Avlok Kohli, CEO of AngelList sits down with David Weisburd and Erik Torenberg to discuss how he grew AngelList into a $4B dollar company. We’re proudly sponsored by Bidav Insurance Group, visit lux-str.com if you’re ready to level up your insurance plans.

(0:00) Episode Preview

(0:59) Why Founders need to be resilient

(2:49) Why it’s rational to double down on yourself

(4:57) Founder vs Operator mentality

(11:07) Why empathy can hold leaders back

(13:21) Episode Sponsor: Bidav Insurance Group

(14:16) Do MBAs matter?

(16:39) Avlok’s views on emerging managers

(19:27) How AngelList services large funds

(21:34) AngelList Data Room and why it’s been mass adopted by funds

(22:48) How managers should utilize Treasuries

(25:04) AngelList’s product philosophy

(27:31) How CFOs balance CEOs

(29:50) What we can learn from CashApp and Square

(32:08) The importance of “disagree and commit”

(34:41) The fallacy of the 10% turnover rule

(36:24) AngelList’s wealth of data

(38:35) “Power law is a hell of a thing”

(41:44) Gauging investor skillset

(44:09) “The primary place where Naval lives is in building great products”

(48:48) AngelList’s plans to be the system of record for all private market transactions

(50:51) How to reach Avlok