This Week in Startups - Video

E1044: Ask Jason! Starting a company in an economic crisis, bringing on & compensating startup advisors, scaling diligence as an angel investor, Jason’s thoughts on solving the unemployment surge & mo

04.10.2020 - By Jason CalacanisPlay

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0:01 Jason previews today's Ask Jason & drops some hints about the Super Secret TWiST Slack room

2:29 Aaron asks how investors view no-code startups

6:33 Andrii asks if an economic crisis is a good time to start a company

9:52 Jesse asks if he should start trying to raise a round of funding now, or wait until this crisis passes

14:48 Juan asks how he can leverage his first committed angel investor to attract more

19:11 Marcel asks how he can use a "startup mentality" to effectively run his small private school

23:28 Matt asks how to bring on advisors and how he should compensate them

29:46 Mike asks what % of revenue a company should spend on brand & marketing

35:27 Peter asks how much diligence is appropriate for an Angel Investor writing small checks ($5K & under)

41:52 Talha asks what COVID's economic impact will be on Cloud Kitchens, UberEats, DoorDash, etc.

47:56 Ryan asks for Jason's thoughts on solving the unemployment issues due to COVID-19

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