Entrepreneurs Unraveled

Tim Hwang is the CEO of FiscalNote, a legal information software company. FiscalNote was funded by startup moguls like Mark Cuban from Shark Tank, and Jerry Yang, the founder of Yahoo, and went public in 2022. 01:20 Ch.1 High quality people are drawn to high quality CEO 04:54 Ch.2 Good timing opens up Opportunities 06:11 Ch.3 Is now the perfect time to kick off your startup? 09:35 Ch.4 Startup is a Self-Discovering Journey 12:25 Ch.5 Startup as a Lifestyle

Tim Hwang is the CEO of FiscalNote, a legal information software company. FiscalNote was funded by startup moguls like Mark Cuban from Shark Tank, and Jerry Yang, the founder of Yahoo, and went public in 2022. [Stories in this episode] 00:00 Intro 01:11 Introduction to FiscalNote 03:00 Law school dreamer to Startup Entrepreneur 05:44 first start of FiscalNote 08:11 Funding from Mark Cuban 10:10 Advice on how to impress VCs 12:18 Hustle Hustle Hustle! 18:09 FiscalNote's Vision 19:16 Outro

Saeed Amidi is the CEO of Plug & Play, a venture capital firm that has invested in over 1000 startups. Saeed Amidi gives advice to entrepreneurs on perfecting elevator pitches, and talks about money's true meaning. (01:41) "You should know Better than the Investors" (04:01) How to Impress Investors in 3 Minutes (09:52) "I Enjoy Making Money"

Saeed Amidi is the CEO of Plug & Play, a venture capital firm that has invested in over 1000 startups. Amidi is renowned for his ownership of the so called "Lucky Building", building at 165 University Avenue, which has housed many of Silicon Valley's top startups. This prime location allowed Amidi to become an early-stage investor in tech giants like Google and PayPal. (00:00) Intro (02:02) Life before Plug and Play (03:41) Bottled Water business (04:58) Real estate business (06:18) Early investment in Google and Paypal (08:02) Investment tips on startups (11:24) Startups not to invest in (14:17) Investment failure with Airbnb (16:23) How to recognize Unicorn startups (18:42) How startups make the world better

Frank Slootman, renowned expert in data cloud and CEO of Snowflake, discusses his experiences on leadership, team alignment, and the rapid growth of Snowflake. He emphasizes the importance of failure, struggle, and the three essential values of leadership: conviction, courage, and clarity.

On the first episode of <Entrepreneurs Unraveled>, Michael Seibel, the managing director of Y Combinator shares some lessons he learned from growing Twitch to a $ 970 million worth company and joining YC afterward.