You have to believe enough and be able to convince others that this is really going to work in order to raise money or bring in employees. There's that period where you just will it into existence, but then something weird happens when there's market pull. You're like, whoa, the world recognizes this is brilliant and they're knocking our doors down. That is the height of entrepreneurship, I think.
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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