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Something that I've done in past jobs and would do is try to map out expansion over time: Who is the first user? Who did they invite? Then who did those people invite?
Jan-Erik Asplund • PLG-focused VC on the sales and marketing strategies of product-led teams
Jay Patil
@jaypatil
To put that another way, Venture Capital has always treated LPs as their customer and their investments as their product while ignoring that in a two-sided marketplace, value can easily move the other way. What if the Limited Partners, the funders, were actually the product that Venture Capital could sell to founders at startups to win deals?
David Phelps • Collectivizing Finance
After you’ve met with a dozen angel investors, it’s time for you to start looking for “proprietary deal flow,” which is to say, deal flow that is yours—not the public stuff on AngelList, on FundersClub, or at Y Combinator’s demo day.
Jason Calacanis • Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups—Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 into $100,000,000
In my study, I found Elad Gil to be one of the most successful angel investors. He has made investments in twenty-four billion-dollar companies—including Airbnb, Airtable, Brex, Coinbase, Gusto, Instacart, Opendoor, Pinterest, Stripe, Square, and Wish—most in the seed or series A stage. Before
Ali Tamaseb • Super Founders: What Data Reveals About Billion-Dollar Startups
