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The High Flyers Podcast with Vidit Agarwal

Investment memo: How Startmate & Airtree are building the next gen of angel investors, explorers vs first believers + a special announcement!

Jan 24, 2023
40:40

We're joined by Ben Simai, the program led for Startmate’s first believers and Jess Walker, the program lead for Airtree’s explorers in their first joint appearance for this episode #117 and installment #22 of the special Curiosity series. 

Explore your curiosity about:

  • Quick intro on Ben and Jess and how they made they way into startups and investing
  • What is an Angel Investor?
  • Surprises about the entry points of angel investors? 
  • Helping new angels overcome imposter syndrome? 
  • What differentiates Explorers vs first believers program? 
  • Pros and Cons of new vs experienced angels 
  • Syndicates for non sophisticated investors 
  • Why does startmate charge and Airtree is a free program? 
  • Secret to earning trust with founders 
  • Current economic climate

Please enjoy! 

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Find out more about Curiosity Center, including events, angel investment and 110+ podcast episodes at www.curiositycenter.xyz 

Find out more about Startmate's first believers program at https://www.startmate.com/first-believers

Find out more about Airtree's Explorers program at https://www.airtree.vc/explorer-program

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