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Andreas Klinger is a former CTO of Product Hunt, CoinList, Head of Remote at AngelList, and CTO at On Deck He is also an investor via Remote First Capital. He has backed some amazing companies like Remote, Mainstreet, Clubhouse and more. Here are the topic we covered during our conversation 00:00 - Top moments 00:49 - Introduction 02:07 - What was the founding story of Remote First Capital? 05:18 - Did you have any mentors who helped you go about it? 06:11 - What's the portfolio construction like? And how did you arrive to that portfolio construction? 10:35 -What's your thesis around your global investing approach? 11:49 - What are 1-3 things that work well when raising capital from LPs? What are 1 or 2 things you did wrong while fund raising? 14:04 -Who was your first believer in Remote First Capital? 15:04 - What was the story behind Remote.com? 18:46 -What is that one thing that you know now, you wish you knew earlier? 22:22 -What is the hardest thing about building a fund? 27:45 -What was your reason for doing a trip to India and what has the experience been like? 30:09 -What has been the top take aways from this? What did you find intresting? 33:37-What do people get wrong about India? 36:00 -How can someone building from India reach out to you? 38:58 -What's been making you smile lately? 40:26 -Is there a hack you can't live without? 41:17 -If money was not needed anymore, what would you work on? 44:28 -Who are you outside of work? 🔗 CONNECT WITH Andreas Klinger 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreasklinger 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/andreasklinger 🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA 💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/ 🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ... 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/shivassangwan 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/1947Rise 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiva-sin...

Sahil Lavingia is an entrepreneur, known as the founder and CEO of Gumroad, an investor, painter, and writer. Through SHL Capital he Invests $10 million a year into early-stage technology startups, mostly via $100K-$250K checks. 00:00 - Top moments 00:42 - intro 01:54- What was the founding story of SHL Capital? 05:40 - What's the portfolio construction like for SHL capital? 08:09 - Are there examples in your portfolio of weird investments that turned out to be very good? 14:15- Any investors in particular who have really helped you become a better investor? 19:27 - Have you seen a pattern across your successful investments? 24:03- What was your reason of visiting India and how was the trip like? 29:18- You recently tweeted saying, you know, "if you want to be a billionaire, move to India" Where did that come from? 40:05- I'm a founder looking to, you know, reach out to Sahil and kind of get a sense, would I be even fit to Sahil? What would that scenario look like? 44:06 - What's been making you smile lately, Sahil? 45:06 - What's your typical day like? 48:16- Is there a hack you can't live without? 50:58- Thank you 🔗 CONNECT WITH Sahil Lavingia 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahillavingia/ 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/shl?lang=en 🔗 CONNECT WITH SHIVA 💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://1947tech.substack.com/ 🎥 YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfiQ... 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/shivassangwan 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/1947Rise 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiva-sin...

Akshay Chaturvedi is the founder and CEO of Leverage Edu, a fast-growing study abroad platform startup that provides personalized mentorship and guidance for higher education and careers. He is also a prolific angel investor. Timestamps: 00:00: Top Moments 00:34: Intro with Akshay 02:25: Leverage Edu Overview 04:22: First External Investor 06:25: Akshay's Angel Investing Journey 08:15: Impact on Growth as Founder 12:26: Identifying Investment Opportunities 15:51: Angel Investing Learnings 18:58: Advising on Cap Table Construction 22:22: Advice for Operator Angels 27:04: Akshay's Typical Day 29:47: Health's Impact on Akshay 32:42: Akshay's Outside Interests 34:02: Dream Dinner Guests 37:10: No Limits to Dreaming

Charles Hudson is the Managing Partner and Founder of Precursor Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in the first institutional round of financing for the most promising software and hardware companies. He is one of the pioneers of pre-seed investing. He is also an advisor and mentor to a number of emerging managers. Timestamps: 00:00 Top Moments 00:31 Intro to pod with Charles Hudson 02:21 Angel investing and Precursor Ventures' founding story 05:28 Evolution of fund strategy over the years 07:29 Convincing LPs on a diversified portfolio 09:52 Non-consensus of non-consensus being right 12:35 Fundraising journey and learnings from fund one 15:35 Fundraising from scratch, picking a number, and handling rejections 18:53 Hardest part in building Precursor and in building a venture 21:42 Growth as a fund manager and mentors' impact 24:17 Solo GP Happy Hours initiative 25:55 Advice for emerging fund managers and characteristics of successful investors 27:17 Charles's outside-of-work obsessions 27:58 Typical day for Charles 28:32 Sleep, health, and well-being 28:54 Dream project with time and resources 29:56 Charles's affinity for Indian cuisine 29:39 Charles's reputation among friends outside of work 30:17 Dinner guests, dead or alive, and why

Bradley Tusk is a venture capitalist, political strategist, philanthropist, and writer. He is the co-founder of Tusk Ventures, the world’s first venture capital fund that invests solely in early stage startups in highly regulated industries. TVP has raised three funds so far and proved its model by investing in major winners like FanDuel, Lemonade, Coinbase, Ro and more. Timeline : 00:00 Introduction 02:07 Founding story of Tusk Ventures 05:39 Evolution of portfolio construction from Fund 1 to Fund 3 07:51 Assisting companies like Uber, FanDuel, Coinbase and advice on navigating regulations, particularly in India 12:05 Moments of reflection and questioning during the journey 13:48 Does being in a small niche limit opportunities? 15:15 Mistakes in fundraising for the first fund and changes leading to the success of subsequent funds 17:15 Challenges in building a venture fund 19:00 Insights behind writing a recent book, its thesis, and the intended audience 22:01 Thoughts on the biggest global regulatory issue concerning AI 25:33 Perspective on TikTok 26:55 A glimpse into a typical day 29:08 Knowing Bradley beyond work 29:06 Bradley's greatest passion outside of work 30:23 Strategies for maintaining mental, physical, and emotional fitness 32:15 If money and attention are not needed anymore, what would he work on?

