E985: #AskJason! Recognizing great founders as an investor, dealing with a lack of updates, raising capital through crowdfunding, the ideal makeup of today’s founder, how Angel Investing has changed since the release of “Angel”, standing out in slow-to-adapt markets
This Week in Startups
Jason Calacanis
4.4 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 9 October 2019
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
1:47 How to differentiate a great founder from an okay one? - Darius
7:40 Dealing with the lack of updates as a syndicate Angel Investor? - Said
15:54 Bomani calls in and asks Jason about raising through crowdfunding
22:20 What will the new ideal makeup of a founder be after recent events (WeWork, JUUL, etc.)? - Patty
28:29 Peter calls in and asks Jason how Angel Investing changed since "Angel" was released
44:43 Alexandra calls in and asks Jason how to stand out in a slow-to-adapt market
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| 1:00.8 | Hey everybody, everybody. |
| 1:01.7 | Welcome to this week in startups on today's Ask Jason. I'm going to |
| 1:06.0 | answer six amazing questions from our incredible listeners. What indicators are |
| 1:11.8 | there of a great founder so you can make an investment. That was a great question. |
| 1:15.0 | Maybe should I use crowdfunding as a source of raising capital, equity crowdfunding, |
| 1:20.0 | dealing with the absence of investor updates? That's one for angels. That's very |
| 1:24.9 | frustrating. What is the changing makeup of an ideal founder, especially in today's |
| 1:29.9 | turbulent times, and how has angel investing changed since I released my book I'm |
| 1:36.2 | going to give you that answer and more on this week and start up today it's an |
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