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Venture With Mo #005: Shiyan Koh General Partner at Hustle Fund on what is pre-seed, the relationship between founders, failure, parallels between running a startup and running a venture firm


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Episode Overview

This week we're delighted to have Shiyan Koh, General Partner at Hustle Fund, let me start by saying we dive into numerous topics, far more than what's listed below. As a taste of what to expect we discuss :

  • Life at NerdWallet and bootstrapping to $50 Million
  • Lifestyle versus venture-backed businesses
  • How VCs evaluate an opportunity
  • What is pre-seed? The hustle fund model and how they work with founders
  • Contrasting Silicone valley, Singapore and South East Asia
  • A brief history of VC, the evolution of micro funds and solo capitalists
  • Early-stage investing and where the capital comes from
  • High finance vs starting a fund and delayed gratification
  • About Shiyan

    Shiyan is an experienced operator, investor and General Partner at Hustle Fund. Prior to Hustle Fund Shiyan was VP of Business Operations & Corp Dev at NerdWallet (employee #10), growing annual revenue from $1M to $150M+, an investor at Institutional Venture Partners and Bridgewater Associates. Shiyan is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Business School.

    About Hustle Fund

    Hustle Fund is a venture capital fund investing in fast-executing teams at the pre-seed and seed stages.

    Resources
    • Hustle Fund: https://www.hustlefund.vc/
  • The Culdesac: https://www.shiyankoh.com/
  • Connect With Shiyan
    • Web: https://www.shiyankoh.com/
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiyankoh/
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/shiyankoh
  • Connect With Mo
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammedjalil/
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/yo_jalil
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    Venture With MoBy Mo Jalil