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ANGEL: Freestyle’s Jenny Lefcourt on nailing non-consensus bets and avoiding hype | E1704
ANGEL: Freestyle’s Jenny Lefcourt on nailing non-consensus bets and avoiding hype | E1704
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Length:
71 minutes
Released:
Mar 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Jenny Lefcourt of Freestyle VC joins Jason for an insightful conversation. They delve into the mission of All Raise and the importance of diversity in venture capital (2:04). Jenny shares her thoughts on embracing non-consensus bets and her experiences investing in Narvar and Discord (20:04). Additionally, they discuss the value of strategy meetings in comparison to traditional board meetings (59:10).
(0:00) Jason kicks off the show
(2:04) Co-Founding All Raise: Promoting Diversity in Venture Capital
(9:53) Prenuvo - Save $300 on Full Body Scans at http://prenuvo.com/twist
(11:23) Biases Towards Certain Business Models
(15:05) Identifying and Avoiding Unsuccessful Business Models
(18:54) LinkedIn Jobs - Post Your First Job for Free at https://linkedIn.com/angel
(20:04) Embracing Non-Consensus Bets
(22:53) Jenny’s Investment in Narvar
(28:16) Understanding the Economics of a Seed Fund
(35:14) Comparing Hype: Generative AI versus Web 3.0
(40:47) Miro - Collaborate with Unlimited Team Members for Free at https://miro.com/startups/
(42:28) Insights from Jenny's Investment in Discord
(47:05) Attaining Product-Market Fit and Making a Significant Impact
(56:56) Exiting Deals: When to Move On
(59:10) Strategy Meetings Compared to Board Meetings
(1:04:04) Jenny's Ideal Timeline for Committing to Investments
FOLLOW Jenny: https://twitter.com/jennylefcourt
FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
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(0:00) Jason kicks off the show
(2:04) Co-Founding All Raise: Promoting Diversity in Venture Capital
(9:53) Prenuvo - Save $300 on Full Body Scans at http://prenuvo.com/twist
(11:23) Biases Towards Certain Business Models
(15:05) Identifying and Avoiding Unsuccessful Business Models
(18:54) LinkedIn Jobs - Post Your First Job for Free at https://linkedIn.com/angel
(20:04) Embracing Non-Consensus Bets
(22:53) Jenny’s Investment in Narvar
(28:16) Understanding the Economics of a Seed Fund
(35:14) Comparing Hype: Generative AI versus Web 3.0
(40:47) Miro - Collaborate with Unlimited Team Members for Free at https://miro.com/startups/
(42:28) Insights from Jenny's Investment in Discord
(47:05) Attaining Product-Market Fit and Making a Significant Impact
(56:56) Exiting Deals: When to Move On
(59:10) Strategy Meetings Compared to Board Meetings
(1:04:04) Jenny's Ideal Timeline for Committing to Investments
FOLLOW Jenny: https://twitter.com/jennylefcourt
FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
Subscribe to our YouTube to watch all full episodes:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkkhmBWfS7pILYIk0izkc3A?sub_confirmation=1
FOUNDERS! Subscribe to the Founder University podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/founder-university/id1648407190
Released:
Mar 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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