{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"First Funders","title":"04: 3x tech founder turned seed VC brings a founder mindset to startup investing - Amit Kumar, Accel","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/6d72cb98\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3708,"description":"Amit Kumar, former founder and angel investor, is a generalist venture capitalist at Accel focused on dev tools, healthcare, and fintech startups. Twitter acquired Amit’s third company, and it was then that he realized his true purpose was supporting startup founders, and he shifted to venture capital. Amit shares insightful stories and lessons learned from 8 years of early-stage investing out of a large, top-tier VC fund.Amit writes checks of $2M to $4M as the lead and first institutional seed investor. Highlights from our discussion:How Amit frames venture capital as a long gameWhy Amit considers himself a “co-founder as a service,” and how that serves his startup communityThe right way to think about deal setup for successful early-stage investingWhy the problem slide in your pitch deck is most importantThis is for information purposes only. This is not investment advice.TopicsConnect with UsFollow the First Funders PodcastNewsletter with behind-the-scenes access and key takeawaysTwitter/X @shaheroseTwitter/X @aviraniEmail us with feedback and suggestions on topics and guests","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/UklJ9nKQvQ0UEXzVK0y-cnQtkOdtRaSiX40rqmn3gVQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ4MDg5LzE3MDM2/Mzg0OTAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}