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  • The Bioethics of Engineering Superhuman CRISPR Babies, Cloning and Bringing Back the T-Rex | Paul Root Wolpe
    Paul Root Wolpe is the Raymond F. Schinazi Distinguished Research Chair in Jewish Bioethics, a Professor in the Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, and Biological Behavior, and Sociology, and the Director of the Center for Ethics at Emory University and spent 15 years as Senior Bioethicist at NASA and is now their first Chief of Bioethics. Paul sits on a number of national and international non-profit organizational boards, has testified twice to the President’s Commission on the Study of Bioethical Issues in DC. He’s a popular speaker internationally, has won the World Technology Network Award in Ethics, has been featured in a TED talk, and was profiled in the November 2011 Atlantic Magazine as a “Brave Thinker of 2011.” He is also been featured on 60 Minutes and profiled in the Science Times of the New York Times.


    Listen and Learn:

    * The most important biotech ethics issues of our day
    * How China’s CRISPR babies change the game for genetic engineering
    * Why synthetic biology is so promising and problematic from an ethics perspective
    * How to deal with black swan bioterror risks and rewards
    * When we will start to see more in terms of gene therapy
    * The prospect of superhumans
    * Ways gene therapies can avoid issues of conventional pharma
    * Why Ray Kurzweil’s wrong about the singularity
    * The reason biology and AI will merge into one
    * Why AI is more dangerous and uncontrollable than biotech
    * The arguments against cloning
    * How AI can empower individuals or inspire tyranny
    * What to do about reincarnating wholly mammoth and T-Rex

    Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.Paul Root Wolpe is the Raymond F. Schinazi Distinguished Research Chair in Jewish Bioethics, a Professor in the Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, and Biological Behavior, and Sociology, and the Director of the Center for Ethics at Emory University and spent 15 years as Senior Bioethicist at NASA and is now their first Chief of Bioethics. Paul sits on a number of national and international non-profit organizational boards, has testified twice to the President’s Commission on the Study of Bioethical Issues in DC. He’s a popular speaker internationally, has won the World Technology Network Award in Ethics, has been featured in a TED talk, and was profiled in the November 2011 Atlantic Magazine as a “Brave Thinker of 2011.” He is also been featured on 60 Minutes and profiled in the Science Times of the New York Times.


    Listen and Learn:

    * The most important biotech ethics issues of our day
    * How China’s CRISPR babies change the game for genetic engineering
    * Why synthetic biology is so promising and problematic from an ethics perspective
    * How to deal with black swan bioterror risks and rewards
    * When we will start to see more in terms of gene therapy
    * The prospect of superhumans
    * Ways gene therapies can avoid issues of conventional pharma
    * Why Ray Kurzweil’s wrong about the singularity
    * The reason biology and AI will merge into one
    * Why AI is more dangerous and uncontrollable than biotech
    * The arguments against cloning
    * How AI can empower individuals or inspire tyranny
    * What to do about reincarnating wholly mammoth and T-Rex

    Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.
    59 min
  • Space Law, Piracy, Profit and Militarization in Age of Star Wars | Frans von der Dunk
    Frans von der Dunk is a Professor of Space Law at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Director of Black Holes Consultancy, and is generally recognized as one of the world’s leading space law experts. Franz has served as an adviser to a number of governments, the European Commission, ESA, the United Nations, the OECD, various national space agencies, the Association of Space Explorers, the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, and a number of companies. He is Director Public Relations of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL), Member of the Board of the European Centre for Space Law (ECSL), and Member for the Netherlands in the International Law Association’s (ILA) Committee on Space Law. He is also Member of the International Editorial Board of ‘Space Policy’ and many other long acronyms, incredibly important organizations and initiatives focused on space.
     


    Listen and Learn:

    * The issue of ownership and sovereignty in space
    * How regulation helps and hurts our the future of space
    * Why current space treaties are anything but adequate for space exploration
    * What you need to know about asteroid mining and space settlements
    * The brewing issues in space which could provoke war
    * Why solving the Kessler crisis NEEDS to be a top priority for space operators
    * Thoughts private enterprises role in space exploration
    * What Frans thinks about Trump’s Space Force
    * The realities of extraterrestrial space life and the law
    * What technologies most worry Frans most
    * Why social media and data privacy are such big issues to contend with
    * The scary truth about cyber, and space

    Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.Frans von der Dunk is a Professor of Space Law at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Director of Black Holes Consultancy, and is generally recognized as one of the world’s leading space law experts. Franz has served as an adviser to a number of governments, the European Commission, ESA, the United Nations, the OECD, various national space agencies, the Association of Space Explorers, the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, and a number of companies. He is Director Public Relations of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL), Member of the Board of the European Centre for Space Law (ECSL), and Member for the Netherlands in the International Law Association’s (ILA) Committee on Space Law. He is also Member of the International Editorial Board of ‘Space Policy’ and many other long acronyms, incredibly important organizations and initiatives focused on space.
     


