ANGEL: Upfront’s Mark Suster on the power of alignment, setting reality, and raising capital | E1683
(0:00) Molly kicks off the show
(1:22) A recap of the previous 3 market cycles
(5:23) The hurdles founders will face starting a company in 2023
(6:55) Raising capital in the early 2000s
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(10:37) Upfront’s strategy and changes to the market
(15:35) Misalignment of investors
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(21:19) Aligning of board members
(29:13) Setting reality as an investor/board member
(33:40) Cutting Burn & Mark’s decision framework
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(40:51) The 3 variables VCs need to bet on
(48:28) The power law and mission aligned founders
(52:13) Feed the family money
(58:33) Company killers + Investing in lines not dots
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