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Mar 2021
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Operator, angel, advisor - Nick Cobb abo...

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Nick Cobb, Senior Software Engineering manager at Aurora, active angel investor and an advisor to multiple startups talks about operators as angel investors and why most operators join syndicates/funds rather than investing by themselves. 

Nick's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loyaltyarm/

Nick's book recommendation: Angel, by Jason Calacanis.

Aurora: https://aurora.tech/

Nick's Twitter: https://twitter.com/loyaltyarm?lang=en

Nick's blog: http://cobbservations.com/

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