{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Skin in the Game VC Podcast","title":"Jake Seid – Keep Up Your Momentum","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1552,"description":"Sometimes the most thrilling investments are ones that will disrupt society.\nDisruptive investments—such as investments in transformational technologies that utilize applied artificial intelligence—oftentimes turn out in one of two ways. They can soar—like Apple or Microsoft—or they can tank.\nToday’s guest, Jake Seid, says that when downturn happens, you can’t lose your momentum. Sometimes the best companies are built after these downturns—don’t forget that.\nJake is the managing director at Stone Bridge Ventures. He’s a venture investor focused on investments around the Bay Area in California, but he also invests nationally. Generally, he focuses on investing in disruptive technologies.\nSo get ready to learn from some of Jake’s hits and misses in investing so far.\nSome Questions I Ask: \nHow did you first get involved in angel investing? (2:30)\nWhat’s important to you in a company that you want to invest in? (3:14)\nWhat was your biggest miss? (5:19)\nWhat do you look for in founders? (8:15)\nWill you make an investment even if you predict a need to change the company’s top leadership within a couple of years? (10:36)\nWhat do you hope to hear from a company regarding their exit strategy? (18:57)\nWhere do you get your best deal flow? (21:51)\n\nIn This Episode, You Will Learn: \nWhere Jake received strong mentorship in investing early on in his career. (2:34)\nWhat makes a company worth investing in. (3:26)\nHow to create defensibility. (4:34)\nAbout Jake’s biggest mistake in his career. (5:25)\nAbout the pros and cons of a founder and a founding team. (8:24)\nHow investors can add more than monetary value to the company. (13:20)\nWhy Jake is willing to take risks on technology. (15:37)\n\nConnect with Jake:\nLinkedIn\nTwitter\nAngelList\nMore about Florida Funders:\nWebsite\nOur Investment Process\nLinkedIn\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/zkSS0qttApj2pwP9AAYl36NCLBFb_wNbCWkv53I67cg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85MmIw/YjQyMTMwMDg2YjVi/OGRmYjIwZWNlNjhj/NDc4Yy5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}