Angel Investors ABCs: Patrons of Innovation

Venture Hacks does a great walkthrough of “How to Be an Angel” – from Naval Ravikant, who breaks down the three must-haves: access to capital, proprietary dealflow and good judgment to how to evaluate pitches and start-up teams.

Netflix’s Rise, Infographic Style

Via NYT’s DealB%k, a great Online MBA Program infographic on Netflix’s meteoric growth in the DVD and VOD space – chasing Blockbuster then moving past their brick-and-mortar storefronts into how the movie service eats into the pay tv and cable models.

With strong leadership, a great recommendation engine and a service which is considered a “utility” by many, Netflix will need to move internationally and optimize for the social networks to stay ahead of the Amazon Prime VOD bundle.

Twitter 101: Advertising Explained

For those of you who have been using Facebook’s self-serve or marketplace advertising, and wondering when Twitter would make its advertising more open – watch the 40 minute video below via DowJones/AllThingsD. Very casual but hands-on walkthru and we like their “CPE” model, Cost Per Engagement.

In the Name of Social: Ron Conway

Ron Conway, the top Silicon Valley (SV) Angel, has the Midas touch when it comes to getting into accelerated startups. His prolific track record and venture rolodex is difficult to challenge. The critical thinking on top of research points to social commerce via mobile/location-based as being a highlight of this early decade.

Last year, Techcrunch published SV Angels’ (Ron’s company’s) Megatrends slide, but also have a look at his O2O (offline activity to online shopping) and his investment list via Business Insider. Must-read innovative exercise…