Parker Thompson’s a Partner at Angellist, an active investor and syndicate lead and likes to help startups in any way he can. Before AL, he was a mentor, partner and as an early employee at 500Startups, where he helped Dave McClure and co build 500 into a top tier accelerator., help His illustrious past includes Pivotal Labs, co-founding PlaceSite, preserving the interwebs at the Internet Archive, and working on digital copyright at UC Berkeley’s iSchool.
Listen and Learn:
* What is the Internet Archive and how they are preserving techs past
* Whether optimistic or pessimistic investors have better returns
* What to think about before investing in ecommerce
* The thing to know about investing platforms like Angellist, FundersClub and OurCrowd
* How VCs balance chaos and productivity
* What 500 startups looked like in the early days and how accelerators and incubators transformed venture
* How investors can actively help portfolio companies
* The benefits of passive investors
Parker’s Projects:
Parker’s Angellist profile
Parker’s Syndicate
Parker’s blog
Parker’s Twitter: @pt
Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.Parker Thompson’s a Partner at Angellist, an active investor and syndicate lead and likes to help startups in any way he can. Before AL, he was a mentor, partner and as an early employee at 500Startups, where he helped Dave McClure and co build 500 into a top tier accelerator., help His illustrious past includes Pivotal Labs, co-founding PlaceSite, preserving the interwebs at the Internet Archive, and working on digital copyright at UC Berkeley’s iSchool.
Listen and Learn:
* What is the Internet Archive and how they are preserving techs past
* Whether optimistic or pessimistic investors have better returns
* What to think about before investing in ecommerce
* The thing to know about investing platforms like Angellist, FundersClub and OurCrowd
* How VCs balance chaos and productivity
* What 500 startups looked like in the early days and how accelerators and incubators transformed venture
* How investors can actively help portfolio companies
* The benefits of passive investors
Parker’s Projects:
Parker’s Angellist profile
Parker’s Syndicate
Parker’s blog
Parker’s Twitter: @pt
Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.