@DrewDad,
Angel investors are usually brought in for small money and less interference with the founders' work/vision/etc. Venture capitalists (VCs) generally pay for more influence with bigger bucks but they also get a larger share of the pie. I know you may know that, Drew, but other readers might not.
Frankly, as a member of a startup, I would love to have an investor option where it was someone who could offer decent, experienced advice without making me feel like I'm being raped out of a significant share of the founders' creation. I know that these people exist, but they are few and far between.
We have a large startup community here, and the staggering lack of basic business savvy (I do thank you notes here, for God's sake, 'cause no one else can remember to do so -- and we rarely get thank yous from anyone else, or else they're impersonal and automated) is front and center. VC and angel $$ have both gotten tighter around here, and it has again devolved into a "who you know"/"what have you done for me (or investors like me) lately" mindset which makes VCs and angels around here a lot more like informal banks than people who believe in interesting, exciting ideas.
Here's an idea - with each 10% of ownership that has to be given away to an investor, could it at least buy the services of someone who has an MBA?