    Listen and Learn:

    * The issue of ownership and sovereignty in space
    * How regulation helps and hurts our the future of space
    * Why current space treaties are anything but adequate for space exploration
    * What you need to know about asteroid mining and space settlements
    * The brewing issues in space which could provoke war
    * Why solving the Kessler crisis NEEDS to be a top priority for space operators
    * Thoughts private enterprises role in space exploration
    * What Frans thinks about Trump’s Space Force
    * The realities of extraterrestrial space life and the law
    * What technologies most worry Frans most
    * Why social media and data privacy are such big issues to contend with
    * The scary truth about cyber, and space

    Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like t...
    1 hr
  • The Epic Battle Between Technologists and Naturalists Trying to Stop Climate Change | Charles Mann
    Charles Mann is a science-focused journalist and award-winning author. He’s the author of 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus which won the National Academies Communication Award for best book of the year which he followed up with 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created. Charles has co-authored four books, is contributing editor for Science, The Atlantic Monthly, and Wired and has also written for Fortune, NYTimes, Smithsonian, Vanity Fair, and The Washington Post. He is a three-time National Magazine Award finalist and a recipient of writing awards from the American Bar Association, the American Institute of Physics, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the Lannan Foundation. In 2018, Mann published The Wizard and the Prophet, which details two competing theories about the future of agriculture, population, and the environment.


    Listen and Learn:

    * The important distinctions between today’s wizards and prophets on the future
    * What are the biggest risks of geoengineering
    * Why the future of agriculture is inevitably GMOs, and why that’s a good thing
    * How we can design a better, more 21st-century government
    * Ways to change the incentives and structures governing society to automatically attack climate change
    * The reason social media is a cesspool and what to do about it
    * What are the biggest myths about the history of the Americas
    * Thoughts on clean meat, mass agriculture and more…
    * How do we handle growing inequality
    * Why the West was never won
    * The reason libertarianism and communism are two sides of the same coin
    * Why there’s such a distrust of science to the detriment of all
    * What is there to be hopeful about emissions and the environment

    Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.Charles Mann is a science-focused journalist and award-winning author. He’s the author of 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus which won the National Academies Communication Award for best book of the year which he followed up with 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created. Charles has co-authored four books, is contributing editor for Science, The Atlantic Monthly, and Wired and has also written for Fortune, NYTimes, Smithsonian, Vanity Fair, and The Washington Post. He is a three-time National Magazine Award finalist and a recipient of writing awards from the American Bar Association, the American Institute of Physics, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the Lannan Foundation. In 2018, Mann published The Wizard and the Prophet, which details two competing theories about the future of agriculture, population, and the environment.


    Listen and Learn:

    * The important distinctions between today’s wizards and prophets on the future
    * What are the biggest risks of geoengineering
    * Why the future of agriculture is inevitably GMOs, and why that’s a good thing
    * How we can design a better, more 21st-century government
    * Ways to change the incentives and structures governing society to automatically attack climate change
    * The reason social media is a cesspool and what to do about it
    * What are the biggest myths about the history of the Americas
    * Thoughts on clean meat, mass agriculture and more…
    * How do we handle growing inequality
    * Why the West was never won
    * The reason libertarianism and communism are two sides of the same coin
    * Why there’s such a distrust of science to the detriment of all
    1 hr 1 min
  • Sustainability to Save Ourselves From Climate Change, Automation and Nuclear War | Mark Diesendorf
    Mark Diesendorf teaches, researches and consults in the interdisciplinary fields of sustainability & energy, energy policy, urban transport, ecological economics, and practical sustainability Prior to joining the Institute of Environmental Studies, UNSW Australia, he’s been a Principal Researcher and lecturer at various higher institutions.
    Mark’s work with organisations including AusAID, Australian Conservation Foundation, Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Hydrocool Pty Ltd, Minister for Minerals & Energy (Western Australia), StateRail (NSW), Sustainable Energy Development Authority of New South Wales, Sustainable Energy Authority of Victoria, WWF Australia, and various municipal and local governments in Australia and China.
    He has been at various times secretary of the Society for Social Responsibility in Science (Canberra), co-founder and vice-president of the Sustainable Energy Industries Council of Australia, co-founder and president of the original Australasian Wind Energy Association, president of the Australia New Zealand Society for Ecological Economics (ANZSEE) and vice-president of Appropriate Technology for Community and Environment (APACE). Mark is co-editor of the interdisciplinary book Human Ecology, Human Economy: Ideas for an Ecologically Sustainable Future and the author of Greenhouse Solutions with Sustainable Energy and Climate Action: A Campaign Manual for Greenhouse Solutions and Sustainable Energy Solutions for Climate Change.

