The Art of Evaluating Founders: Insights from Chess and Poker

This chapter explores the essential skill of evaluating individuals in business, comparing techniques used in poker and chess to those in entrepreneurial contexts. It emphasizes the value of prior entrepreneurial experience and data-driven strategies in making informed investment decisions, particularly in the fintech sector.

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Trey Lockerbie sits down with Logan Allin, the Managing General Partner and founder of Fin. Fin is a VC firm that now has 10 unicorn portfolio companies, some of which have IPO’ed and are over $1B in AUM.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:

10:39 - B2B SaaS tailwinds that have occurred from the pandemic.
21:00 - The opportunity ahead for financial information migrating to the cloud.
28:51 - Best metrics for tracking SaaS companies.
33:11 - Logan’s take on SOFI stock performance, since he was previously a VP there and is also an investor.
33:54 - Challenges ahead for the Fintech space, as there has been a lot of volatility as of late.
46:11 - Logan’s strategic advice for Fintech founders as they plan ahead for 2022.
And a whole lot more!

*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

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Fin VC's Website.
Logan Allin's LinkedIn.
Logan Allin's Twitter.
Brad Feld's Book, Venture Deals.
Paul Graham's Blog.
Trey Lockerbie's Twitter.

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