# 049: Getting Angel Investment, with Juliana Garaizar of the Houston Angel Network

- Show: [Product Startup](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup)
- Published: 2017-04-18
- Length: 56m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup/2017-04-18-049-getting-angel-investment-with-juliana-garaizar-of-the-houston-angel-network
- Listen: https://theproductstartup.com/049-juliana-garaizar-houston-angel-network/

## Summary

Juliana Garaizar, Senior Advisor to the Rising Tide Fund at the Houston Angel Network, explains the application and due diligence process for startups seeking angel investment. She details how the network filters deals through sector-specific subcommittees, coaches founders on pitch decks, and prioritizes teams with 'skin in the game' over mere ideas. Garaizar emphasizes that investors look for traction, clear business models, and exit strategies, while warning against entrepreneurs who demand salary coverage or rely too heavily on NDAs.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup/2017-04-18-049-getting-angel-investment-with-juliana-garaizar-of-the-houston-angel-network#t=0) Introduction and Mini Materials Update
- [18:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup/2017-04-18-049-getting-angel-investment-with-juliana-garaizar-of-the-houston-angel-network#t=1130) Juliana Garaizar Background and Houston Angel Network History
- [22:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup/2017-04-18-049-getting-angel-investment-with-juliana-garaizar-of-the-houston-angel-network#t=1320) Investment Process: Subcommittees and Pitching Events
- [29:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup/2017-04-18-049-getting-angel-investment-with-juliana-garaizar-of-the-houston-angel-network#t=1780) Due Diligence, Syndication, and the Alliance of Texas Angel Networks
- [34:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup/2017-04-18-049-getting-angel-investment-with-juliana-garaizar-of-the-houston-angel-network#t=2050) What Investors Look For: Traction, Skin in the Game, and Red Flags
- [42:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup/2017-04-18-049-getting-angel-investment-with-juliana-garaizar-of-the-houston-angel-network#t=2566) Pitching Mistakes: Science vs. Business Model and Exit Strategies
- [47:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup/2017-04-18-049-getting-angel-investment-with-juliana-garaizar-of-the-houston-angel-network#t=2855) The Role of NDAs and the Importance of Execution
- [51:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup/2017-04-18-049-getting-angel-investment-with-juliana-garaizar-of-the-houston-angel-network#t=3112) Final Advice: Finding Champions and Managing Post-Funding Health

## Topics

- [Fundraising & investors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fundraising)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)
- [Intellectual property](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/intellectual-property)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Houston Angel Network (company)
- Rising Tide Fund (company)
- Mini Materials (company)
- Citigroup (company)
- Next Seed (company)
- Alliance of Texas Angel Networks (company)
- C-TAN (company)
- Baylor Angel Network (company)

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