Today we welcome T.J. Eberle to the podcast.  T.J. has been involved in the angel community in Charlotte since 2011 when he sold his company NouvEON.  During that time, he’s become a lead investor in several companies and an active angel investor through several of the local funds in town.  His insight into companies through the meetings is always well received and so I wanted him to be on the podcast so everyone could hear the great insight T.J. has into this world.

This will be our standard two part podcast with T.J.  I wanted to take time with T.J. in our first series just talking about being an angel investor in general.  As such, we covered the following topics:

  • How or why did TJ start investing in young, high growth companies?
  • What does TJ get out of being an angel investor instead of just playing golf and fishing in retirement?
  • TJ talked a little about being a crazy uncle as an angel investor? What does that mean?
  • What pulls TJ into the role of being an angel investor/crazy uncle?
  • What has T.J. learned most about being an angel investor as he has gone done this path?
  • When T.J. gives advice to a company and they shrug those recommendations and off, how does he handle those types of situations as an investor?
  • What’s the difference between Shark Tank (the television show) and real world angel investing?
  • What does T.J. look for in a company before he makes an investment?
  • Is being an angel investor intimidating?
  • What does it take to be a startup founder? Does that ‘make-up’ have to be different for a Charlotte founder?
  • What three things does TJ ask when he’s thinking about exit strategies before making an investment decision?

Next week, we continue our discussion with T.J. and explore more about being an angel investor in Charlotte.  What has surprised him most about the scene, what Charlotte needs to do to grow the investor base, and much more.

 

William Bissett is an Investment Advisor Representative with Secrest Blakey & Associates, a Registered Investment Adviser.  Opinions expressed on this program do not necessarily reflect those of Secrest Blakey & Associates. The topics discussed and opinions given are not intended to address the specific needs of any listener. 
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