Episode 36: Eric Paley - Managing Partner at Founder Collective

Welcome to Episode 36 of The VentureFizz Podcast, the flagship podcast of your most-trusted source for startup and tech jobs, news, and insights! For this episode, I interviewed Eric Paley, Managing Partner at Founder Collective, a seed stage investment firm in the Boston area. This year, Eric was ranked #11 for the Forbes Midas list, which is a ranking of the top VC in the industry. And yes… there’s no doubt, he definitely has the golden touch. His early investments include Uber, The Trade Desk, Cruise Automation, Formlabs, and more. Prior to launching Founder Collective with his partners David Frankel and Micah Rosenbloom, he was a co-founder (along with Micah) at a company called Brontes Technologies that was acquired by 3M. In this episode, we cover: -Eric’s background and his journey into entrepreneurship. -The background story about Brontes and how they disrupted an untapped industry. -The formation of Founder Collective. -The story behind his investment in Uber. -Why he loves making investments that are "non-obvious” or “non-glamorous.“ -Plus, a lot more! Lastly, if you like the show, please remember to subscribe to and review us on iTunes, or your podcast player of choice!