The Burden of Being Right: Book launch for business angels, a few supervised VCs and the founders who proved us wrong
For one afternoon, we are gathering 100 business angels: the experienced ones who have learned the hard way, and the new ones who are about to.
But we believe in inclusion. So, in a rare act of generosity, we are also opening the doors to VCs. We would hate for them to miss out, and to be honest, they have quite a lot to learn too.
Successful founders are welcome too. If you have built a company that did well, and you still remember the angels who said no, you are invited to come and collect your apologies. To be clear, this is not a pitch event.
The occasion is the launch of The Burden of Being Right: Confessions of a European Angel Investor, the new book by Nicolaj Højer Nielsen.
Over 18 years and 73 startup investments, Nicolaj has learned most of his lessons the expensive way. The book is his honest account of them: the decisions that went wrong, broken cap tables, the long wait for exits, and the biases that drive angel decisions, his own included.
PROGRAM
14:00 Arrival and drinks
14:15 Welcome by Antler
14:20 Nicolaj on the book and what 73 investments taught him
14:40 Fireside chat: Nicolaj Højer Nielsen and Michael Wiatr Aagaard, General Partner, Nordics at Antler
15:00 Drinks and networking
16:00 End
WHY JOIN
Hear the stories that never make it into anyone’s LinkedIn posts (except, increasingly, Nicolaj’s).
Meet a curated room of angels, from first cheque to fiftieth.
No pitches.
LIMITED TO 100 SEATS
To keep the room useful, registration requires approval.
VCs: please mention your fund when you register. We will try not to hold it against you.
Founders: name your company and, if you like, the angels you are coming to stare at.
ABOUT NICOLAJ
Nicolaj Højer Nielsen is a Danish business angel with 73 investments over 18 years. He holds an MBA from INSEAD, has taught at Copenhagen Business School for 15 years, and wrote Startup Funding, which has been used on university courses across Europe.
Read more about The Burden at www.theburdenbook.com
ABOUT ANTLER
Antler is a global early-stage VC backing exceptional founders from inception. With a presence across 30 locations worldwide, including Copenhagen, Stockholm, New York, London, Berlin, Singapore, and Sydney, Antler gives founders the funding, support, and global network they need to launch and scale companies tackling the world’s biggest challenges.