Ham Lord's guest appearances

Ham Lord

Angel Invest Boston

David Chang

Brad Feld

Jason Calacanis

Jeff Coyle

Catherine White

Johnny Appleseed

Ed Roberts

Semyon Dukach

Jeff Arnold

David Ciccarelli

Howard Stevenson

Jay Shah

Mike Singer

Hall Martin

Chris Selland

OwlTail

Sponsored by Peter Fasse, Patent Attorney at Fish &amp; Richardson: https://www.fr.com/team/j-peter-fasse/ Sal's Syndicate List: Click to Join Writing software never seemed like work to young Ham Lord. In high school and then in college, coding is what got him rolling with his other courses; he loved it. This passion, and the happy coincidence of being at the right place (Brown University) at the right time (early 1980s) led to a brilliantly productive career in computing and entrepreneurship. Ham’s early work in computer graphics would eventually lead to innovation in applying 3D imaging to the creation of new molecules. Later he helped build software with applications in medicine, oil &amp; gas exploration and engineering analysis. He even did work that presaged today’s drone technology. After 16 years as a software engineer and entrepreneur, Ham cashed in his chips and began a hugely consequential career as one of Boston’s super angel investors. He was the engine behind the relaunch of Launchpad, one of the country’s most respected angel groups. In a frank and accessible interview, Ham discusses the workings of this group, talks about companies that excite him and addresses current trends in the ambit of angel investing. Topics covered include:  Ham Lord Bio Ham Lord Discovers His Love of Computer Programming How Ham Lord Connected with His First Job After Brown Building a New Display for the F-14 Navy Jet Why Ham Lord Founded His First Startup AVS Rises from the Ashes of Stellar Ham Lord’s Transition from Software Development to Marketing After 16 Years Building Startups Ham Lord Takes a Sabbatical Year &amp; Starts Investing Ham Lord Discovers Angel Investing Ham Lord Relaunches Launchpad Ham Lord &amp; Christopher Mirabile Get Together What Does Ham Lord Look for in a Startup? The Ones That Got Away Ham Lord’s Favorite Pivot Story Ham Lord &amp; Cambridge Trust Ham Lord Talks About Launchpads’ Early-stage Track, the Catalyst Program Two Companies in the Machine Learning Space – Netra.io &amp; Smartvid.io Seraf-investors.com &amp; Seraf Compass Trends: Professionalization of Angel Investing &amp; the Angel Capital Association 

Sponsored by Peter Fasse, Patent Attorney at Fish &amp; Richardson: <a href="https://www.fr.com/team/j-peter-fasse/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.fr.com/team/j-peter-fasse/</a> Sal's Syndicate List: <a href="https://www.angelinvestboston.com/our-syndicates" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Click to Join</a> Writing software never seemed like work to young Ham Lord. In high school and then in college, coding is what got him rolling with his other courses; he loved it. This passion, and the happy coincidence of being at the right place (Brown University) at the right time (early 1980s) led to a brilliantly productive career in computing and entrepreneurship. Ham’s early work in computer graphics would eventually lead to innovation in applying 3D imaging to the creation of new molecules. Later he helped build software with applications in medicine, oil &amp; gas exploration and engineering analysis. He even did work that presaged today’s drone technology. After 16 years as a software engineer and entrepreneur, Ham cashed in his chips and began a hugely consequential career as one of Boston’s super angel investors. He was the engine behind the relaunch of Launchpad, one of the country’s most respected angel groups. In a frank and accessible interview, Ham discusses the workings of this group, talks about companies that excite him and addresses current trends in the ambit of angel investing. Topics covered include: <ul> <li>Ham Lord Bio</li> <li>Ham Lord Discovers His Love of Computer Programming</li> <li>How Ham Lord Connected with His First Job After Brown</li> <li>Building a New Display for the F-14 Navy Jet</li> <li>Why Ham Lord Founded His First Startup</li> <li>AVS Rises from the Ashes of Stellar</li> <li>Ham Lord’s Transition from Software Development to Marketing</li> <li>After 16 Years Building Startups Ham Lord Takes a Sabbatical Year &amp; Starts Investing</li> <li>Ham Lord Discovers Angel Investing</li> <li>Ham Lord Relaunches Launchpad</li> <li>Ham Lord &amp; Christopher Mirabile Get Together</li> <li>What Does Ham Lord Look for in a Startup?</li> <li>The Ones That Got Away</li> <li>Ham Lord’s Favorite Pivot Story</li> <li>Ham Lord &amp; Cambridge Trust</li> <li>Ham Lord Talks About Launchpads’ Early-stage Track, the Catalyst Program</li> <li>Two Companies in the Machine Learning Space – <a href="http://Netra.io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Netra.io</a> &amp; <a href="http://Smartvid.io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smartvid.io</a></li> <li><a href="http://Seraf-investors.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Seraf-investors.com</a> &amp; Seraf Compass</li> <li>Trends: Professionalization of Angel Investing &amp; the Angel Capital Association</li> </ul>

