Distro kid was bootstrapped and had raised some private equity capital. It went from $378,000 in when it was a four or $5 million company to Series A at $250. "It pretty miraculous when you see that because it does inspire you"
Deven Parekh of Insight Partners joins Jason to discuss navigating markets during the dot com era and the pandemic. (1:50) Then they discuss "venture tourists" and cleaning up cap tables before wrapping up with a look back at some of Deven's winning investments. (20:04)
(0:00) Jason kicks off the show
(1:50) Experiencing the dot com burst
(10:14) LinkedIn Jobs - Go to https://linkedIn.com/angel and post your first job for free.
(11:36) Comparing Web 3.0 and the dot com era + navigating the markets during the pandemic
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(20:04) Venture Tourists
(29:30) Unfavorable preference stacks
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(38:32) Cleaning a cap table
(47:57) Looking back at Deven’s investments
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