"What you see with the rise of technology in general, more and more people are stepping into the venture capital world, the private equity world, no matter how you like to call it. Just what you saw on the stock exchange, a few years ago, if you wanted to buy shares, you have to go to a banker and they have to set up an account for you. And you could only buy full shares, probably only with a minimum pretty high amounts. Right now, for $5, I can buy a partial Amazon share if I want to. But all the platforms and the technology that's out there. I see the same trend happening in angel investing, as well in the whole world of VC and private equity where it's becoming much more accessible, again, because of the rise of technology. People are becoming more knowledgeable. People want to diversify their portfolio. There's more wealth, in general, happening. So I can see that's going to be the future where it definitely is going to be more accessible and democratized, if you will, for everyone out there." - Maaike Doyer
"Sometimes, I get asked if it’s safer to just buy real estate? Don't stop buying real estate. I don't think you should do angel investing instead of something else. It's more about the diversification of your whole portfolio, and you really need to have a passion for the startup ecosystem.That's always part of being an angel investor, and of course, with the financial return. So in general, my recommendation is no more than 5% of your total portfolio will be put in angel investing. If you're really seasoned and you're doing this for a couple of years, you might increase it up to 10%, but no more than that. Make sure that you have your other investment portfolios there and you are making all those smart decisions, because angel investing is very risky. If you get a home run, it's a big one. You can really go big, but you can also lose everything, so you need to be aware of that." - Maaike Doyer
"If I compare the startup ecosystems with each other, Europe is retired. Overall, people’s lives are too good. I'm generalizing, but there's no sense of urgency, and they rather have a corporate job. In the Netherlands, people don't even want to have stock options when they work for a startup. In the United States, it's all about the American Dream. The country is massive and the whole market that you have at hand is impressive, but it looks internal, and they struggle to look beyond their own border and to look outside of the US. In Southeast Asia, I see it more as the juveniles turning into adolescence and you see a couple of real rising stars, and people who are really reveling. It's entrepreneurship. It's GDP growth. That's definitely coming from this region in the next couple of years. More than 50% of global GDP will be in Asia. I can also feel that the rise of the middle class brings so much more opportunity than I've seen in any other parts of the world." - Maaike Doyer
In this episode, Jeremy Au speaks on women investor syndicates, diversification strategies, and investor risk management.
Keywords: Women Investor Syndicates, Diversification Strategies, Investor Risk Management, Women, VC, Founder Story
