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Lessons from >100 angel investments

2020/7/30
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The Sure Shot Entrepreneur

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Gokul Rajaram shares specific characteristics he looks for in entrepreneurs who range from former coworkers to founders he never met in-person. He describes his unique journey in the Silicon Valley leading product development at Juno, Google, Facebook, Square and Doordash. 

Highlights: 

  • The determination to move heaven and earth to solve a problem is an important quality in entrepreneurs.
  • Founders have unique non-obvious insights about the market.
  • Customer love for a product convinces angel investors more than charisma during a pitch.
  • Angels want to give back to the community and learn from entrepreneurs.
  • Non-profit: Second Harvest Food Bank)

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