it combined the metrics of how a company is rated, if a company has taken control of their profile, how much data we have, and how recently it was updated, and how often that profile is used by users. in angel capital from the Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, and other unaffiliated angels. Matthew Graczyk is founder of angel-backed Zubican (www.zubican.com)--saw a problem, which was the difficulty of finding suppliers for products for businesses--and decided to solve the problem, with a site specifically targeted at helping B2B buyers and sellers connect. Matthew spoke to us to

Pasadena Angels. What are the metrics investors look for today? Wednesday, October 22, 2008 -- Funding Early Stage Tech Companies. How will the stock market and possible recession impact early-stage company financing? What companies and deals are most attractive to investors?

Jason is now the VP of Product Development at Benchmark Metrics, an angel funded developer of web-based business analytics tools.  Just a brief editorial note…the angel investors he describes below were not from the Pasadena Angels.  By Jason McDowall Periodically we will have posts from local entrepreneurs that provide some sound advice from a slightly different perspective. Today’s post is from Jason McDowall, a local serial entrepreneur that I’ve had the opportunity to work with and get to know over the last couple of years.