FTC antitrust revision, 5G rollout pause + David Rosenthal's $2.8M fund: Angel S6 E2 | E1364

First Jason and Molly cover how 5G rollouts are causing problem with airlines (2:03) and Lina Khan’s remarks on reworking antitrust regulation to not only consider deals inflicting consumer harm, but those lessening competition (10:10).

Then, David Rosenthal for Season 6 Episode 2 of Angel (29:00)

- David’s been a VC for a while, but he just launched a new $2.8M fund part-time with Nat Manning

- We get into why his small fund size is actually so significant and represents new possibilities in venture

- How he uses his podcast and community to get dealflow

- What he thinks you need before starting your own VC fund


(00:00) Jason intros the show

(02:03) Verizon and AT&T are running into 5G rollout challenges with airlines and the FAA 

(08:57) Ourcrowd - Check out the deal of the week at https://ourcrowd.com/angel

(10:10) Lina Khan's new view on antitrust

(18:51) Embroker - Get an extra 10% off insurance for your business at https://Embroker.com/twist

(20:10) Revisiting the $MSFT - $ATVI acquisition through the lens of "game share"

(22:07) Lina Kahn is considering expanding the view of antitrust for its impact on labor

(27:28) LinkedIn Marketing -  Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit at https://linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups

(29:00) Welcoming David Rosenthal to the show

(31:57) Size & mandate of David Rosenthal's new fund, Kindergarten Ventures

(34:47) How the Acquired community fuels David's investing

(38:37) Can you start a fund without brand?

(41:06) How to navigate pro-rata as a small fund?

(42:40) Using SPVs to lead follow-on investing

(44:18) How a part-time investing is Kindergarten's secret weapon

(47:02) Choosing 506 C vs. traditional fund structure

(52:59) Raising Kindergarten VC

(54:48) "AWS" options for venture funds

(55:45) Why a $2.8M venture fund is finally possible

(1:02:31) Investing with a fund vs. being an angel

(1:05:45) David's take of the crypto ecosystem and how he evaluates crypto deals

(1:10:14) What aspect of investing has been the most difficult to learn?

(1:15:34) Best way to pitch David

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