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1M fewer college students: is it a problem? + Ask an Angel with Zach Coelius | E1360
1M fewer college students: is it a problem? + Ask an Angel with Zach Coelius | E1360
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Length:
78 minutes
Released:
Jan 13, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
First Jason covers the recent college enrollment decline (1:23) and lays out his alternative (9:56).
Then Zach Coelius joins for an Ask an Angel session, where they answer 12 audience questions about investing and startups (20:37).
You will learn:
- What is the definition of an outlier success in VC?
- Are investors okay with founders that use no-code software like Bubble as an MVP?
- How does a seasoned investor deal with a founder who is headed in the wrong direction?
- Common pitch failures?
- When should you go for top line versus bottom line?
- Would VC funds do better with individuals instead of institutions?
- What industries Zach and Jason would like to see disrupted
- How much of an impact does bad reputation have on investing?
- What makes a good Board Meeting?
- As a VC, is it better to stay off the board from a liability standpoint?
- What is too expensive at the seed stage?
Then Zach Coelius joins for an Ask an Angel session, where they answer 12 audience questions about investing and startups (20:37).
You will learn:
- What is the definition of an outlier success in VC?
- Are investors okay with founders that use no-code software like Bubble as an MVP?
- How does a seasoned investor deal with a founder who is headed in the wrong direction?
- Common pitch failures?
- When should you go for top line versus bottom line?
- Would VC funds do better with individuals instead of institutions?
- What industries Zach and Jason would like to see disrupted
- How much of an impact does bad reputation have on investing?
- What makes a good Board Meeting?
- As a VC, is it better to stay off the board from a liability standpoint?
- What is too expensive at the seed stage?
Released:
Jan 13, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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