In this episode, Erasmus Elsner is talking to Chon Tang, the founding GP of the Skydeck Fund. Chon is an experienced Silicon Valley engineer, entrepreneur and investor. He was formerly founding partner and Managing Director of Junzi Capital Engineering, a leading quantitative hedge fund investing in the commodity space. He has been actively investing in Silicon Valley startups for 12 years, and has personal investments in over 25 deals with multiple IPOs and exits.
00:00 Intro
03:40 Starting a tech company in 2000
09:27 Founder-investor transition
17:51 The art of talent arbitrage
22:09 Raising Fund II
27:00 Portfolio construction
30:40 Skydeck Fund entry point
32:50 Success stories
37:00 Skydeck Accelerator Program + Challenges
41:00 The accidental VC
45:00 Next Skydeck batch
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