ANGEL: Venrock’s Bryan Roberts on 25 years in VC, hitting wins early, avoiding bad habits | E1665

Jason Calacanis discusses Bryan's investments in Illumina and Athena Health, his experience during the dot-com bubble, and creating optionality in startups. They also talk about understanding leaders, bad habits in venture, Theranos, and the psychology of placing bets and giving advice to founders.

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Jason Calacanis

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Bryan Roberts

Guest • 54%

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0:00	Jason kicks off the show
2:22	Bryan’s first investment: Illumina
8:52	LinkedIn Jobs - Go to and post your first job for free
10:16	Bryan’s second investment: Athena Health
14:38	Bryan’s experience during the dot-com bubble
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21:24	Creating optionality in a startup
25:30	Understanding your leaders
28:49	Bad habits in venture
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36:18	Bryan’s thoughts on Theranos
39:07	Diligence and disagreements with founders
44:33	The psychology of placing bets + advice for founders

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