What do you think of the new "super angel" investor trend?

I’m on record as saying it’s a bubble. So, I agree with me. Having said that, the idea of professionalizing/democratizing angel investing is overdue, and super-angel investors are a disruptive force in consumer technologies in terms of their impact on traditional, institutional VCs. Will they change clean tech, bio tech, etc., too? No, but the idea of simplifying things, making them more entrepreneur-friendly, etc., will carry over.

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What do you think of "teaser" landing pages to sign up beta users?

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