{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Luba Show","title":"Ankur Nagpal ($250M founder) joins Naval Ravikant to Disrupt Venture Capital","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/616e4997\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2933,"description":"Today I'm talking to Ankur Nagpal - founder of Teachable (nine-figure exit) and Carry (acquired by AngelList), angel investor in 100+ startups, and now a GP at USVC, AngelList's public venture fund.\nWe talk about what it really feels like to sell two companies, why honesty is more powerful than hype, and what Ankur's learned about building, investing, and knowing when enough is enough. He gets refreshingly real about the parts of startup life nobody talks about — from emotional runway to the immigrant lens on America's self-help culture.\nWe cover:\n- Why most people should never raise venture capital\n- The three things he looks for in founders (and why the third one is controversial)\n- From reading Losing My Virginity at 13 to wanting to buy a sports team — and put himself on the roster\n- SO much more!\nTimestamps\n00:00 Intro\n00:55 Twice Lucky, Still Humble\n05:53 Confidence Is Just Age\n08:18 Stress Beats Every Biohack\n12:28 Venture Investing for Everyone\n19:17 What Makes a Great Founder\n23:05 Emotional Runway Kills First\n27:53 Don't Raise Venture Capital\n30:02 Your Happy Number\n34:17 The $20K That Becomes Millions\n37:42 Finding Your Zone of Genius\n41:59 Read for Joy, Not Optimization\n48:23 Maximize Your Surface Area\nLinks\n\nAnkur Nagpal \nX: https://x.com/ankurnagpal\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankurnagpal/\n\nLuba Yudasina\nInstagram:  https://instagram.com/lifeoflubaa\nX: https://x.com/LubaYudasina\nLinkedIn:  https://linkedin.com/in/yudasinal","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/I2NZEo1VpOK6gNlq1ogpu-hfbOWZMEOuC4oDFfuUFGk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zODI0/ZWE4OTEyOGMzODcw/OGI2ODY5ZWY0YTIz/YzQzMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}