    Listen and Learn:

    * What the truth of climate change looks like now
    * Why we’re probably headed for at least a 6-8 deg F increase in global temperatures
    * How we can design a better world from the ground up
    * Why governments are so incompetent when it comes to handling climate change
    * The reason renewables have already won and where we’ll be 10 years
    * Why AI and automation will displace a ton of jobs and necessitate a totally new economic and societal system
    * How nuclear power makes our world less stable and more dangerous
    * Where Mark sees the most innovative climate solutions being enacted
    * Why we’ll still need hydrogen fuel in a green world
    * What systems design teaches us about sustainability and economics
    * Why the world is as risky as it has ever been with respect to nuclear war

    Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.Mark Diesendorf teaches, researches and consults in the interdisciplinary fields of sustainability & energy, energy policy, urban transport, ecological economics, and practical sustainability Prior to joining the Institute of Environmental Studies, UNSW Australia, he’s been a Principal Researcher and lecturer at various higher institutions.
    Mark’s work with organisations including AusAID, Australian Conservation Foundation, Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Hydrocool Pty Ltd, Minister for Minerals & Energy (Western Australia), StateRail (NSW), Sustainable Energy Development Authority of New South Wales, Sustainable Energy Authority of Victoria, WWF Australia, and various municipal and local governments in Australia and China.
    He has been at various times secretary of the Society for Social Responsibility in Science (Canberra), co-founder and vice-president of the Sustainable Energy Industries Council of Australia, co-founder and president of the original Australasian Wind Energy Association, president of the Australia New Zealand Society for Ecological Economics (ANZSEE) and vice-president of Appropriate Technology for Community and Environment (APACE). Mark is co-editor of the interdisciplinary book Human Ecolo...
    1 hr 7 min
  • Why LeBron’s Poop Could Help You Lose Weight, GMOs Rock and Your Gut Gets Last Word on Disease | Zack Abbott of ZBiotics
    Zack Abbott is the CEO and co-founder of ZBiotics, a company developing bioengineered probiotics for optimum human performance. He holds a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Michigan and developed ZBiotics’ core technology: probiotic bacteria genetically engineered to express targeted protein therapies directly inside the body. By building genetically engineered products that solve real human needs, he hopes to reverse the misinformation and lack of understanding that has contributed to the negative public perception of GMOs. In a past life, he worked with Rhesus monkeys to develop potential vaccines or cures for HIV and other infectious diseases.


    Listen and Learn:

    * Why GMOs are critical to humanity’s future
    * The reason GMOs (and vaccines) have such a public image problem
    * Why probiotics and the gut microbiome are actually are a really big deal
    * The secret cause of nearly all chronic and neurological diseases
    * Why the best solutions to climate change are almost inevitably GMOs
    * How to think about startups and IP in the biotech realm
    * The future of personalized medicine
    * Why LeBron’s poop could help you lose weight
    * The real risk of bioterrorism
    * What fields of synthetic biology are the most promising

    Zack Abbott is the CEO and co-founder of ZBiotics, a company developing bioengineered probiotics for optimum human performance. He holds a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Michigan and developed ZBiotics’ core technology: probiotic bacteria genetically engineered to express targeted protein therapies directly inside the body. By building genetically engineered products that solve real human needs, he hopes to reverse the misinformation and lack of understanding that has contributed to the negative public perception of GMOs. In a past life, he worked with Rhesus monkeys to develop potential vaccines or cures for HIV and other infectious diseases.


