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Elon buys ~9% stake in Twitter + Freestyle Capital's Dave Samuel | E1426

Apr 5, 2022

Dave Samuel, co-founder of Freestyle VC, shares insights on early-stage investing and the dynamics of venture capital. He discusses the intriguing implications of Elon Musk's 9.2% stake in Twitter, analyzing its potential influence on governance and public discourse. Samuel emphasizes the importance of fund size in dictating investment strategies and gives valuable advice on providing feedback to founders, especially the delicate art of saying no. Tune in for a peek into the evolving landscape of investments and the complexities of capital allocation.

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Episode notes

Intro

2min

Musk's Twitter Stake: Implications and Impact

7min

Exploring Twitter's Governance and Innovative Investment Opportunities

4min

Twitter's New Direction: Ownership and Influence

8min

Navigating Twitter's Challenges and Investment Opportunities

2min

Venture Capital Insights and Musk's Twitter Impact

7min

Navigating Investment Strategies in a Changing Venture Capital Landscape

4min

Navigating Investment Dynamics

26min

Exploring Self-Driving Cars and Ride-Sharing Solutions for Parents

2min

First, Jason and Molly discuss Elon buying a 9.2% stake in Twitter (01:50). Then, Dave Samuel of Freestyle VC joins (23:18) for a discussion on early stage investing. Freestyle invested early in startups including Airtable, Patreon and Intercom. We talk about how fund size dictates strategy, how to give feedback to founders (especially when it's a no) and more.

(00:00) Jason and Molly intro today’s show
(01:50) Elon takes 9.2% stake in Twitter, TWTR stock up ~28% today
(11:09) Masterworks - Skip the waitlist to invest in art using promo code TWIST at https://Masterworks.io/twist
(12:250 Do we want more people to take stakes like this?
(20:58) Ourcrowd - Check out the deal of the week at https://ourcrowd.com/twist
(23:18) Interview with Dave Samuel of Freestyle VC
(30:13) iTrust Capital - Visit https://itrust.capital/twist to create your Crypto IRA today
(31:27) Dave’s lessons for other capital allocators and founders

FOLLOW Dave: https://twitter.com/dsamuel

Check out Freestyle: https://freestyle.vc

FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood

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