Venture Noob

First-year associate with an emerging pre-seed investor. Documenting my learnings along the way!

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Do you include your 10x FB marketplace flips in your investment history or nah

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So much deal flow. So little time

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Being opinionated is fun until you start having strong opinions about things you don’t know much about.

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Be wary of predatory dev shops

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Striking the right balance between learning, executing, and delegating is tougher than previously thought

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To what extent are VC portfolio managers utilizing modern portfolio theory in their funds?

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If someone had just told me that air fryers were ovens that preheated instantly I would’ve bought one so much earlier

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A tale of unseen costs:

Guy goes to a cheaper gym in a rougher part of town

One night while he’s working out his truck’s catalytic converters are stolen.

Not going to see that $3500 cost on the paperwork when you sign up but it is directly attributable to this purchasing decision

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I now understand why so many people use the 👍emoji. It’s 👍immediately 👍disarming👍

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Sorry but I’m gonna need you to blow up an account before I consider investing with you

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Best thing about post-grad/ adult life is seeing your friends start businesses

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What’s a hardware feature you wish you had on your phone?

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How do you launch a company and immediately go on vacation

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Coffee shops around large college campuses are substantially better than anywhere else IMO

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No I'm not going to sign an NDA to hear about your dating app for software engineers

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The difference between a first time founding team and a second time founder is staggering

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"If your doorstep is clean, then your city will be clean."

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Imagine not being totally focused on your craft (socializing) and wasting time on menial things (work)

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@al_flo17 Gotta hit that not interested button lol

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@MelindaBChu1 @VCInsider I don’t know a ton about it tbh - also just wasn’t sure if there was a minimum amount of time people took per week to do it. Sounds like it’s a relatively low lift for reasonable upside though

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What’s the general opinion on being a venture scout? Worth the time?