Opinion

April 16, 2021

Why investors need to stop taking 'warm' intros

There’s a fairer, more transparent and much more productive way of doing things.


Sarah Turner

4 min read

I'm an angel investor with a modest public profile as cofounder of Angel Academe. I can't begin to imagine what it's like for ‘famous’ investors but, on a normal day, I've received five introductions to founders looking for investment before breakfast.

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