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I track the performance of the publicly-traded SaaSvendors- with the recent IPO of LogMeIn, there are 28 pure-plays. Itrack thefinancial performance for the company's last fiscal year andvaluationperformance on a quarterly basis (I use month ends of February,May,August and November).

Re: the financial performance, thestory is growth and cash flow. For the lastfiscal year, the SaaSvendors grew 31%, with on-demand revenue up 39%. I alsotrack the 146publicly-traded software vendors and their figures are totalrevenue up16% and license revenue down 6.8% (all their growth is inmaintenanceand PS). It is clear that users are shifting their spend awayfromlegacy perpetual models ...<< MORE >>

Deals get done faster if there is a professional duediligence deal room.  Not only is it more efficient from the company point of view,but also for potential investors.

With a virtual deal room interested investorscan carry out a lot of their due diligence in their time at their leisure. Noneed to change schedule or keep trying to get people at the same place and time( try herding cats!). Questions and answers can be posted for all to see.Momentum is created and once all of the information is available, you decide inor out!

        

More ( investor) heads with varying backgrounds, experienced and knowledge can undertake far superior due diligence than one person alone.

        

Yes, according to research by several organizations. However itis really best if you don’t do it alone.

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Consider famous regions of the past – going back in time tothe mining towns or the textile regions whether it be in the north ofindustrial Britain or thesoutheast of the US.

Look at Detroitwith its high concentration of automobile manufacturers. It is unwise to leaveyour portfolio exposed to regional problems. By diversifying your portfolio younot only diminish risk but increase profit potential.

        

Is a report generated by The Milken Institute.

Technology clusters are important for angel investors.Clusters help generate an environment that is highly conducive toentrepreneurship. Tech clusters are where you find serial entrepreneur teams.