Sponsored by Peter Fasse of Fish and Richardson, Top Patent Attorney: https://www.fr.com/team/j-peter-fasse/

A successful founder who has become a respected angel investor in Boston, Raza Shaikh is a pleasure to speak to and to learn from. Raza also has a podcast called On Boards which is great for people who are on boards or would like to be.

Highlights:

Sal Daher Introduces Raza Shaikh, Founder, Angel & Podcaster “I started angel investing actually on AngelList a bunch of years back and realized that that's a little hands-off and you don't connect with the companies for real.” Sal Daher Speaks Up for Syndicate Investing Raza Shaikh’s Favorite Startups: MentorWorks the Income Sharing Agreements Platform “…the founder, Karthik, is a professor at Northeastern and a Launchpad member, but knowing the higher education space, he really thought that there was an opportunity for an alternative to student loans…” Raza Shaikh’s Favorite Startups: KUVA Is a 10X Cheaper Way to Find Gas Leaks Raza Shaikh’s Favorite Startups: RaySecur Uses Millimeter Waves to Scan Incoming for Hazards Raza Shaikh Talks About His Fund: Beacon Venture Partners Sal Daher Talks About Peter Fasse of Fish & Richardson Who Sponsors the Podcast Raza Shaikh Bootstraps His First Startup, and His Second What Motivated Raza to Found His First Company Raza’s First Angel Investment Raza Shaikh’s Parting Thoughts Raul Rosa’s Startup, PodSpot