Jason Priestley is raising a new fund called 506 C or community raise. It's something that allows you to raise in public, which the SEC won't let you do. You can use it as a way to amplify the fact that you're fundraising and get million dollar checks. But also give access to people who wouldn't otherwise have the opportunity. The first one was 10, the next one was 11, the third one was 44 and the fourth one. We had 52 million in demand already. And we got in a few weeks, not a million in applications, but $6.1 million in applications for checks between two and 20k.
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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