Sublime

In 2014, Forbes ranked him as the 134th richest American, at $3.8 billion. One of his hires was Jeff Bezos, who, while researching business opportunities in 1994 for Shaw, got the idea for an online bookstore and left to start a company called Amazon.com. At $30 billion in 2014, Bezos was the fifteenth richest American.

Who seems to have a big following? Who has a reputation as a tastemaker or trendsetter? Who seems to be highly connected or to hold a position of prominence in your industry? Who seems to have a hunger for films, apps, food, or services like yours?

I’m famous for having invested $25,000 in Uber when it was worth around $5 million—it’s now worth $70 billion in the private markets. When I invested, Uber was operating in one city and they only had a couple of Lincoln Town Cars signed up. It wasn’t clear if the business could scale or make money, but I knew the founder was exceptionally driven an

Dave Berkus, one of the first early-stage angel investors (and still actively investing),

I pattern match for grit, determination, and tenacity, and they can come in a whole range of different guises.

While Jack Morgan was ensuring that he would have a direct bedroom-to-deck path on his new yacht, Ivar had tiptoed into the deal of the century.