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Free Post First Money In, Episode 4: Brandon's Victory Lap, Crypto Coming of Age, and Biden Bucks 💫💻🛣 In this week’s episode of First Money In, the team celebrates an incredible weeklong victory lap for Brandon and Harlem Capital, the besties’ respective crypto coming of age stories, and how Biden is spending big bucks to future-proof America.
Free Post 50 startups Linen Deal Memo (Closing Date: 2022-01-01) Mint.com/Acorn for crypto. Pre-revenue with a pretty app, but will it be able to overcome BlockFi/Coinbase/Voyager's various network effects?
Free Post 50 startups Innamed Deal Memo (Closing Date: 2021-05-28) Theranos 2.0 trying to go B2B to B2C first. But will their technology be commercially profitable?
Free Post 50 startups Dojoplus Deal Memo (Closing Date: 2022-04-30) B2B2C SaaS company for martial art schools and students. Has a product and modest revenue, but is the market venture backable?
Free Post 50 startups StackSource Deal Memo (Closing Date: 2022-04-30) Another Janover Ventures: https://muhanzhang.com/janover-ventures/ but with significantly better fundamentals. But is it venture backable?
Free Post 50 startups Supervest Deal Memo (Closing Date: 2021-04-30) Two sided marketplace for investors to buy revenue from small businesses. Pipe for small business. But is it venture backable?
Free Post Cheatsheet: "Start-Up Nation" by Dan Senor and Saul Singer Recommended for Startup Investors?Yes WhyProvocative and journalism driven account of a nation that, under the threat of perpetual war, was able to make a multi-racial, -ethnic, and -cultural country
Free Post March 2021 Media Appearances Interview with Tom at Nerds for Humanity; new First Money In podcast; and Wharton talk for Asian Americans in Public Sector.
Free Post Cheatsheet: "Sapiens" by Yuval Noah Harari Israeli historian and academic superstar Yuval Noah Harari breaks down the history of all humankind, including Sapiens vs. Neanderthals, caste systems, and other fun things. Great for sharpening up thinking but not necessarily related to angel investing.
Free Post 50 startups Choose Health Deal Memo (Closing Date: 2021-03-16) D2C testing company wants to build the subscription wellness platform to help you regularly assess your chronic disease risks.
Free Post 50 startups Gumroad Deal Memo (Closing Date: 2021-04-16) Mature startup is kicking off the $5m new SEC raise limits. Almost finished round within 24 hours of launching. Marketplace for digital goods trying to enter the subscription economy.
Free Post 50 startups Popshop Deal Memo (Closing Date: 2021-05-01) Airbnb for commercial real estate. Company is reimagining commercial leases for companies and helping them secure short term leases for pop-ups.
Free Post 50 startups BuildStream Deal Memo (Closing Date: 2021-05-01) Managed marketplace for inspections. Has good revenue, vendor pool, and contracts, but makes one wonder will this market grow fast enough to be venture backable.
Free Post 50 startups Asaak Deal Memo (Closing Date: 2021-05-01) Uganda based startup is using financing for motorcycles as beachhead to build a credit score, loan origination platform, and eventually BEYOND.