    Listen and Learn:

    * Why GMOs are critical to humanity’s future
    * The reason GMOs (and vaccines) have such a public image problem
    * Why probiotics and the gut microbiome are actually are a really big deal
    * The secret cause of nearly all chronic and neurological diseases
    * Why the best solutions to climate change are almost inevitably GMOs
    * How to think about startups and IP in the biotech realm
    * The future of personalized medicine
    * Why LeBron’s poop could help you lose weight
    * The real risk of bioterrorism
    * What fields of synthetic biology are the most promising

    54 min
  • The Youngest Dragon’s Den Investor on Future of Ecommerce and Entrepreneurship | Michele Romanow
    Michele Romanow is a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, the youngest Dragon on Canada’s famed Dragon’s Den and one of the most badass women in tech. Before that, she co-founded SnapSaves (acquired by Groupon in 11 months), Buytopia.ca and Clearbanc (a transformational funding company to help startups avoid giving up equity). Michele is ranked on WXN’s “100 Most Powerful in Canada” and listed as the only Canadian on Forbes magazine’s “Millennial on a Mission” list. Michele is a prolific angel investor and the winner of Angel Investor of the Year award. She co-founded the Canadian Entrepreneurship Initiative with Richard Branson to encourage entrepreneurship and is a director of Shad International, a transformational program that develops the entrepreneurial potential of exceptional Canadian youth.



     
    Listen and Learn:

    * What it was like as world’s youngest Dragon’s Den investor
    * The future of ecommerce and entrepreneurship
    * Why venture capital is so messed up and how to fix it
    * How to get more women in tech and more female-led businesses
    * The reason today’s startup landscape is unsustainable
    * How to redesign education for the future
    * Why all monopolies eventually fall
    * What Michele thinks about the reason crop of tech IPOs and economic future
    * How to rethink ride sharing and what it may mean
    * What’s off with universal basic income
    * Why San Francisco isn’t necessarily the best place to build a startup
    * What Facebook and Google’s advertising economy has done to all of us
    * The risks of social media and cell phones
    * Why Michele is worried about the risk of AI

    Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.Michele Romanow is a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, the youngest Dragon on Canada’s famed Dragon’s Den and one of the most badass women in tech. Before that, she co-founded SnapSaves (acquired by Groupon in 11 months), Buytopia.ca and Clearbanc (a transformational funding company to help startups avoid giving up equity). Michele is ranked on WXN’s “100 Most Powerful in Canada” and listed as the only Canadian on Forbes magazine’s “Millennial on a Mission” list. Michele is a prolific angel investor and the winner of Angel Investor of the Year award. She co-founded the Canadian Entrepreneurship Initiative with Richard Branson to encourage entrepreneurship and is a director of Shad International, a transformational program that develops the entrepreneurial potential of exceptional Canadian youth.



     
    Listen and Learn:

    * What it was like as world’s youngest Dragon’s Den investor
    * The future of ecommerce and entrepreneurship
    * Why venture capital is so messed up and how to fix it
    * How to get more women in tech and more female-led businesses
    * The reason today’s startup landscape is unsustainable
    * How to redesign education for the future
    * Why all monopolies eventually fall
    * What Michele thinks about the reason crop of tech IPOs and economic future
    * How to rethink ride sharing and what it may mean
    * What’s off with universal basic income
    * Why San Francisco isn’t necessarily the best place to build a startup
    * What Facebook and Google’s advertising economy has done to all of us
    * The risks of social media and cell phones
    * Why Michele is worried about the risk of AI

    Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.
    48 min
  • The Scientist Behind (and Inspiration of) Jurassic Park Who’s Also Birthing a Dino Chicken | Jack Horner
    Jack Horner (@dustydino) is one of the best-known paleontologists in the world, the inspiration for (and advisor of the Jurassic Park films and Dr. Alan Grant and discovered and named Maiasaura, providing the first clear evidence that some dinosaurs cared for their young. His research is now focused on reactivating dormant dinosaur DNA in birds to hatch modern-day dinosaurs. Horner’s face is familiar to millions from his appearances in many television documentaries about dinosaurs.

