Calacanis sets Keiretsu Forum in sights
One thing is for sure: Jason Calacanis keeps things from getting boring in the high tech world. Jason does not mince words when he’s got a cause, and he’s got a new one: taking down the Keiretsu Forum, an angel group which–unlike most–charges fairly steep fees to startups looking to present to investors.
Jason–calling it a jihad–asked people reading his blog to post their experiences with the group. Other groups here like the Tech Coast Angels and the Pasadena Angels, do not charge, and members of the groups there tell me they don’t look very highly upon others charging fees to startups. Joe Platnick of the Pasadena Angels has written up a good article about whether or not groups should charge fees to present.
This looks like it will be interesting…
[...] Mon-Oct-12: following up on a comment left by Benjamin Kuo on an earlier post by Jason I came across two good posts by Joe Platnick of the Pasadena Angels, (I [...]