``Angel Investors: What Ideas Are They Funding Now?'' Special Webcast Report by Direct Stock Market to be Presented Live On Feb. 16.SANTA MONICA Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 1999--"Angel Investors An individual who invests his or her own money in a private company, which is typically a startup. An angel investor is not an employee or member of a bank, venture capital firm or other financial institution that normally makes such investments. : What Ideas Are They Funding Now?" a special Webcast report on early-stage investor networks, will be presented live over the Internet by Direct Stock Market Inc. (http://www.dsm.com) on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 4 p.m. EST P.M. also p.m. or p.m. abbr. post meridiem Usage Note: By definition, 12 a.m. . Host for the interview show will be DSM Chairman and founder Clay Womack. Guests for the one-hour program will be Carol Sands, founder of The Angels' Forum, a Silicon Valley angel network; Ken Deemer, member of the Tech Coast Angels; and Leib Orlanski, head of the Acorn Angels, an angel network in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . DSM's special guest for the Webcast will be Bruce Shewmaker, former president of The U.S. Russia Investment Fund. Shewmaker has more than 20 years of investment banking and venture capital experience, including having served with such prominent companies as Merrill Lynch Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MER TYO: 8675 ), through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides capital markets services, investment banking and advisory services, wealth management, asset management, insurance, banking and related products and services on a global basis. Capital Markets, Chase Manhattan Capital Corp. and New Century Management Inc. "There is a critical need for early stage funding, especially in the area of $1 million or less," said Womack. "Our special Webcast report, the second of a series we will produce this year, will focus on what proposals angel investor networks are funding for right now, what help start-up companies start-up company A new business. should expect from an angel network, and how entrepreneurs can find their own angels. "Our guests, some of the top early-stage angels in California, will help us answer those questions." The special Webcast, to air right after the markets close on Feb. 16, also will be archived at DSM's Web site. Viewers will need to have Microsoft Media Player software on their computers to view the live Webcast. About Direct Stock Market Direct Stock Market, with headquarters in Santa Monica, is an Internet-based marketplace for both public offerings and private placements. DSM's mission is to be the most efficient Internet equity market that connects small cap companies to capital, and facilitates investors to trade their stocks. DSM's Virtual Roadshow(sm) service is a pioneer in live, full video and audio conferencing See audioconferencing. over the Internet. Direct Stock Market's Web site can be found at http://www.dsm.com. |
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