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.
Free Post Cheatsheet: "AI Superpowers" by Kai-Fu Lee AI research and computer science PhD Kai-Fu Lee who rode every wave of the 90's and 00's breaks down what AI is, what AI businesses need to thrive, and what the criteria for dominance in the 21st century will look like.
Free Post How I transitioned from politics to media entrepreneurship The personal recount of how a young professional working in politics transitioned to becoming an independent media entrepreneur.
Free Post 'First Money In' Podcast, Episode 2: Jay-Z, Stimulus and Buy the dip! 🎵💵📈 💸In this week’s episode of First Money In, your intrepid hosts Jonathan, Brandon, and Muhan upgrade to grown up microphones and cover the financial reckoning in all asset classes since they first launched two weeks ago. Tune in today so you too can play chess, not checkers.
Free Post Cheatsheet: "Too Much and Never Enough" by Mary L. Trump Recommended for Startup Investors?No WhyClinically trained psychologist of the Trump family analyzes four decades of intergenerational trauma to give a portrait of how Donald Trump was made. Great read about the flows of wealth, mindsets of scarcity and abundance, and tangentially relevant to
Free Post 50 startups GURU Deal Memo (Closing Date: 2021-04-30) Engineer is building Jarvis for real-life engineers. Pre-product, pre-revenue, but with growth opportunity as with all startups.
Free Post Clubhouse Event WED Mar 3, 6 PM PST “Broke” Angel Investing: Making mini bets on early startups, w/ Stefan Djordjevic, Jia Yang, Moe Hakim, Lauren Nham, Max Marchione, Muhan Zhang
Free Post Cheatsheet: "The Ride of a Lifetime" by Bob Iger This was a super fun ride (heh) and incredible crescendo to understanding the CEO who came after Michael Eisner, and turned Disney into the media tech company it is today (as opposed to the resorts/animation rent-seeking/faded glory it was becoming in the late 90's early 00's.)