Ham Lord, Founder and Super Angel - Launchpad Founder

Joe Mandato

Join Sal's Investment Syndicate List: Click to Join Launchpad, Boston’s leading angel group, has published a polished collection of stories that illustrate the success and failure of their portfolio companies over two decades. It is titled “The Entrepreneur’s Journey”. Listen to my interview of authors Ham Lord, Christopher Mirabile and Joe Mandato to learn more about this valuable resource for angels and founders. Highlights from the interview:  Peter Fasse of Fish &amp; Richardson Sponsors the Angel Invest Boston Podcast Boston’s Answer to The Three Tenors, The Three Super-Angels “…back in 2012, started working with some of the members within Launchpad to understand why some of our companies succeeded and why some of them failed.” “But there was something about that team that we just couldn't disengage.” “…it was one of these software purchases ... unlike a lot of enterprise software ... that immediately paid for itself.” “…if we had looked at Mobius and said, "No, hardware company, we're not investing," we would have lost out on an investment that ultimately is going to be a 35x return.” “…Intuitive Surgical, where it violated every principle of venture investing. Right?” “…it was a 10 year, 35x. That is a beautiful, beautiful investment.” “…I could sort of hear myself in some of these stories, and I've changed the approach that I'm taking in certain areas.” “We included as much failure as success in this book. Every theme is illustrated by both companies that got lucky and got it right, and companies that didn't.” “…One of the challenges is the timeline. For VC, the timeline, it's so long with the biotech's and that's really become problematic.” 

Join Sal's Investment Syndicate List: <a href="https://www.angelinvestboston.com/our-syndicates" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click to Join</a> Launchpad, Boston’s leading angel group, has published a polished collection of stories that illustrate the success and failure of their portfolio companies over two decades. It is titled “The Entrepreneur’s Journey”. Listen to my interview of authors Ham Lord, Christopher Mirabile and Joe Mandato to learn more about this valuable resource for angels and founders. Highlights from the interview: <ul> <li>Peter Fasse of Fish &amp; Richardson Sponsors the Angel Invest Boston Podcast</li> <li>Boston’s Answer to The Three Tenors, The Three Super-Angels</li> <li>“…back in 2012, started working with some of the members within Launchpad to understand why some of our companies succeeded and why some of them failed.”</li> <li>“But there was something about that team that we just couldn't disengage.”</li> <li>“…it was one of these software purchases ... unlike a lot of enterprise software ... that immediately paid for itself.”</li> <li>“…if we had looked at Mobius and said, "No, hardware company, we're not investing," we would have lost out on an investment that ultimately is going to be a 35x return.”</li> <li>“…Intuitive Surgical, where it violated every principle of venture investing. Right?”</li> <li>“…it was a 10 year, 35x. That is a beautiful, beautiful investment.”</li> <li>“…I could sort of hear myself in some of these stories, and I've changed the approach that I'm taking in certain areas.”</li> <li>“We included as much failure as success in this book. Every theme is illustrated by both companies that got lucky and got it right, and companies that didn't.”</li> <li>“…One of the challenges is the timeline. For VC, the timeline, it's so long with the biotech's and that's really become problematic.”</li> </ul>

