Unlike the majority of angel networks, Keiretsu Forum charges entrepreneurs to pitch once they are screened.  On December 7th, 2007, Randy Williams - founder & CEO of Keiretsu was interviewed by John Shinal (Keiretsu Forum's Randy Williams is expanding the market for angel investing).  The very next day I posted a comment on his interview.    In my comment, I made the argument that Keiretsu should change its model by charging angels not entrepreneurs.  I drew an analogy from the recruiting industry where headhunters no longer charge candidates as they used to 50 years ago but rather charge employers.   A week later, Maggie Jacobberger - Director of Marketing and Communications at Keiretsu, responded to my comment by explaining the process.  ... [ Read more ]