Nov 18, 2024

The risks of being an “angel” investor

Courtesy Golden Seeds

Today, we talk with Deb Kemper of Golden Seeds Venture Fund about getting promising new startups off the ground. Also: what's driving consumer spending as the holidays begin.

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President-elect Trump has appointed Brendan Carr to head the Federal Communications Commission. Carr is already the senior Republican on the five-member commission, which regulates the internet, broadcasting and communications services.

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Higher-income consumers are still spending it up. The rest? Not so much.

by Mitchell Hartman

Nov 18, 2024

And economists wonder how long those who are better-off can even keep it up.

Discretionary spending in October was driven by employment and wage growth, said Kathy Bostjancic at Nationwide Mutual.

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How to get noticed by angel investors

by David Brancaccio , Meredith Garretson and Erika Soderstrom

Nov 18, 2024

A veteran angel investor shares how she evaluates potential investment opportunities.

"We’re on the bleeding edge of technology and markets, and some are going to work and some are going to fail. So you have to get comfortable with that," said Deb Kemper at Golden Seeds Venture Fund.

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The team

David Brancaccio Host

Leanna Byrne Host, BBC

Kelly Silvera Executive Producer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Ariana Rosas Producer

Nic Perez Director/Producer

Dylan Miettinen Digital Producer

John Bruington Media Producer

Jesson Duller Media Producer

Brian Allison Technical Director

James Graham Producer, BBC

Jo Critcher Producer, BBC

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