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Welcome to episode #78 w Matt Allen! Here are 5 key takeaways you will learn from this episode:
1. How Matt found his passion for music and computers in high school
2. Why success at age 20 was building out his first startup, providing web based solutions for insurance companies
3. Balancing a conservative approach to finance with investing in high growth (and high risk) startups
4. What is venture debt, how it's structured and when should founders consider it
5. The five active hall of fame investors in Australia / New Zealand to be in a room with
Please enjoy!
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TIMESTAMPS
02:28 - Birth place and residence now
03:16 - First job and various roles now
04:07 - High Flyers under the radar
05:08 - eldest of 3 brothers and attending agricultural school
08:24 - Computer teacher being an influence
09:37 - Infamous blue hat
10:25 - Early days of the internet: building web based solutions for insurance companies
11:25 - Biggest unknown for startups in the 90’s
14:03 - Balancing financial conservative approach with investing in high risk startups
16:10 - Most painful learning
17:43 - First time into angel investing
21:30 - Process for getting to know founder / business from scratch
24:33 - Meeting thousands of founders at Amazon startups
28:02 - 5 people to have in the “active hall of fame investors” room
30:24 - Decided to be a founder again with Tractor Ventures
36:04 - Financial structure within Venture Debt model
38:23 - 3 use cases for a founder to consider revenue based financing
41:10 - Supporting the longevity of a company
43:42 - Building education in community about finance and debt
46:56 - Matt’s routines to balance his various roles
49:09 - Building and maintaining reputation
52:07 - How Matt got started making websites for bands
54:02 - final sprint
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By Vidit AgarwalThank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on iTunes and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show!
Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter
Contact Vidit directly at [email protected] to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests and share feedback.
***
Welcome to episode #78 w Matt Allen! Here are 5 key takeaways you will learn from this episode:
1. How Matt found his passion for music and computers in high school
2. Why success at age 20 was building out his first startup, providing web based solutions for insurance companies
3. Balancing a conservative approach to finance with investing in high growth (and high risk) startups
4. What is venture debt, how it's structured and when should founders consider it
5. The five active hall of fame investors in Australia / New Zealand to be in a room with
Please enjoy!
***
TIMESTAMPS
02:28 - Birth place and residence now
03:16 - First job and various roles now
04:07 - High Flyers under the radar
05:08 - eldest of 3 brothers and attending agricultural school
08:24 - Computer teacher being an influence
09:37 - Infamous blue hat
10:25 - Early days of the internet: building web based solutions for insurance companies
11:25 - Biggest unknown for startups in the 90’s
14:03 - Balancing financial conservative approach with investing in high risk startups
16:10 - Most painful learning
17:43 - First time into angel investing
21:30 - Process for getting to know founder / business from scratch
24:33 - Meeting thousands of founders at Amazon startups
28:02 - 5 people to have in the “active hall of fame investors” room
30:24 - Decided to be a founder again with Tractor Ventures
36:04 - Financial structure within Venture Debt model
38:23 - 3 use cases for a founder to consider revenue based financing
41:10 - Supporting the longevity of a company
43:42 - Building education in community about finance and debt
46:56 - Matt’s routines to balance his various roles
49:09 - Building and maintaining reputation
52:07 - How Matt got started making websites for bands
54:02 - final sprint
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