Episode 66: “Build vs Buy” | Black Prism Capital Partners Founder Steven Miller on Dual-Use Investing, Government Sales, and Deep Tech Diligence
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Episode 65: Faith Driven Angel Investing | Will Thomas, Co-Founder of Ambassadors Impact Network
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Episode 64: “We Pass on 98.5%” | Bio Angels Yaniv Sneor and Alex Pederson on Life Science Angel Investing, Screening Criteria, and Exit Discipline
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Episode 63: Central Texas Angel Network's Rick Timmins on Data-Driven Angel Investing
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Episode 62: Baylor Angel Network's Steven Diedrich on Training Students to Think Like Angel Investors
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Episode 61: “40 to 60% of Angel Investors Gone?” | ACA Board Member Mark Friedman on Startup Policy, QSBS, and the INVEST Act
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Episode 60: “Startups Are Hype Machines” | Carta’s Peter Walker on Angel Exits, SAFEs, and AI-Age Investing
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Episode 59: QCA Ventures Director Scott Jacobs on Angel Due Diligence, Board Governance, and AI-Powered Deal Evaluation
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Replay: "Your Board Can Make or Break the Company" | Curtis Feeny (Episode 17)
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Episode 58: "$15 Million in Capital Gains: Gone" Startup Wealth Strategist Bryan Hasling on What Angel Investors Need to Know About QSBS, Maximizing the Tax Benefits of a Losing Investment, and the Li
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Episode 57: "Old Money To New Money" | Lagos Angel Network Executive Director Dr. Solomon King on Mobilizing Legacy Nigerian Wealth into Venture, Building Angel Culture from Scratch, and Correcting Af
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Episode 56: "Hard Tech Is Hard, But So Is Software” | Industrial Sustainability VC Anthony Del Porto on Finding Step-Change Value in Hard Tech, Why the Valley of Death Is Shrinking, and Where he’s See
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Episode 55: "We Need to Disrupt Ourselves" | SWAN Impact Network Executive Director Suresh Sundarababu on Breaking the Angel Group Mold, Building Great Founder Support Ecosystems, and Takeaways from T
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Replay: The 3 T’s of Early Stage Investing | Larry Warnock, Partner Emeritus at Ring Ventures (Episode 16)
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Episode 54: Women at the Table | Golden Seeds' Loretta McCarthy & Angela Allen on Building America's Largest Women-Focused Angel Network, The 3% to 30% Transformation, and Why Angel Education is so Cr
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Episode 53: “Where You Stand Depends on Where You Sit” | SWAN Impact Network Board Member John Jeffers on the State of CleanTech, Strategic Exit Models for Energy Startups, and Finding Opportunity Ami
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Episode 52: "Film Changes Culture" | Show Her The Money Executive Producer Catherine Gray on Film as Impact Investment, Vulnerability with Persistence, and the Power of Like-Minded Capital
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Episode 51: "Obsess Over Founder DNA" | Denver Ventures Co-Founder Amy Brandenburg on Founder Assessment Methods, Angel Community Scaling Strategies, and Portfolio Discipline
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Special Episode: Breaking Down "Angel Network Pulse: The First 101"
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Episode 50: "Crush the Cost of Diligence" | Serial Entrepreneur Wade Myers on Systematic Founder Scoring, 30 Years of Investment Lessons, and The Future of Angel Investing
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Episode 49: "It's a Volume Game" | Redbud VC's Brett Calhoun on Generalist Investing Philosophy, the Missouri Startup Ecosystem, and Why Gritty Industry Veterans Make Compelling Founders
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Episode 48: "A Mile Deep" | North Texas Angel Network Co-Chairman Ichan Stall on Assessing Founder Psychology, Building Angel Communities, and Why Pulling the Lawnmower Behind Your Bicycle is the Way
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Episode 47: "Friendly Competition" | The DEC Network's Bill Chinn on the Role of Angel Investors in North Texas, Healthy Ecosystem Rivalry, and Managing Type-A Personalities
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Episode 46: From "Anything But Healthcare" to "All-In on Healthcare" | Serial Healthcare Investor Trey Bowles on the Rise of Venture Studios, The Art of Problem-Focused Selling in Healthcare, and Why
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Episode 45: Breaking Down the 2025 Angel Funders Report | ACA Board Member John Harbison on Valuation Compression, Board Seat Decline, and Follow-On Performance
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Episode 44: "Bridge Building, Not Wall Building" | Heartland Angel Network Lead Quinn Robertson on Connecting Local Founders to National Capital, the NW Arkansas Innovation Ecosystem, and Activating N
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Episode 43: "Campus-Born Ventures: An Underappreciated Asset Class" | Tom Duening on Democratizing Campus Capital, University Revenue Models, and Worldwide Deal Flow
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Episode 42: "Just Fix My Pitch Deck" | Power To Pitch Founder Kat Weaver on Why Communication Beats Perfect Decks, Creative Financing Options for Founders, and the “Founder-First” Investment Philosoph
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Special Episode: What Does the Big Beautiful Bill Mean for Angel Investors?
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Episode 41: "You Didn't Serve Alone, Don't Search Alone" | Owners in Honor Founder Patrick Flood on Why ETA Differs from Startup Investing, Post-WWII Entrepreneurship Patterns, and Risk Mitigation in
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Episode 40: "Fuel for the Economic Engine" | Angel Capital Association CEO Patrick Gouhin on Professionalizing Angel Investing, Expanding Accreditation Pathways, and Cultivating Startup Ecosystems
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Episode 39: "The Devil is in the Details" | Seraf Investor CEO Alycia Doxon on Venture Market Corrections, Capital Consolidation Trends, and The Future of Angel Networks
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Episode 38: "Practice Your Thesis Until It’s Muscle Memory" | Stella Foundation Chairwoman Dr. Silvia Mah on Activating University Ecosystems, The Three C's of Capital, and Creating Proud Investment P
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