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In Memoriam: Angel Investor Bill Payne, 1941-2023
I knew Bill as a member of the Las Vegas Angels and the Tech Coast Angels. He was a super angel investor. To me he was a frequent guest on my show and more personally, a mentor.
I remember a time or two when I’d find myself in Las Vegas for one reason or another and reaching out to Bill – meet for coffee? He was always available to talk me down. It’s funny to remember the minute details – he’d show up Las Vegas casual, shorts and a Hawaiian shirt – a look I’d never seen on him. One time he must’ve given me a lift to the airport and as I’m sitting in the passenger seat I notice the air conditioning is set pretty high, maybe 80º, which is higher than I was used to and dressed for, but I quickly could tell was also a typical Las Vegas setting.
Bill died December 19, 2023.
From the archives of theFrankPetersShow
Let’s listen one last time as Bill, Dave Berkus and John Filla join me as we discuss the challenges facing angel investors in 2009.
Bill Payne in 2005
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