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Bootstrapping vs. taking Venture Capital (FounderU) + Ask An Angel with Zach Coelius | E1260

Justin Fortier | August 5, 2021

In a Founder University segment, Jason compares running a bootstrapped vs. venture-backed company (1:17), discusses ‘pegasus’ companies (11:09), advises what types of businesses should take VC (23:59), and explains what motivates VCs (33:27). Then Zach Coelius joins to take some listener questions (38:48).

Ask an Angel PLUS Antonio Garcia Martinez vs. Apple with Zach Coelius | E1215

Administrator | May 15, 2021

Zach Coelius joins Jason to answer live listener questions (1:09), and then the pair discuss Apple’s recent debacle in firing Antonio Garcia Martinez after being pressured by employees (42:43). Check out the pod notes here: https://bitly.com/e1215notes

Facebook’s Oversight Board rules on Trump ban plus how to reverse engineer TAM & more | E1211

Administrator | May 7, 2021

Jason covers the Facebook Oversight Board’s decision on Trump (15:49), gives a potential solution for bad actors on social media that are of public consequence (39:25), provides a concrete way to reverse engineer TAM (55:00), and more!

Ask an Angel with Zach Coelius: Starting your angel career, building marketplaces & more | E1189

Administrator | March 25, 2021

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Ask an Angel with Zach Coelius: changing VC landscape, pitch deck punch-ups, Tesla’s future & more | E1186

Administrator | March 18, 2021

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Ask an Angel with Zach Coelius: early-stage valuations, product roadmaps, startup killers, Twitter gets its groove back & more | E1179

Administrator | February 26, 2021

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Ask Jason! All-In origins, avoiding common investor mistakes, defining “lifestyle” business vs. venture scale & more! | E1176

Administrator | February 20, 2021

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Ask an Angel with Zach Coelius: is moving to SF still worth it, bubble/recession potential, post-COVID funding & more | E1172

Administrator | February 10, 2021

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E1139: Loop CEO Brian Gannon shares secrets to scaling a hardware startup & launching the Loop 2 + bonus Ask Jason!

Administrator | November 17, 2020

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