When you look back on the great investments you've made and it's a long list, it's almost gratuitous to go through this. When we did Tivo, there was this concept of how can we change the way people watch television? Are customers going to do what has never been done? Those are somewhat the most gratifying, the most fun. They're the most nerve-wracking because you're talking about markets that don't really exist. It's incredibly fun when market pull occurs.
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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