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Angel Investing Episodes

Growing a US-based startup in China - how and why? By Victor Zhou
Nov. 20, 2020

Growing a US-based startup in China - how and why? By Victor Zhou

Victor Zhou, Ex Founder & CEO of Sentinel Tec that was acquired by DT talks about how he managed to grow his company in China and why that happened. We also looked into who should try to look abroad while …

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Building scout network - how can it help founders and future VCs? By Wade Fletcher
Nov. 13, 2020

Building scout network - how can it help founders and future VCs? By …

Wade Fletcher, Founder at ScoreTwoMedia that was acquired in 2020 and currently the Founder of UndercoverVC, talks about constructing scout networks and how a high school student can grow a small startup. We've also discussed how can startup founders take …

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Guerrilla marketing, mergers and sales, by Jason Myers.
Nov. 9, 2020

Guerrilla marketing, mergers and sales, by Jason Myers.

Jason Myers, Partner at CopyPro.ai and Chairman of Various and Guerrilla Marketing Global, talks about how he grew multiple businesses into cash-generating machines and how he managed to get through the very first stages. We also discuss Guerrilla marketing and …

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Raising pre-seed and seed rounds and surviving golden rush. By Scott Schwab
Nov. 3, 2020

Raising pre-seed and seed rounds and surviving golden rush. By Scott …

Scott Schwab, Co-Founder at Bottega, Managing Partner at Aethos Ventures and Partner at Mett Corp talks about his first fundraising experience and how his approach to fundraising changed since then. We also discuss how startups can survive and prosper in …

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Founder of one of the largest LA accelerators talks about early stage fundraising. By Brian Mac Mahon.
Oct. 30, 2020

Founder of one of the largest LA accelerators talks about early stage…

Brian Mac Mahon, Founder at Expert DOJO - one of the largest and most active accelerators in Los Angeles talks about fundraising for early stage startups, investment thesis of Expert DOJO and funding availability during the pandemic.

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The new American dream - how does it affect startup field? By Joost van Dreunen.
Oct. 28, 2020

The new American dream - how does it affect startup field? By Joost v…

Joost van Dreunen, ex-Co-Founder of SuperData Research acquired by Nielsen in 2018 and currently Investor and advisor, lecturer at NYU Stern and Author of "One Up" talks about fundraising for his exited company and about the major trends he sees …

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Growth marketing for startups leading to an exit - by Hasan Luongo.
Oct. 26, 2020

Growth marketing for startups leading to an exit - by Hasan Luongo.

Hasan Luongo, VP Growth Marketing at Chipper Cash, previously Director of Growth Marketing at Voicea (acquired by Cisco), Growth Marketing Lead at Fairy acquired by Postmates and Head of Growth at Honey acquired by PayPal, talks about growth marketing and …

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Oversubscribing a round in COVID world - how did that happen? By Audra Gold.
Oct. 21, 2020

Oversubscribing a round in COVID world - how did that happen? By Audr…

Audra Gold Co-founder and CEO at Vurbl Media in this episode explains how she managed to close the round after the covid hit. We've also discussed the major tactics she used while raising money and how her approach to investors …

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What it takes to raise the pre-seed round? By Adrian Sedlin.
Oct. 19, 2020

What it takes to raise the pre-seed round? By Adrian Sedlin.

Adrian Sedlin, serial entrepreneur with 5 successful exits and currently the CEO at CANNDESCENT, talks about - what do you need to have to raise the pre-seed round? What is FFF round (friends family and fools) and how those are …

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2 exits and 2 IPOs - how do startups get to an exit? By Srinivas Kilambi
Oct. 17, 2020

2 exits and 2 IPOs - how do startups get to an exit? By Srinivas Kila…

Srinivas Kilambi, founder with 2 exits and 2 IPOs and currently the Founder at Accelenovate talks about the exits in his career and one unsuccessful venture he had. We also discussed the major steps he took to get to those …

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43 investments in 2 years - how is angel capital deployed? By Steve Walsh.
Oct. 15, 2020

43 investments in 2 years - how is angel capital deployed? By Steve W…

Steve Walsh, angel investor, Advisory Board Member at ZenSports and the CEO at Procurrence talks about angel investments, working as an advisor, fundraising for Procurrence and comparison of fundraising in the pre-COVID VS COVID world. We also discussed Steve's work …

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Talk to customers damn it - how to pivot. By Angad Singh.
Oct. 13, 2020

Talk to customers damn it - how to pivot. By Angad Singh.

Angad Singh, Founder and CEO at Casette that was acquired by Evernote and currently he is the Product Manager at Coda. And in this episode we spoke about differences between small and big startups from fundraising perspective as well as …

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SoCal Super Angel - why accelerators? By David Mandel.
Oct. 10, 2020

SoCal Super Angel - why accelerators? By David Mandel.

David Mandel, SoCal-based super Angel, investing in emerging technology startups who Invested in over 500 startups up to date, talks about early stage startups. We focused our conversation on how helpful accelerators can be and why founders should consider applying …

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First steps in the fundraising - preparing to close a round during COVID. By Danny Done.
Oct. 8, 2020

First steps in the fundraising - preparing to close a round during CO…

Danny Done, CEO at GoBekli explains how his approach to fundraising changed in the post-COVID world and how he interacts with investors now. He also talks about methods that work for him now and those that clearly don't. For everyone …

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Bootstrapping VS raising funding - lessons from failures and successes. By Igor Belagorudsky
Oct. 6, 2020

Bootstrapping VS raising funding - lessons from failures and successe…

Igor Belagorudsky, serial entrepreneur with several exits, currently an angel investor, mentor and president at FastCTO, talks about his previous experiences of starting companies, failing and winning. We talked about his major takeaways from that experience and the major mistakes …

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