Craig Wilson

Angel investor, Venture management, & Product strategist for Los Angeles startups and well-known Microsoft.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/craig-wilson/0/390/300
Twitter: https://twitter.com/loscre8ive
Los Angeles, California, United States
Member since March 20, 2015

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About

Investor interests

Type of investor	Angel
Typical investment size	$25,000 - $50,000
Typical investments in a year	2
Categories of interest	Data mining Food and beverages Mobile health Social commerce Social media Software as a service (SaaS) Video advertising
Locations of interest	Los Angeles, California, United States
Credentials	None

Activity

Advisory positions

Wyzerr

Education

2012 UCLA Anderson School of Management Executive Program

I am a(n):

Investor

Companies I work or worked for:

Microsoft, Visio, Kaspia, Clout

If you're an entrepreneur or corporate innovator, why?

I want to change the world.

My favorite startups:

Wyzerr, Vytmn, Frenzy, SporTechBI, NOM, ZipCV

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs/innovators make?

Executing on all levels of people and capital to deliver a great product on schedule. Burning capital without a clear path to launch will kill the moral of the company. Failure to launch.

Full bio

Craig Wilson brings two decades of technology as managing principal advisor to Los Angeles startups with financial structure for capital raising, product strategy, strategic partnership, and early stage operations. Mr. Wilson has invested and participated as cofounder and manager in the growth of several startups and achieved three exits that included acquisitions by Microsoft ($1.4B) and Visio ($35M). Craig graduated from City University of Seattle and UCLA Anderson School of Management.