天使投資人的由來(lái)：天使投資人到底是誰(shuí)？

先看相關(guān)英文報(bào)道：

Facebook’s initial public offer - which could create scores of new angel investors - will further fertilize the ground in Silicon Valley.?
臉譜網(wǎng)的IPO上市會(huì)催生出一大批新的天使投資人，也將繼續(xù)繁榮硅谷的投資市場(chǎng)。

分析：

An angel investor or angel (also known as a business angel or informal investor) is a wealthy individual willing to invest in a company at its earlier stages in exchange for an ownership stake, often in the form of preferred stock or convertible debt.
“天使投資人”又被稱為“天使”，通常是指富有的個(gè)人，在小型初創(chuàng)企業(yè)創(chuàng)立前期進(jìn)行投資來(lái)?yè)Q取股權(quán)，常見(jiàn)形式為股份或可轉(zhuǎn)換債券。

滬江小編：天使投資一詞源于紐約百老匯，特指富人出資資助一些具有社會(huì)意義演出的公益行為。對(duì)于那些充滿理想的演員來(lái)說(shuō)，這些贊助者就像天使一樣從天而降，使他們的美好理想變?yōu)楝F(xiàn)實(shí)。后來(lái)，天使投資被引申為一種對(duì)高風(fēng)險(xiǎn)、高收益的新興企業(yè)的早期投資。

一些相關(guān)詞匯：

1.風(fēng)險(xiǎn)投資：venture capital

After each blowup, the firms that survive temporarily shy away from risky venture capitals and cut back on leverage.
在每一次爆發(fā)之后，那些幸存的公司開(kāi)始暫時(shí)規(guī)避風(fēng)險(xiǎn)投資，降低杠桿比率。

2.新興企業(yè)：start-up company

As vacancies grow and competition for candidates increases among start-up companies, traditional recruiters will need to respond in ever more inventive ways.
因?yàn)槁毼豢杖痹黾樱约靶屡d企業(yè)對(duì)求職者的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)更加激烈，傳統(tǒng)的招聘單位將需要以更富有創(chuàng)造力的方式對(duì)此做出回應(yīng)。

3.創(chuàng)業(yè)者：entrepreneur

I really thought as an entrepreneur, as a startup, you really cannot spend money like hell without thinking about tomorrow.
作為一個(gè)創(chuàng)業(yè)者，在創(chuàng)業(yè)初期,不能隨意燒錢而至公司未來(lái)于不顧。

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