    Listen and Learn:

    * Why Steven Spielberg just had to have his Jurassic monsters
    * What is was like as the advisor to Jurassic Park
    * The little known truths about dinosaurs and our their extinction
    * Why Jack is working on creating a dino-chicken
    * How to use dormant DNA to rebirth extinct creatures
    * The value of sci-fi in forecasting and forewarning the future
    * Why the public isn’t always so interested in science
    * How we shifted our entire understanding of dinosaurs
    * What are the big risks of biotech and why Jack’s not worried
    * Why dinos were probably much more intelligent than we thought
    * The actual way radioactive and carbon dating works
    * What areas is Jack most excited about and why
    * The truth and misconceptions about evolution

    Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.Jack Horner (@dustydino) is one of the best-known paleontologists in the world, the inspiration for (and advisor of the Jurassic Park films and Dr. Alan Grant and discovered and named Maiasaura, providing the first clear evidence that some dinosaurs cared for their young. His research is now focused on reactivating dormant dinosaur DNA in birds to hatch modern-day dinosaurs. Horner’s face is familiar to millions from his appearances in many television documentaries about dinosaurs.

    Listen and Learn:

    * Why Steven Spielberg just had to have his Jurassic monsters
    * What is was like as the advisor to Jurassic Park
    * The little known truths about dinosaurs and our their extinction
    * Why Jack is working on creating a dino-chicken
    * How to use dormant DNA to rebirth extinct creatures
    * The value of sci-fi in forecasting and forewarning the future
    * Why the public isn’t always so interested in science
    * How we shifted our entire understanding of dinosaurs
    * What are the big risks of biotech and why Jack’s not worried
    * Why dinos were probably much more intelligent than we thought
    * The actual way radioactive and carbon dating works
    * What areas is Jack most excited about and why
    * The truth and misconceptions about evolution

    Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.
    56 min
  • Passing on Tesla’s Seed Round and Why Greg Robinson Doesn’t Regret It, Plus Insights into Midwest Investing and the Tech Bubble

    Greg Robinson is the Managing Director of 4490 Ventures focused on underserved markets. Prior to that, Managing Director at Peninsula Ventures in Palo Alto, to cofounder & COO of Cogent Technologies, an enterprise software company that was acquired by a public company.
    Listen and Learn:

    * Why Greg moved to the Midwest to focus on middle-of-the-country investing
    * The 4x cheaper reason to invest in the Midwest
    * Why Greg doesn’t regret passing on investing in Tesla
    * The big differences between the coasts and Wisconsin when it comes to entrepreneurs and funding
    * Greg’s thoughts on the creation of mega VC funds and what it does to the ecosystem
    * Are we in an investment bubble
    * When to think about corporate venture partners




    Greg’s Main Projects:
    4490 Ventures
    Greg’s Angellist Profile
    Twitter: @gregrobinson4490
    Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.
    Greg Robinson is the Managing Director of 4490 Ventures focused on underserved markets. Prior to that, Managing Director at Peninsula Ventures in Palo Alto, to cofounder & COO of Cogent Technologies, an enterprise software company that was acquired by a public company.
    Listen and Learn:

    * Why Greg moved to the Midwest to focus on middle-of-the-country investing
    * The 4x cheaper reason to invest in the Midwest
    * Why Greg doesn’t regret passing on investing in Tesla
    * The big differences between the coasts and Wisconsin when it comes to entrepreneurs and funding
    * Greg’s thoughts on the creation of mega VC funds and what it does to the ecosystem
    * Are we in an investment bubble
    * When to think about corporate venture partners




    Greg’s Main Projects:
    4490 Ventures
    Greg’s Angellist Profile
    Twitter: @gregrobinson4490
    Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.
    30 min
  • A Deeper Diver into UBI, Automation and the Economy of Tomorrow | Martin Ford
    Martin Ford is a futurist and the author of the bestselling, award-winning Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future, Architects of Intelligence: The Truth About AI from the People Building It and The Lights in the Tunnel, as well as the founder of a Silicon Valley-based software development firm.

    Martin’s written about the implications for future tech for publications including The New York Times, Fortune, Forbes, Harvard Business Review and dozens more and has appeared on shows like NPR, CNBC, CNN, Fox Business and PBS. He’s a frequent keynote speaker on the subject of accelerating progress in robotics and artificial intelligence—and what these advances mean for the economy, job market and society of the future.




