Naval Ravikant
- CEO and a co-founder of AngelList
- Previously co-founded Epinions, which went public as part of Shopping.com
- Invested in more than 100 companies, including Twitter, Uber, and Notion
"You are not going to get rich by renting out your time, you need to own equity, a piece of a business to gain substantial financial freedom" - [Source
Keep up with Naval via his YouTube channel, blog or twitter
Jason Calacanis
- Leader of his own Angel Syndicate, author of a book on Angel Investing & host of the popular podcast This Week in Startups
- Previously co-founded Weblogs, Inc., a publishing company which was sold to to AOL
- Investor in more than 250 ompanies including Uber, Calm, and Robinhood
"If everyone would invest 5% of their net worth [into start-ups], then the world would be a much better place”. - [Source]
Keep up with Jason via all his channels here
Mark Cuban
- Entrepreneur, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, a professional basketball team, and jury and investor in Shark Tanks
- Previously founded MicroSolutions among others, which was sold the company to CompuServe
- Mark Cuban's angel portfolio can be found here
"You only have to be right once" - Mark Cuban
Taylor Pearson
- Provides research on small businesses, complexity science, and volatility investing featured in media outlets such as Inc, and The Financial Times
- He is a Principal at the hedge fund Mutiny Fund as well as author of The End of Jobs
Must read: Taylor's essay on luck that describes the Angel mentality mentality very well and can be also be a useful mentality for life