Masha Bucher is the Founder of Day One Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm that’s pioneering a new model in VC by spearheading communications for its portfolio companies. The fund has backed backed 8 unicorns and one portfolio company went public They have invested in companies like Remote, Worldcoin, You.com, Simulate, Superhuman, Truebill (acq), Arcadia, DoNotPay, Atoms, Yumi, DuckDuckGo & others Before that, Masha was an angel investor and PR studio founder working with companies like Houzz, HotelTonight, Toptal & more. Timeline: 00:00 : Top Moments 00:31 : Intro to pod with Masha 01:53 : Founding story of Day One Ventures 04:25 : How does it differentiate itself from other funds 07:32 : Portfolio construction 10:28 : How has she improved as an investor over the years 13:04 : Role of luck in investing 15:00 : Patterns in successful companies 17:55 : Notable moments, significant mistakes 20:26 : Lessons from Fund one for Fund two 22:57 : Strategies for securing LPs 27:04 : A typical day in Masha's life 28:34 : Masha beyond professional identity

Arjun Nair is the Co-Founder and President of Great Learning. Great Learning is India's leading provider for online professional & higher education. In 2021, BYJU’S Acquired Great Learning for $600 Million. Great Learnings was bootstrapped. Timeline: 00:00: Top Moments 00:38: Intro to pod 02:00: Early life and shaping moments 09:56: Return to India and founding Great Learning 16:03: Evolution of online learning and its future 22:44: Key issues in Indian education and solutions 28:55: Advice for diasporas for seizing opportunities in India 33:29: A glimpse into a typical day 35:52: Yoga practice 38:30: Alternative passions without constraints 40:34: Exploring the person beyond the professional persona

Nihal Mehta is the co-founder of Eniac Ventures. One of the top Venture Capital funds in the US. Through Eniac they have invested in over 10 unicorns. Before founding Eniac, Nihal had built 5 tech companies. Some succeeded and some failed. People call Nihal the human Rolodex and Nihal is typically the life of the party. Timeline: 00:00 Top Moments 00:40 Intro to pod with Nihal Mehta 02:30 Foundational Thesis of Eniac Ventures 04:19 Portfolio construction and evolution over the years 06:44 Journey of transitioning from making smaller investments to leading rounds 10:11 Aspects of investing: sourcing, picking, and winning 15:41 Common traits of companies of successful companies in portfolio 17:46 Lessons from misses in investment 19:54 Challenges and less-discussed aspects of building a venture fund 22:38 Fundraising journey and communicating with LPs 25:38 Advice for someone starting a fund or venturing into VC 29:13 Personal life and daily routine outside of work 33:19 Interests beyond work 35:48 Superpowers or unique qualities of partners in the venture firm

Fabrice Grinda is among the world’s leading Internet entrepreneurs and investors. Fabrice was named the #1 Angel Investor in the world by Forbes. Fabrice founded FJ labs, and today FJ labs is one of the most active investors globally. FJ labs has invested in companies like Alibaba, Airbnb, Instacart, Flexport, and many more. Timeline : 00:00: Top Moments 00:34: Intro for Pod with Farbrice 01:57 : FJ Labs founding story 04:57: Portfolio and fund model evolved through experience and learning. 07:59: Success factors for a $295 million fund 09:45: Potential changes for the third fund if starting a new fund. 12:15: LP relationship-building strategies 16:38: Effective pre-fundraising relationship building 18:31:Evolution in deal sourcing. 25:27: Challenges in building a venture fund 27:05: Investment thesis for India 31:08: Pros and cons of starting a fund 33:54: Importance of brand building for deal flow 35:17: Typical day routine 37:14: Non-work obsession 38:25: Recent personal mindset changes 41:32: Who is he outside of work?

Back in 2015, when the start-up landscape in India was at a nascent stage, as a banker Ishpreet pioneered the first-ever debt solutions for startups in India. In 2018, Ishpreet founded Stride Ventures and today it has become —India’s leading venture debt fund. They have partnered with companies like Zepto, Bira, Sugar, Spinny, Zetwerk and many more. 00:00 Top Moments 00:26 Intro 02:31 Starting Stride Ventures in 2015 and pioneering venture debt in India 05:40 Thesis, portfolio, fundraising, and venture debt business model 12:10 Check sizes, sectors, and stages of investment 14:09 Journey of building Stride Ventures 16:55 Vision for Stride Ventures as a startup bank in 3-5 years 19:23 Prioritizing tasks and product roadmap 20:43 Early lessons when starting Stride Ventures 24:16 Challenges in building a venture debt firm 28:11 Advice for startups open to venture debt 31:25 Tough moments and confidence boosters 34:36 Typical day routine 36:03 Unexplored areas of learning 36:34 Outside work obsession 38:40 Alternative pursuits if not building Stride Ventures 39:48 Perception by friends outside work 41:12 Dream dinner guests, dead or alive