    Listen and Learn:


    * How will automation affect capitalism, the economy, and society as a whole
    * Is UBI the answer or a NEEDED solution to an increasingly automated world
    * Why AI has the possibility to solve so many of the world’s largest problems
    * Will AI create or destroy more jobs in the long run
    * Why a universal basic income necessitates a more isolationist world
    * Could climate change and automation be the recipe for disaster
    * How do people find meaning in a jobless world
    * Is China’s social credit system an inevitable future for us all
    * How should we think about lethal autonomous weapons which save lives
    * Is AI bias actually a big deal
    * Which technologies is Martin most worried about

    Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.Martin Ford is a futurist and the author of the bestselling, award-winning Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future, Architects of Intelligence: The Truth About AI from the People Building It and The Lights in the Tunnel, as well as the founder of a Silicon Valley-based software development firm.

    Martin’s written about the implications for future tech for publications including The New York Times, Fortune, Forbes, Harvard Business Review and dozens more and has appeared on shows like NPR, CNBC, CNN, Fox Business and PBS. He’s a frequent keynote speaker on the subject of accelerating progress in robotics and artificial intelligence—and what these advances mean for the economy, job market and society of the future.




    Listen and Learn:


    * How will automation affect capitalism, the economy, and society as a whole
    * Is UBI the answer or a NEEDED solution to an increasingly automated world
    * Why AI has the possibility to solve so many of the world’s largest problems
    * Will AI create or destroy more jobs in the long run
    * Why a universal basic income necessitates a more isolationist world
    * Could climate change and automation be the recipe for disaster
    * How do people find meaning in a jobless world
    * Is China’s social credit system an inevitable future for us all
    * How should we think about lethal autonomous weapons which save lives
    * Is AI bias actually a big deal
    * Which technologies is Martin most worried about

    Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.
    58 min
  • Building a Top Angel Network, Accredited Investor Mistakes and Winning with Underrepresented Startup Founders with Erica Duignan Minnihan fof 1000Angels

    Erica Duignan Minnihan is the founder and Managing Partner of 1000 Angels, the world’s largest digital-first, invitation-only elite investor network of curated, high-quality investment opportunities with ZERO carry.
    SAVE $500 OFF 1000Angels Exclusive Angel Investor Membership with this Link!   For more info about 1000Angels, but not to join, use this link.
    Erica’s also the founder of Reign Ventures, a VC fund focused on women and minority founders. Prior to 1000 Angels, she was a Managing Partner of CofoundersLab accelerator and a Managing Director of DreamIt Ventures, one of the top early-stage venture investors and accelerators. Erica also was an Executive Director of Golden Seeds, one of the top angel networks with offices in New York City, Boston and San Francisco.


    Listen and Learn:

    * What Erica looks for in startup investment
    * The value of angel networks for accredited investors
    * Why the product’s not important in investing
    * The ROI opportunity in underrepresented founders
    * What Erica learned working for DreamIt
    * Ways investors can learn the ins and outs of startup investing
    * How to avoid making the same mistake twice
    * When secondaries make sense, and when they don’t
    * Why investors don’t need operating experience
    * Which industries Erica’s most excited about and why


    Erica’s Projects:
    1000Angels – SAVE $500 on membership with this link!
    Reign Ventures
    Erica’s LinkedIn
    Erica’s Twitter: @ericaminnihan
    Are you an accredited investor? Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.
    Erica Duignan Minnihan is the founder and Managing Partner of 1000 Angels, the world’s largest digital-first, invitation-only elite investor network of curated, high-quality investment opportunities with ZERO carry.
    SAVE $500 OFF 1000Angels Exclusive Angel Investor Membership with this Link!   For more info about 1000Angels, but not to join, use this link.
    Erica’s also the founder of Reign Ventures, a VC fund focused on women and minority founders. Prior to 1000 Angels, she was a Managing Partner of CofoundersLab accelerator and a Managing Director of DreamIt Ventures, one of the top early-stage venture investors and accelerators. Erica also was an Executive Director of Golden Seeds, one of the top angel networks with offices in New York City, Boston and San Francisco.


    Listen and Learn:

    * What Erica looks for in startup investment
    * The value of angel networks for accredited investors
    * Why the product’s not important in investing
    * The ROI opportunity in underrepresented founders
    * What Erica learned working for DreamIt
    * Ways investors can learn the ins and outs of startup investing
    * How to avoid making the same mistake twice
    * When secondaries make sense, and when they don’t
    * Why investors don’t need operating experience
    * Which industries Erica’s most excited about and why


    Erica’s Projects:
    1000Angels – SAVE $500 on membership with this link!
    39 min

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