Jason Calacanis , CEO of Santa Monica-based Mahalo.com and co-producer of the TechCrunch50 conference--not known for pulling his punches--publicly targeted angel group The Keiretsu Forum today for their presentation fees. In Calacanis' personal blog, he called for bloggers to launch a public campaign against Keiretsu. ...Tags: Tags: jason According to Calacanis, he's on a campaign to "destroy" the angel group, saying that the group has been taking advantage of startup companies by charging them $4,000 to $6,000 to present to angel investors. The effort highlights and

A personal campaign by Santa Monica-based Mahalo.com 's CEO, Jason Calacanis, to put pressure on for-profit angel investment firms to stop charging entrepreneurs to pitch, has ramped up, as Calacanis said Tuesday that he has been informed that Keiretsu Forum is filing a lawsuit against him. Keiretsu Forum was the initial target of the effort by Calacanis to stop the practice of charging entrepreneurs to talk with investors. No details on the lawsuit have been released by either of the parties. Calacanis has been on a crusade since last week, to expose the fees charged to entrepreneurs

According to the Boulder County Business Report , the Denver chapter of the Keiretsu Forum will shut down by year end. "From From a high of 35 investor members, we're now down to about ten active participants," Chapter President Steve Murchie was quoted. "A A group that size isn't financially sustainable using our membership model, nor is it likely to drive investment volume at a pace that is fair to entrepreneurs." ...Tags:

Calacanis--who launched his campaign earlier this week, targeting angel group the Keiretsu Forum --has now expanded his list of target angel groups to not only Keiretsu, but also Westlake Village-based Maverick Angels , PrivateEquityForums.com , Los Angeles-based iHollywoodForum's Tech Supper Club , and Angels Den UK . Tags: jason calacanis mahalo angel group keiretsu maverick angel Jason Calacanis, the CEO of Santa Monica-based Mahalo , is continuing his crusade against angel groups and others who charge startups to pitch their groups, saying that he's now calling on groups to stop charging fees, and post what fees they were charging to entrepreneurs on their web sites.

Is Keiretsu Forum preparing to file suit against Jason Calcanis? It started last week when Mahalo founder Jason Calcanis fired a shot across the bow of angel groups, like Keiretsu and Maverick Angels, that charge entrepreneurs fees to present. We're talking big fees, too: $3500 for Maverick, $7500 for Keiretsu. FROM TORONTO Are these angel groups losing site of their purpose, that being to get early stage deals funded?

Calacanis--who started the group as an outgrowth of his crusade against pay-to-pitch angel groups like The Keiretsu Forum--said in his blog today that he has signed up Matt Coffin , Sky Dayton , and Bill Woodward as members of his group. Calacanis launched what he called a "jihad" against Keiretsu and others in early October, over their high fees and hidden costs for entrepreneurs looking to pitch the groups for money. ...Tags: Jason Calacanis , CEO of Santa Monica-based Internet search site Mahalo , has signed on several angels for his new angel group, the Open Angel Forum - Los Angeles .

Jason does not mince words when he’s got a cause, and he’s got a new one: taking down the Keiretsu Forum , an angel group which–unlike most–charges fairly steep fees to startups looking to present to investors. One thing is for sure: Jason Calacanis keeps things from getting boring in the high tech world. Jason– calling it a jihad –asked people reading his blog to post their experiences with the group.

Maverick is based in Westlake Village, to be more specific, which once hosted a Keiretsu Forum chapter. Is Maverick Keiretsu reincarnated? For today's Insights and Opinions section, Frank Peters, of the Frank Peters Show, interviews John Dilts of angel group, the Maverick Angels. Maverick Just how are they unique?

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Westlake Village, to be more specific, which once hosted a Keiretsu Forum chapter. Is Maverick Keiretsu reincarnated? Was he rooting for McCain/Palin when he named his angel group Maverick? If I had this interview to do over, I'd ask, but we do cover all things related to angel investing in Southern California, especially its newest angel group, the Maverick Angels . Just how