Inspirational stories plus practical takeaways from the entrepreneurship world.

Sarah A. Downey is an operating partner at Accomplice VC, an angel investor, and the founder of an upcoming lifestyle app (currently in stealth).

She is also one of Dave's new favorite human beings. She has magnetic energy, a sharp wit, and a deep wealth of knowledge about investing and startups.

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1:15 Thoughts on Medium

3:10 Writing process

5:00 The “stealth lifestyle company” Sarah’s building

17:53 Self-censorship: How to balance speaking your mind without causing trouble

21:06 How Sarah made the jump from Director of Community to VC partner

22:09 How VCs get paid

24:23 Angel investing vs VC

27:00 Balancing 3 jobs

29:22 What video games she’s playing

31:51 Best way to turn an idea into an income

37:44 What’s more important for startups: data or storytelling?

41:27 Most common mistakes when raising money

47:39 What’s served you more — discipline or passion?

48:43: What contributes to success more — obsession or balance?

49:58 Closing remarks