Wannabe Angels

In this episode, Colin and Harry discuss what they have recently been up to in the world of angel investing, a recent twitter thread, and what types of companies they chose to invest in and why.

0:00 - Intro

01:00 - What did Harry do recently in the World of Angel Investing?

01:51 - What did Colin do recently in the World of Angel Investing?

03:24 - Featured Twitter Thread- Should you invest only if there’s a lead?

11:25 - What is Harry investing in?

15:10 - What is Colin investing in?

17:00 - Is it best to do what everyone else is doing or taking bets here and there when it comes to investing?

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About Colin: Colin Gardiner has spent a number of years in the tech startup space. He has worked in business to consumer tech for over a decade. Most recently, he worked for Outdoorsy as Chief Revenue Officer. He currently focuses on advising startups and guiding them through the fund raising process.

Colin LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/colingardiner/

Colin Twitter - https://twitter.com/ColinGardiner

About Harry: Harry Campbell runs The Rideshare Guy, a popular community for drivers and gig workers in the rideshare and delivery space. He’s an active angel investor having invested over $500k in 30+ companies and funds over the past few years, still trying to figure it all out though!

Harry LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrygcampbell/

Harry Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheRideshareGuy

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In this quick episode of Wannabe Angels, Harry and Colin discuss the interview with Jack Greco from Episode 2. What went right, what went wrong and how they can do better in the future.

0:00 - Intro

01:07 - Passion and Skin in the Game

02:36 - Investing in Public Company

04:30 - Angel Investing is an Extension of Workforce

06:34 - Early Angel investing, Consider being an LP or Emerging Manager

07:34 - Colin offers advice on how to help around mindset

10:37 - How did Harry and Colin do in their interview?

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About Colin: Colin Gardiner has spent a number of years in the tech startup space. He has worked in business to consumer tech for over a decade. Most recently, he worked for Outdoorsy as Chief Revenue Officer. He currently focuses on advising startups and guiding them through the fund raising process.

Colin LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/colingardiner/

Colin Twitter - https://twitter.com/ColinGardiner

About Harry: Harry Campbell runs The Rideshare Guy, a popular community for drivers and gig workers in the rideshare and delivery space. He’s an active angel investor having invested over $500k in 30+ companies and funds over the past few years, still trying to figure it all out though!

Harry LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrygcampbell/

Harry Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheRideshareGuy

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In this Episode of Wannabe Angels, Harry and Colin are joined by guest Jack Greco. Jack is from Buffalo, New York, and co-founded one of the area’s most successful startups, ACV Auctions. He currently runs a Pre-seed/Seed venture fund focusing on B2B marketplaces. He also is a founding partner at Far Out Ventures. A former super angel with 120+ direct investments and 50+ LP positions under his belt, Greco now invests through Far Out Ventures, writes for the Buffalo Bridge, loves to plant trees and supports the early creation and growth of disruptive companies across the universe, with a strong focus on Marketplaces.

0:00 - Intro

1:44 - Get to know Jack Greco

5:41 - Early days of Jack’s Angel Investing

9:23 - What excites Jack most about Angel Investing?

12:50 - Fastest one of his investments has gone out of business

14:43 - Expectations in Angel Investing

24:06 - How to get started with Angel Investing with a Smaller Balance Sheet

30:00 - What specific Funds would Jack recommend?

32:40 - Why Networking is very important in Angel Investing

35:21 - Trending Twitter Thread- Ileana González

42:37 - Colin’s One DM to a $25K check.

44:33 - Show Wrap Up

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About Colin: Colin Gardiner has spent a number of years in the tech startup space. He has worked in business to consumer tech for over a decade. Most recently, he worked for Outdoorsy as Chief Revenue Officer. He currently focuses on advising startups and guiding them through the fund raising process.

Colin LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/colingardiner/

Colin Twitter - https://twitter.com/ColinGardiner

About Harry: Harry Campbell runs The Rideshare Guy, a popular community for drivers and gig workers in the rideshare and delivery space. He’s an active angel investor having invested over $500k in 30+ companies and funds over the past few years, still trying to figure it all out though!

Harry LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrygcampbell/

Harry Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheRideshareGuy

Links to Additional Info

Website - https://www.farout.vc/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacklgreco/

https://www.nfx.com/

https://origininvestments.com/

http://www.nyvp.com/

https://twitter.com/IleanaGonzxlez/status/1621245995693621250

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In this episode, Harry and Colin discuss the meaning of Angel investing, their goals with this podcast, and how they got started. They also discuss topics such as Pro Rata, and some recent trending twitter threads related to Angel Investing.

0:00 - Introduction

01:50 - Colin Gardiner Introduction

04:00 - Harry Campbell Introduction

05:56 - What to expect from this podcast

07:59 - What is an Angel Investor?

12:34 - How Collin and Harry Got Their Start as Angel investors

15:04 - Angel Investing in early to late stage companies

18:05 - Trending Twitter Threads on Angel Investing

19:36 - What is Pro Rata?

23:38 - Harry’s “Honorary” Pro Rata Request

24:59 - Show Wrap Up

Links to Additional Info

https://www.hustlefund.vc/post/how-to-become-an-angel-investor

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/should-you-give-advisors-equity-your-startup-jason-calacanis/

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Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@wannabeangels

Twitter - https://twitter.com/wannabe_Angels

About Colin: Colin Gardiner has spent a number of years in the tech startup space. He has worked in business to consumer tech for over a decade. Most recently, he worked for Outdoorsy as Chief Revenue Officer. He currently focuses on advising startups and guiding them through the fund raising process.

Colin LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/colingardiner/

Colin Twitter - https://twitter.com/ColinGardiner

About Harry: Harry Campbell runs The Rideshare Guy, a popular community for drivers and gig workers in the rideshare and delivery space. He’s an active angel investor having invested over $500k in 30+ companies and funds over the past few years, still trying to figure it all out though!

Harry LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrygcampbell/

Harry Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheRideshareGuy

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wannabeangels.com