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I wasn't planning on sharing this today but since the news leaked, I feel obliged to comment:
I've raised over $200M in my career and have learned a lot about what works & what doesn't.
This time around, I decided to do a few unconventional things. First, I decided to forgo the silly traditi... See more
Dan Sirokerx.comThe man is too humble to say it but everything @victoralazarte touches turns to gold.
As a Founder, he scaled Wildlife Studios to 4B+ downloads. Bootstrapped.
As an angel, he was the first ever investor in Brex (latest valuation $12.3BN)
As a VC with @benchmark h... See more
Harry Stebbingsx.com
Don't Compromise on Hiring
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In it’s heyday, Goldman’s special situations group was the navy SEALs of money making. Today’s guest, Alan Waxman, used to run that group before leaving to build Sixth Street, now a $115b behemoth.
SSG heads were sometimes of the more brainy, nerdy variety. Not Waxman. He is a force of nature and energy who apparently w... See more
Patrick OShaughnessyx.com
I've just discovered Eric Zhu's secret startup hack and how he schedules meetings with high-profile investors!
Eric finds the Calendly links by adding their social media handles in this format: calendly com/handle
The fun part is that investors don't cancel these meetings and he has already ... See more
Career update - I joined @natfriedman and @danielgross investing in startups.
I want to meet one-on-one with 1000s of founders this year, so please reach out if you are working on something great!
We lead rounds from seed to growth, investing between $1M and $100M at a time.
Lenny Bogdonoffx.comPieter Levels (@levelsio) and I sat down over a pint to talk about how he’s making $3m a year as a one-person company, what Europe can do to spur economic growth, and his experience as a digital nomad in over 150 cities across 40 countries.
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:37 Pieter’s resume___LINEB... See more
John Collisonx.com