Most angel investors aren’t full-time in their efforts. They have intense day jobs, are active operators, and have to figure out when and how to navigate this cluttered and noisy world. This describes me as an angel investor quite well. Venture capitalists have the benefit of in startups for a living, with management fees, aka salaries, teams and other resources, that enable focus to make their bets with robust information and due diligence. Sure, their check sizes are bigger, but it’s not typically their own money and money is certainly relative to the personal bank account. investing via Angel.co/kyork20 I was recently asked how I manage my angel investing in the flow of my busy life. With my day job at in full force growth mode, and a young, growing family prioritizing my time, I’ve found a set of tools to help me streamline this side effort. I love the work and it drives , that highlights how I view my long game career plans. Dyn my portfolio approach to business *You can see and track my portfolio at my personal website, YORK.ie .* Some tools are obvious and mainstream, others are not. In the quest to find and work with the best founders and startups in B2B SaaS, it requires a tight strategy and even tighter organization. I also benefit from a baller executive assistant in , who is loyal and been with me for nearly 5 years (don’t poach her!). See below and let me know if I’ve left out any can’t miss products or services to leverage. Ashley Goodwin — Portfolio and deal management ( ) AngelList my profile — Contact and relationship management Contactually — investment information site CrunchBase Startup — Personality matching and communication platform ( ) Crystal my profile — Market intelligence platform Datanyze — Domain name information tool Dyn Dig Mobile App — Performance and infrastructure data/analytics Dyn Internet Intelligence — Email, collab & storage tools (inc Google.com for news/info) Google Apps — Networking and recruiting platform ( ) LinkedIn my profile — Personal financial management and deal tracking Mint — Messaging app for teams (new in my toolkit) Slack — Real-time information and communication ( ) Twitter my profile — Website and content management system ( ) Weebly YORK.ie
