Episode 13: What’s the deal with SPACs?

18 12 月, 2020    ·    少於 1 min read

SPACs have been one of the hot topics of 2020. Jeff Weinstein, who co-heads investing at FJ Labs, and our resident venture capital nerd, joins to talk about all things … Continue reading “”

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Episode 11: Loonshots with Safi Bahcall

8 12 月, 2020   ·  少於 1 min read

I had the privilege of running into the same social and intellectual circles as Safi Bahcall for the past 20 years. When I heard he wrote a book on how … Continue reading “”

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Episode 10: Validating Your Startup Idea

20 11 月, 2020   ·  少於 1 min read

Last week we covered how to come up with great startup ideas. This week I present how to evaluate if the idea is worth pursuing. I detail which hypothesis you … Continue reading “”

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2020 Holiday Gadget Gift Guide

17 11 月, 2020   ·  9 min read

It is that time of the year again, so I am sharing my recommendations for all gadget lovers of the world to be happy this holiday season. Notebook: LG Gram … Continue reading “”

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Episode 9: Coming Up with a Startup Idea

12 11 月, 2020   ·  少於 1 min read

Many aspiring entrepreneurs struggle to come with compelling startup ideas. I detail the four sources of startup ideas: Observed pain points Geographic arbitrage Business model or approach arbitrage Verticalization I … Continue reading “”

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Episode 8: The Business of Venture Capital

6 11 月, 2020   ·  少於 1 min read

Most entrepreneurs merely see venture capitalists as a source of capital without understanding how venture capitalists operate. Jeff Weinstein, who co-heads investing at FJ Labs, and our resident venture capital … Continue reading “”

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Episode 7: FJ Labs’ Startup Studio Model

29 10 月, 2020   ·  2 min read

Last week we covered whether first time founders should build a company on their own or join an accelerator or a venture studio. As a follow-up, I wanted to present … Continue reading “”

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Episode 6: DIY vs Accelerator vs Studio

23 10 月, 2020   ·  2 min read

This week we cover whether first time founders should build a company on their own or join an accelerator or a venture studio. Nancy Dong, our first ever guest on … Continue reading “”

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Episode 5: Ask Me Anything

17 10 月, 2020   ·  2 min read

Given that I was in Lake Placid looking at the foliage change without my multi-screen setup, I tried a “Ask Me Anything” session for the week. It was a resounding … Continue reading “”

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Angel investing at scale

13 10 月, 2020   ·  少於 1 min read

I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Pankaj Jain, the host of Invest Stream. We discussed how being an entrepreneur led me to becoming an angel investor then went … Continue reading “”

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Episode 4: FJ Labs’ Investment Thesis

9 10 月, 2020   ·  3 min read

In the third episode, I described how VCs evaluate startups by using a combination of the team, business, deal terms and whether the idea fits with their thesis to decide … Continue reading “”

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Episode 3: How VCs evaluate startups

2 10 月, 2020   ·  2 min read

In the first episode I covered how and when to fundraise. In this episode, I describe how venture capitalists (VCs) evaluate you once you are in front of them to … Continue reading “”

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Episode 2: Build a MVP for less than $20k

27 9 月, 2020   ·  少於 1 min read

I start by covering the theoretical do’s and don’ts of building a minimum viable product (MVP) before giving an in depth and specific example of how I would go about … Continue reading “”

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Episode 1: Fundraising

19 9 月, 2020   ·  少於 1 min read

Given that it’s episode 1, I start by explaining why I am creating this show before covering everything there is to know in terms of fundraising for venture backed startups: … Continue reading “”

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Announcing Playing With Unicorns

16 9 月, 2020   ·  3 min read

Playing with unicorns is a new weekly live streaming show on startups, entrepreneurship, and venture capital. I will be streaming every Thursday at 12 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, … Continue reading “”

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