What start up would you invest in ?
aristus: First, I'd wonder if it would be possible to have an "index fund" of sorts, say 0.001 of 1,000 startups. :DI'd say the same criteria to invest apply to where you'd want to work. I seriously considered the following three companies, and got to the interview stage with one of them:I think AirBnB are on the launchpad great idea, great team, making the cash. Dropbox had rabidly happy users and are able to attract top talent (eg, Zed). Dolores Labs are quite successful, though they have a tendency to drop watermelons from great heights.None of that matters, of course. They don't need my dumb $5K or even $50K. To make an investment that's worthwhile to both ends of the transaction it'd have to be much earlier than where they are now. An investor also needs to be more than just a fanboi with money -- I'd need contacts, expertise, time to advise, etc.