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Write your first Angel Check with Confidence

Hosted by Cheryl Kellond

In this video

What you'll learn

Uncover the investing expertise you already have

The instincts you've built over your career evaluating people and spotting trends are the same ones top VCs run on.

Discover your angel investing style

Walk out knowing the types of founders and industries you're naturally drawn to and how to act on that.

Size your first check without guessing

Budget for angel investing like a pro. See how experienced investors fit it into their financial plan.

Use the shortcuts that make investing fit in with life.

Walk away with 2-3 hacks that keep angel investing to a few hours a month, not a second job.

Why this topic matters

​I sat on the sidelines of Angel Investing, watching for 6+ months before writing my first check because I didn't think I had the knowledge or the capital to get in the game. ​In this session, I'll share the aha moments, insights, and math that got me over the hump and writing checks. This is for anyone curious about angel investing but who hasn't written their first check, and for experienced angels who want to sharpen their framework.

You'll learn from

Cheryl Kellond

Founder & CEO at Play Money. Active Angel with 50+ investments.

Cheryl Kellond is a 3x founder, 3x Ironman, 4x mom, and active angel investor with more than 50 companies in her personal portfolio. As an operator, she has delivered over $750M in version-one products and raised more than $20M in capital. Because she sits on both sides of the table, she brings straight talk and deep insight to the realities of early-stage investing.

She is currently the founder and CEO of Play Money, the operating system for early-stage capital. Her mission is to open the asset class to entirely new communities, turning regional ecosystems, professional networks, and affinity groups into the next generation of investors.

Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Inc., and Fast Company. She holds an MBA from MIT Sloan and a BA from the University of Chicago.

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