Investing in Distributed Start Ups

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It's very rare that the free market does not hash itself out, because there'se so many extra poneers out there who want to build better products and services. Do you want to live in a society where the government picks the winner? You know what happens ultimately, if there's no competition, then they have an unlimited path to raising prices. For the love of god, get out of the way of the free market....

0:01 Jason intros today's #AskJason and talks about the This Week in Startups Slack!
4:04 Ethan asks where and how Jason gets his news for general industry knowledge
6:43 Sean asks Jason how to acquire talent during a crisis
9:54 Vik asks Jason about building strong corporate culture while working remotely
15:44 David asks about SF mayor London Breed capping fees for delivery companies
19:32 Craig asks for Jason's perspective on investing in fully distributed startups
23:52 Mayur asks which audience do you sell to first when starting a marketplace
28:23 Stuart asks about how to price when launching - Free trials or charge right away?
33:05 Rob asks what investors think when they hear a CEO has 1 or 2 other side hustles
33:18 David asks about the importance of market timing - Will a great business always succeed, and how much of it is due to timing?
39:40 Onyx asks for Jason's take on the future of growing & scaling emerging natural food (or food tech) brands in this environment
41:21 Paulo asks how CEOs should act to motivate a remote team
48:08 Allen asks about syndicates that don’t contribute any money into a deal