What Was It Like Trying to Break Into Venture Capital?

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In 1985, the aggregate amount of capital that was raised in the industry was like 3.7 billion. Most venture firms didn't recruit people fresh out of grad school. And so it was just kind of pounding the pavement and kind of grinding through it. But I got my foot in the door.

Four-cycle investor and Redpoint Ventures Co-Founder Geoff Yang joins to discuss his early years in VC (1:45), what it takes for a founder to survive in a down market (11:47), what makes CEOs like Frank Slootman and David Zaslav stand out, and more! (43:35)

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(1:45) Geoff Yang’s experience cracking into VC

(10:26) LinkedIn Jobs - Go to https://linkedIn.com/angel and post your first job for free.

(11:47) Surviving and thriving in a down market

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(23:29) Being flexible and understanding risk as an entrepreneur

(30:00) Accomplishing the most with the least

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(35:17) Geoff’s favorite investments

(43:35) Working with David Zaslav

(50:57) What’s next for Geoff + Generative AI

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