Entrepreneurs Journey - Ham Lord - C Mirabile - Joe Mandato

Christopher Mirabile

Join Sal Daher's Investment Syndicate: Click to Join The collaboration of Ham Lord and Christopher Mirabile, two of Boston’s most consequential super angels, is widely admired. Its most visible fruit is the success of Launchpad Venture Group, which they manage together. In the relaunch of this revealing interview, they let us in on how this winning collaboration came to be and what keeps it productive as it approaches the end of its first decade. Christopher Mirabile and Ham Lord are already familiar to our listeners.  Each has been interviewed individually on earlier episodes of the Angel Invest Boston Podcast. In the current episode, the two different personalities interact and give us a glimpse into what drives their working relationship. Click here to read the full episode transcript. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE:  Christopher &amp; Ham’s Remarkable Collaboration How They Connected Division of Labor Lucky to Have Jody Collier as Operations Manager Complementary Skills &amp; Creative Tension What They Enjoy in Working Together What Motivates Christopher and Ham How Christopher &amp; Ham Differ in their Investing Gene Gregerson, an Engineer’s Engineer &amp; Mobius Imaging – Astonishing Feat of Entrepreneurship Blind Spots: How Having a Partner Helps Avoid Them Integrity in the Founding Team is Essential – Due Diligence Screens Out Frauds Geographic Focus Makes It Possible to Add Value Dos &amp; Don’ts for a Winning Collaboration How Ham and Christopher Work Things Out When Problems Arise Co-CEOs Raise a Red Flag but Can Work Trends Christopher &amp; Ham See A Business Semyon Dukach Would Like! 

Join Sal Daher's Investment Syndicate: <a href="https://www.angelinvestboston.com/our-syndicates" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click to Join</a> The collaboration of Ham Lord and Christopher Mirabile, two of Boston’s most consequential super angels, is widely admired. Its most visible fruit is the success of Launchpad Venture Group, which they manage together. In the relaunch of this revealing interview, they let us in on how this winning collaboration came to be and what keeps it productive as it approaches the end of its first decade. <a href="https://www.angelinvestboston.com/christopher-mirabile-ep-12" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christopher Mirabile</a> and <a href="https://www.angelinvestboston.com/ep-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ham Lord</a> are already familiar to our listeners.  Each has been interviewed individually on earlier episodes of the Angel Invest Boston Podcast. In the current episode, the two different personalities interact and give us a glimpse into what drives their working relationship. <a href="https://www.angelinvestboston.com/ep-21#ep-21-transcript" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to read the full episode transcript.</a> TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.angelinvestboston.com/ep-21#collaboration" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christopher &amp; Ham’s Remarkable Collaboration</a></li> <li>How They Connected</li> <li>Division of Labor</li> <li>Lucky to Have Jody Collier as Operations Manager</li> <li>Complementary Skills &amp; Creative Tension</li> <li>What They Enjoy in Working Together</li> <li>What Motivates Christopher and Ham</li> <li>How Christopher &amp; Ham Differ in their Investing</li> <li>Gene Gregerson, an Engineer’s Engineer &amp; Mobius Imaging – Astonishing Feat of Entrepreneurship</li> <li>Blind Spots: How Having a Partner Helps Avoid Them</li> <li>Integrity in the Founding Team is Essential – Due Diligence Screens Out Frauds</li> <li>Geographic Focus Makes It Possible to Add Value</li> <li>Dos &amp; Don’ts for a Winning Collaboration</li> <li>How Ham and Christopher Work Things Out When Problems Arise</li> <li>Co-CEOs Raise a Red Flag but Can Work</li> <li>Trends Christopher &amp; Ham See</li> <li>A Business Semyon Dukach Would Like!</li> </ul>

Ham Lord and Christopher Mirabile - Winning Collaboration