Shining the Light on Angel Investing: Interview with Merrick Furst, CEO of Flashpoint

Angel investing can generate returns that are highly uncorrelated and superior to the rest of an investor’s portfolio which is typically dominated by publicly traded equities, bonds or real estate.  However, angel investing is fraught with risk and your investment may end up being worth zero which is why most individual investors stay away from what could be a highly profitable opportunity.  The problem stems from the fact that most startups fail and less than one in a thousand delivers mean...