Marvin Liao is a Partner at 500 Startups in Silicon Valley and focuses on both the venture capital investments and accelerator-side of the firm.

In the first part of this episode, we discuss Marvin’s time at Yahoo after the 2000 tech bubble and how starting a career after an economic crash was actually a great thing.

Secondly, we move onto Marvin’s first Angel investments and how losing money in these deal made him a better mentor and investor.

Finally, we discuss how early startups can turn their purpose into a story, craft their pitch, and avoid the most common pitfalls Marvin sees.