Sophia: "I don't do media because I have so much stuff going on, but I do need to do some more media" She says if she's putting money into a new fund, at least she should get a podcast on it. The Sweet and Startups host gives her tips for getting your voice heard in the tech world.
Sophia Amoruso, Founder and GP at Trust Fund, joins Jason to discuss her angel investments (1:23), raising a fund publicly (5:54), and the creative process (12:14). Then, they discuss portfolio construction and putting past identities to bed (27:04).
(0:00) Molly kicks off the show
(1:23) Previous angel investing experience
(5:54) Why Sophia is raising a public fund
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(12:14) Branding and the creative process
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(22:25) What stage of investing is Sophia going after
(27:04) Portfolio construction
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(38:44) Pro rata rights
(46:56) Putting past identities to bed
(1:01:18) Fund cycles
(1:05:17) Investing in founders or investing in ideas & more
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