What Do Angel Investors Want? A Protégé
By Debi Kleiman, Babson College
Research shows that investors look for entrepreneurs they can mentor. How can founders demonstrate that they’re ready to learn?
Debi Kleiman
Disciplines:
BusinessDebi Kleiman is the Executive Director of the Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship, the hub for entrepreneurial activity and programs at Babson College. She has been mentoring Boston-area entrepreneurs for more than a decade and is on the advisory board for several local startups. Prior to joining Babson, Kleiman spent more than 20 years as an award-winning marketing executive and entrepreneurial leader known for inspiring top performing teams and delivering strong business results. She was the Managing Director and Executive Vice President at Havas Media and the President of MITX (Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange), the state’s premier industry association for web and mobile innovators. Kleiman has a B.S. from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
