Angel Talks #1 - Introduction to Angel Investing: Success Story with Bas Godska

In our first episode of the Angel Talk podcast, I am honored to have Bas Godska as my guest. Bas is a Top 10 Most Active Angel Investor CIS, and Top 50 European Angel on Crunchbase. Bas is the Founding Partner at Acrobator Ventures. He has 40+ personal investments as an angel and a Decacorn in his portfolio, which is a startup with a valuation of over 10 billion dollars💸

In this episode, we are discussing:
🔹 What are the motivations behind angel investing and why do people do it,
🔹 How you can start doing angel investments,
🔹 Diving into Bas’s personal story, how he started, and his success.

Our podcast provides exclusive insights into the world of angel investing. We feature in-depth interviews with prominent angel investors and venture capital fund managers from around the globe, giving you access to valuable perspectives and strategies that can help you make more impactful investments.

Timecodes:
00:00 - Start
00:18 - Intro
02:00 - Part 1: Introduction to Angel Investing
02:22 - What is Angel Investing? Bas's explanation
03:18 - The financial aspect of angel investing
05:21 - Key benefits of angel investors
06:43 - The definition of a startup?
08:43 - How does Bas source startups?
17:24 - How does Bas decide to invest?
20:55 - Part 2: Angel investor story of Bas Godska
21:19 - Bas's background and education
30:43 - Success stories from Bas's portfolio
38:18 - Part 3: Quick questions
38:31 - The Most rewarding thing in Angel Investing
39:20 - Bas's advice for someone who just starts angel investing
40:45 - What factors Bas looks for while validating a startup
41:48 - Ending

“Grow your wings” 😇