Pinch myself every day that I get to work with the amazing Hustle Fund 🦛🌽💛 team. And it all started with joining #AngelSquad a few years back and a serendipitous email from Brian Nichols. #grateful

When we raised our Fund 1, I didn't really know many family offices. I barely even knew what one was. How do Family Offices invest in tech startups and VC funds? More >>

I’m excited the Getting to $3m ARR online event we’re hosting is next wk! These days, a lot of founders are pretty good at doing customer development. But once you get a few customers who love your product, I see a lot of drop off in startups that can start to scale. More >>

I hate when pre-seed and seed-stage founders trick themselves into thinking that they’re doing real work. Lots of the “progress” I see in investor updates are what I’ll call “fake work.”

It's been about a year since the markets crashed for startups and VC funds. In the past year, it's been incredibly hard for both funds & startups to raise $$. I'm no crystal ball, but here's what is happening from my standpoint & where I think the mkts are going. More >>

More exciting news from Pipe !

Want to get more LPs for your fund? We're hosting a *free* workshop online on how to raise money for a fund. We'll cover a number of topics including: how to pitch a fund, how to build a brand, and how to find leads, and more. More here >>

today’s investment meeting was about selling secondaries and fund returners. i had a gazillion questions after and picked Elizabeth Yin 💛’s brain about it — here’s what i learnt:

Storytime: Why did Amber Illig of the Council decide to travel all the way to Bali, for Camp Hustle Asia this year? Well, she was actually initially skeptical — even to attend Camp Hustle US earlier this year. More >>

When I joined Angel Squad 2.5 years ago, I had no idea what a big role it would play in my life and career. I have met so many incredible people in the Squad, invested in a lot of cool companies, and I get to work with the amazing team Hustle Fund 🦛🌽💛 . Thank you Brian Nichols !! 🙏😇

IMPORTANT: What should we name our hippocorn? The pic in the next post is not AI, it's just Eric Bahn 💛 smiling like an idiot with a real plushie, fresh out of some random factory in China. Please vote on a name before Sep 1!

Someone recently asked me what categories I invest in, and I mentioned that at Hustle Fund we largely invest in B2B, digital health, fintech, and web3. And that person responded, "You're not investing in AI???!" If you're angel investing in AI, read on >>

I’m excited to team up with the queen of secondaries Andrea (Lamari) Walne and Hustle Fund 🦛🌽💛 Eric Bahn 💛 in a few weeks to share some knowledge on secondary markets in venture! RSVP to join us for this free online event!

I am super excited to interview Sonny Vu Sonny Vu at Camp Hustle Asia! Some quick bits on him: -Founded Misfit Wearables (acq by Fossil for $260m) & was President of Fossil Group -Worked at MSFT Research under Kai-Fu Lee -Did a linguistics PhD at MIT under Noam Chomsky More >>

There's been a lot of chatter around secondary transactions. This is when investors buy equity from an existing stakeholder (ie early investor, founder, company employee). There’s a lot that’s cool about this market… and a lot that’s confusing 🧵

I'm excited to talk shop with Andrea (Lamari) Walne and Eric Bahn 💛 tomorrow on all things secondary markets. This is a fascinating piece of the private venture markets that is not well understood. Join us TOMORROW (sept 12th) to get the scoop.

Was this a low-key flex to show off my biceps, or an animated discussion on cap table waterfalls? 💪

Is investing in hot, pre-IPO startups a new year's resolution? Secondaries can be a big hit, but most ppl don’t know how to get started & what to look for. Join Jamie Melzer of Hustle Fund Scale + Tyson Hendricksen CEO @Noticedotco for a deep dive. Join here: lu.ma/HFScaleNotice.…

Excited for this! The Ramp and Hustle Fund 🦛🌽💛 teams would love to host you at Ramp’s headquarters in NYC, RSVP if you’d like to join for a fun night next month

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