"What’s been great about angel investing is getting to see lots of different business models and approaches as to how to build product. You’re able to see how product management and the products themselves change over time as these companies grow."
Barron ernst
ex vp of product, snap
"Having a product background gives you a little bit of an advantage to see through gaps and even tune into the same frequency of the founder to see a long term vision."
naveen pitchandi
director of product, vmware
"I can't work at 100 different places. Being able to invest is just a really fun way to feel involved to some degree in other businesses and be able to place bets the same way you might with going to work somewhere else."
Jessica toy
director of product, angellist
"Being in the seat of an angel investor has given me a lot of exposure to the product strategy related discussions that come in from founders and that in itself has helped me a lot in my day-to-day when looking at the products I work on and the products that I'm interested in building down the road."
rawan shawar
sr product manager, visa