How Creator-Investor Garry Tan Leveled Up His Fund From $7M AUM to $770M AUM

[00:15] An introduction to Garry Tan and his background in investing.

[01:10] Why Garry sees himself as a creator first, not an investor.

[02:45] Garry explains how he gets deal flow: Go after communities of people who are builders.

[04:25] The influence of Paul Graham and Y Combinator on Garry and how he learned to be a founder.

[07:21] What the typical breakdown is of the exits of Initialized’s standard funds.

[09:58] How Garry chooses which companies to invest in: taking chances on things that are not ‘hot’.

[12:28] Garry talks about one of Initialized’s biggest wins.

[13:25] The top questions Garry asks when deciding which companies to invest in.

[14:22] How the company progressed from a fund of $7 million to a fund of $230 million.

[15:47] Garry explains how people who want to grow venture capital funds find him.

[18:33] How he looks at high valuations and why angel investors should have a portfolio of at least 20 - 30 companies.

[23:14] What his job as an investor looks like and how he helps the companies he’s invested in get to the next stage.

[25:12] How he creates content for his youtube channel.

[27:26] Eric talks about his YouTube video creation process.

[28:07] How Garry gained 30,000 YouTube subscribers in November.

[29:06] How he structures his content and how often he posts.

[30:00] How much time he spends on Clubhouse.

[30:59] Insight into how his brand team works.

[32:04] What Garry is currently reading and his favorite business book: Paul Graham: Hackers & Painters.

[33:40] Garry’s favorite business tool: Frame and Around