Rob May, investor 45+ co's & founder Talla & Backupify, shares dealbreakers, successful founder patterns, using scar tissue as entrepreneur to be a better angel, creating Talla's ICO & future of bots, blockchain, & crypto

Rob May, investor in 45+ co's & founder Talla & Backupify, shares dealbreakers, successful founder patterns, creating Talla's ICO & future of bots, blockchain, & crypto | Angel S2 E8

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Check out Gotham Gal Ventures: https://gothamgal.com/investments FOLLOW Joanne: https://twitter.com/thegothamgal FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Show notes: 1:07 Jason intros "The Gotham Gal" Joanne Wilson & they reminisce on the '90s in New York & magazines 5:04 Spotting a bubble, issues with raising above your performance, New York during the pandemic & returning to normal 11:43 Odoo - Get your first app free & $1000 off your first implementation pack at https://odoo.com/twist 13:12 New York's pre-pandemic situation, healthcare detaching from employment 16:11 Rethinking education & commercial real estate, NYC's pro-development mindset, roasting Hudson Yards 24:50 LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job free at https://www.linkedin.com/angel 26:19 Impact of high-end residential real estate on NYC 29:22 Joanne's experience investing in underrepresented founders, how the industry has changed over the past 15 years, opportunity with underrepresented founders 36:16 Assure - Get 20% off your first SPV at http://assure.co/angel 37:50 Why Joanne slowed her investment pace during the peak market, sorting process with an influx of startups, portfolio management in an unsustainable market 44:47 Reasons for startup failure, advice for founders raising large amounts of capital 56:14 Family talk, NFTs & sketchy art market dealings

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Check out Panoramic Ventures: https://panoramic.vc Check out SoftBank's Opportunity Fund: https://theopportunityfund.com FOLLOW Paul: https://twitter.com/pauljudge FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Listen here: Apple:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-startups-audio/id315114957 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ULQ0ewYf5zmsDgBchlkr9 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes315114957/this-week-in-startups-audio Thanks to our partners: Odoo - Get your first app free & $1000 off your first implementation pack at https://odoo.com/twist OurCrowd - Sign up for a free account at https://www.ourcrowd.com/twist LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job free at https://www.linkedin.com/angel Show notes: 1:05 Jason intros Paul Judge & they discuss the Miami startup scene & the impact of investing over Zoom 11:37 Odoo - Get your first app free & $1000 off your first implementation pack at https://odoo.com/twist 13:08 How Paul invests, rebranding to start Panoramic Ventures & joining the investment board at SoftBank's $100M Opportunity Fund 17:26 Are dedicated opportunity funds the right approach to maximize funding of underrepresented founders? Where underrepresented founders have an edge 24:34 OurCrowd - Sign up for a free account at https://www.ourcrowd.com/twist 26:11 Jay-Z's insane Q1, why George Floyd resonated more than prior policy brutality videos 35:11 LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job free at https://www.linkedin.com/angel 36:47 Downstream investors looking for underrepresented founders 41:33 Celebrity/influencer funds impact on the future fundraising landscape 43:53 What makes it easy for Paul to invest: "What's your Olympic Team?", anti-portfolio 53:07 Paul's greatest hits as an investor, paradox of borrowing money as a rich person 1:00:20 Educating more people on entrepreneurship via reality TV, Jason's Clubhouse crusade, future of SF

Rob May, investor in 45+ co's & founder Talla & Backupify, shares dealbreakers, successful founder patterns, creating Talla's ICO & future of bots, blockchain, & crypto | Angel S2 E8

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