Michael Blakey is a director at Avonmore Developments, one of the leading seed and early stage funds with over 21 investments and several successful exits. Michael is primarily responsible for Avonmore’s deal sourcing and marketing. Prior to Avonmore, Michael was heavily involved with the roll-out of “Sainsbury’s To You” internet shopping and managed several projects including IT re-platforming of all Sainsbury’s HR and payroll systems. Whilst working at Sainsbury’s Michael made a number of early-stage investments and this lead him into joining Avonmore full time in 2002. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Michael made his move into the angel investing world? 2.) How has the angel investing landscape changed since Michael started in 2000? 3.) Why is it important to be an angel full time? 4.) What are the most beneficial ways angels can actively support their investments? 5.) How can angels act like VCs? 6.) What metrics does Michael focus on prior to making an investment? 7.) Does Michael like to invest alongside people and if so what characteristics does he look for in co-investors? 8.) A war story of one of Michael’s investments and how he developed through the experience? Items Mentioned in Today’s Show • Mark Suster: Both Sides of The Table (http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com) • Fred Wilson: AVC (http://avc.com) • MyDoc: The HealthCare Communication Service (https://www.my-doc.com) As always, you can learn more about SyndicateRoom here: www.syndicateroom.com

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