Susan | Angel Investor

Susan | Angel Investor

Raise Ready Business Review
A lot of people ask me how to get a pitch in front of me.
 • Susan | Angel Investor
The Term Sheet Clauses That Are Quietly Destroying Founders
A cheat sheet for founders. Five clauses. What each costs you. What to push back on.
 • Susan | Angel Investor
I co-wrote something you should read
Something a little different this week.
 • Susan | Angel Investor
The 60-Second Test That Separates a Seed Investment From a Terminal Round
Only 15.5% of seed-funded companies from 2023 have raised a Series A. Angels are calling the other 84.5% conviction. There's a word for that.
 • Susan | Angel Investor
He Raised $1.4M, Hit His Metrics, Got To Series A. Then Lost Control.
A reverse chronology of structurally fatal decisions.
 • Susan | Angel Investor
There's A New Due Diligence Question Every Investor Is Asking. Here's How To Answer.
It's not about your product, your traction or your team. Here's my framework for answering it.
 • Susan | Angel Investor
Count Down With Me From 100 Pitches I Received In March To The One I Funded
12 Articles. One Framework. This Is How I Actually Think When You Ask Me For Money.
 • Susan | Angel Investor

March 2026

Your Clients Are Going To Cancel Your AI Product. You Just Haven't Been Told Yet.
Angels funded the AI wave at inflated valuations. Now the bridge asks will begin.
 • Susan | Angel Investor
Eight Global Angels Based in Southeast Asia Who Will Take Your Cold Pitch Right Now
None of these came from a database. I've met all eight in the last sixty days.
 • Susan | Angel Investor
The Number That's Quietly Destroying Angel Portfolios
Seed valuations now sit at a $20M median in the US. Most angels have never done the one calculation that tells them whether that price makes any sense…
 • Susan | Angel Investor
The Hidden Bomb Sitting Inside Every AI Startup
Every AI startup runs on only one of two futures. Most angels have never asked which one they funded. Most founders are counting on it.
 • Susan | Angel Investor
The $25,000 Check That Could Kill Your Series A
Most founders vet their market. Almost none vet the person writing their first check. That can be expensive.
 • Susan | Angel Investor
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