Avlok Kohli, CEO of AngelList sits down with David Weisburd and Erik Torenberg to discuss how he grew AngelList into a $4B dollar company. We’re proudly sponsored by Bidav Insurance Group, visit lux-str.com if you’re ready to level up your insurance plans.
(0:00) Episode Preview
(0:59) Why Founders need to be resilient
(2:49) Why it’s rational to double down on yourself
(4:57) Founder vs Operator mentality
(11:07) Why empathy can hold leaders back
(13:21) Episode Sponsor: Bidav Insurance Group
(14:16) Do MBAs matter?
(16:39) Avlok’s views on emerging managers
(19:27) How AngelList services large funds
(21:34) AngelList Data Room and why it’s been mass adopted by funds
(22:48) How managers should utilize Treasuries
(25:04) AngelList’s product philosophy
(27:31) How CFOs balance CEOs
(29:50) What we can learn from CashApp and Square
(32:08) The importance of “disagree and commit”
(34:41) The fallacy of the 10% turnover rule
(36:24) AngelList’s wealth of data
(38:35) “Power law is a hell of a thing”
(41:44) Gauging investor skillset
(44:09) “The primary place where Naval lives is in building great products”
(48:48) AngelList’s plans to be the system of record for all private market transactions
(50:51) How to reach Avlok
