Here’s our holiday gift to you: a compilation of the best articles about angel investing written this year. It’s been a busy year with new pieces posted daily addressing a variety of issues significant to angel investors: how to find the best investments, how to work with entrepreneurs, crowdfunding, the importance of diversity, exit strategies, due diligence best practices, board directors, and more. We’ve taken a look back at 2014 to bring you the best angel investing articles this year:
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Five ways to build a $100 million business by Christoph Janz
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Competition Is for Losers by Peter Theil
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Burn, Baby Burn by Fred Wilson
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The Top 20 Reasons Startups Fail by CB Insights
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The Trap of Relative Value by Brad Feld
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The Fatal Pinch by Paul Graham
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Top 30 Traits Of Successful Angels -- How Many Do You Have? by Marianne Hudson
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The Valuation Trap by Fred Wilson
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Chris Dixon on Good Ideas that Looked Like Bad Ideas by Chris Dixon
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Kickstarter, But With Stock by Jim Saksa
So that’s our list, but what about yours? We’d love to hear your top picks. Please leave us a comment below and share your favorite posts of the year.