What's Your First Deal?

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The first deal I was ever point on was at first century and it was in a company called Concord Communications. The first one that I really worked on that kind of came to fruition was probably something called Synoptix, which was the first hub, networking hub. Then shortly thereafter, I invested in something called Wealthleak Communications, which was a router company. And then they also invested in a seed company that was selling equipment to telcos called My Digital Access who ultimately went public and then got acquired by somebody else.

Four-cycle investor and Redpoint Ventures Co-Founder Geoff Yang joins to discuss his early years in VC (1:45), what it takes for a founder to survive in a down market (11:47), what makes CEOs like Frank Slootman and David Zaslav stand out, and more! (43:35)

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(1:45) Geoff Yang’s experience cracking into VC

(10:26) LinkedIn Jobs - Go to https://linkedIn.com/angel and post your first job for free.

(11:47) Surviving and thriving in a down market

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(23:29) Being flexible and understanding risk as an entrepreneur

(30:00) Accomplishing the most with the least

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(35:17) Geoff’s favorite investments

(43:35) Working with David Zaslav

(50:57) What’s next for Geoff + Generative AI

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