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Interview begins: 5:16
Debrief: 43:55

Unpopular Ventures is led by Peter Livingston, whose experience is almost entirely in startups - as both an operator and investor. He was the first engineer at iRhythm (IPO 2016) and was the founder/CEO at Lifesquare (backed by Kleiner Perkins).

He has been angel investing since 2013, made >150 investments to date, and has produced investment returns well within the top decile of VC industry performance.

Peter founded Unpopular Ventures to keep investing in startups - but with a bigger family, bigger checks, and bigger impact.

Key points:
- Disagreeing about corporate VCs (9:11)
- Syndicate Model (13:37)
- Investors and the syndicate (16:13)
- Not following the traditional fund (26:35)
- Building trust (31:25)
- Edification (39:23)

Learn more about Jump Capital: https://unpopular.vc/

Follow Peter’s Syndicate: https://angel.co/unpopularvc/syndicate

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Show Notes

Interview begins: 5:16
Debrief: 43:55

Unpopular Ventures is led by Peter Livingston, whose experience is almost entirely in startups - as both an operator and investor. He was the first engineer at iRhythm (IPO 2016) and was the founder/CEO at Lifesquare (backed by Kleiner Perkins).

He has been angel investing since 2013, made >150 investments to date, and has produced investment returns well within the top decile of VC industry performance.

Peter founded Unpopular Ventures to keep investing in startups - but with a bigger family, bigger checks, and bigger impact.

Key points: 
  • Disagreeing about corporate VCs (9:11)
  • Syndicate Model (13:37)
  • Investors and the syndicate (16:13)
  • Not following the traditional fund (26:35)
  • Building trust (31:25)
  • Edification (39:23)

Learn more about Jump Capital: https://unpopular.vc/

Follow Peter’s Syndicate: https://angel.co/unpopularvc/syndicate

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Classified ads are priced at $100, and are:
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