260. The Fund that Started on Twitter, Why Community-driven Startups Win, and Embracing the Underestimated (Lolita Taub & Jesse Middleton)
The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified - Podcast tekijän mukaan Nick Moran | Angel Investor | Startup Advisor | Venture Capitalist
Lolita Taub & Jesse Middleton of The Community Fund join Nick to discuss The Fund that Started on Twitter, Why Community-driven Startups Win, and Embracing the Underestimated. In this episode, we cover: Background of Lolita & Jesse How did the two of you meet and ultimately decide to launch a fund together? What's the thesis at the Community Fund? Conflicts or issues running multiple funds that invest at similar stages? Why did you create a distributed investment team of 13? How did you select them? Approach to investing in cold reach outs? How does decision-making work? What does a great founder look like to you? You invest in community-driven companies... what does that mean, and how do you define community-driven?
