Facilitating Meaningful Connections in Startup Culture

This is how Andrew left his dream job at Google to become the Gatsby of NYC's startup scene, all while securing a permanent visa.

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Transitioning to Startups
(01:03) — Transition from big tech to startups
(09:05) — Finding time for the non-founder parts of life
(10:45) — Leveraging the founder community
(12:35) — Getting connected to a Lyft Co-founder
(21:09) — Giving up alcohol

Immigrant Founders
(17:11) — Extraordinary Alien Visa
(19:27) — Why immigrants are frequent founders

Growth & Press
(23:48) — Accidentally creating a business opportunity
(25:24) — Building trust 
(26:50) — Andrew’s growth flywheel
(34:42) — Advantages of getting press
(36:41) — Avoiding traditional media’s downsides
(40:14) — Traditional media vs. social media

Events & Engagement
(45:34) — Weighing if founders should host events
(47:25) — Making an event attractive to sponsors
(49:38) — When founders should sponsor events
(50:47) — When founders should attend events

Andrew’s Businesses
(53:19) — Engineering serendipitous connections
(54:55) — Weighing fundraising for Fibe
(55:52) — Investing in startups
(59:16) — Unexpected learnings from founder life

Rapid Fire
(1:01:26) — Who's an investor you'd recommend?
(1:02:18) — One thing you'd change about startups?
(1:04:15) — Advice for first-time founders?
(1:04:41) — Something you believe that most disagree with?