Angel Investing - Can I Make That My Full Time Job?

Michael Mignano is the creator of Anchor. He previously served as the Head of Talk for Spotify. Now, he serves as a partner at Lightspeed.

In this podcast, he talked about stories from his early days at Anchor, when you should sell, misconceptions about Spotify, and how he found Product Market Fit.

(0:00) Intro

(1:40) Getting Jumped

(3:45) Music & Technology

(7:31) Early Days of Internet

(15:38) Living Through The Audio/Video Revolution

(19:33) Starting Anchor

(23:21) When Anchor Wasn’t Working…

(31:29) Growth/Finding Product Market Fit

(40:08) Why Is Anchor Most Used?

(45:20) When To Sell?

(49:10) Misconceptions About Spotify

(51:44) Becoming A Venture Capitalist

(55:53) What Makes For A Good Investment?

(57:45) Quitting Job To Start Company

(1:05:33) Challenge

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Michael’s Links

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mignano

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My Links

✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com

🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda

🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda

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