Angels, I’m looking to be the first outside investor in a Pre seed stage startup. I’d like to write a safe or convertible note. Would anyone with some experience be willing to connect for 15 minutes?

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I don’t know how helpful this will be but I just started looking into angel investing a few months back and have invested in a company in Bangladesh last month. I signed a SAFE note. They use that Y Combinator SAFE note template. Basically you pay them, once they hit their valuation, it converts. You don’t need to wait 5-7 years to make money. You could sell your shares every time they raise money in future rounds to other investors. I don’t know too much and I’m probably naive with all the wishful thinking but I’m optimistic about the future of this particular company. Good luck!!!

Thank you!

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