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Requests For Startups: Hard Tech with Trae Vassallo and Lee Edwards
Requests For Startups: Hard Tech with Trae Vassallo and Lee Edwards
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Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Jul 16, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Erik is joined on this episode by Trae Vassallo (@trae) of Defy and Lee Edwards (@terronk) of Root Ventures. They talk about:- How their backgrounds and unique experiences have informed their perspectives on investing- Whether venture capital should go back to funding technical risk- Their advice for funds and how Trae has seen investing strategies come and go over time- Why there are big opportunities in areas VCs don’t know much about, like logistics, warehousing, or agriculture- Why Trae doesn’t differentiate between consumer and enterprise businesses- Their requests for startups in the spaceThanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.
Released:
Jul 16, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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